GitHub API Efficiency

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps manage the GitHub API efficiently, avoiding the limit of 5000 points/hour GraphQL and 5000 calls/hour REST, which is crucial during operations like board manipulation, issue grooming, and orchestrator work.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Bundle, Cache, Batch: Aggregate actions into a single API call, store state in a cache, and use batch mutations to minimize API points used.
• Pre-flight Rate Check: Begin every session with a GraphQL rate limit check.
• Board State Fetching: Pull the entire board state once per session and cache it for repeated use.
• Batch Mutations via Aliases: Combine multiple updates into one GraphQL call using aliases.
• REST Usage for Efficiency: Use REST API for operations like issue list management and label edits.
• Single-select Option ID Recreation: Cautions on the behavior when adding new single-select options.

Quick Start

Use the 'github-api-efficiency' skill to fetch and cache the board state for a GitHub project.