Read remote repository content with GitHub CLI

GitHub released two new CLI commands, gh repo read-file and gh repo read-dir, enabling users to read remote repository content without cloning. Available in GitHub CLI v2.95.0, the commands work across public and private repositories for faster code inspection and automation.

Read remote repository content with GitHub CLI Explore repository content from your terminal without cloning by using two new commands: gh repo read-file https://cli.github.com/manual/gh repo read-file and . https://cli.github.com/manual/gh repo read-dir gh repo read-dir What you can do what-you-can-do - Use gh repo read-file to read an individual file from a remote repository - Use gh repo read-dir to browse a directory’s contents from a remote repository These commands work across public and private repositories you have access to, making it faster to inspect code, documentation, and configuration files from any repository. Use cases use-cases With gh repo read-file and gh repo read-dir , you can: - Quickly inspect README files or documentation without leaving your terminal. - Check configuration files across multiple repositories. - Build scripts and automation that read repository content. - Integrate repository exploration into AI agents and workflows. Availability availability gh repo read-file and gh repo read-dir are available to all GitHub users, including those on GitHub Enterprise Server GHES , after installing or upgrading to GitHub CLI v2.95.0 https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.95.0 or later. You can also teach your agents how to leverage new GitHub CLI features by installing or updating the gh skill https://github.com/cli/cli agent-skills . Learn more or give us feedback on the cli/cli repository https://github.com/cli/cli .