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gh-check-ci-status

Check CI/CD status of a pull request including workflow runs and test results. Use when verifying if PR checks are passing or investigating CI failures.

personAuthor: jakexiaohubgithub

Check CI Status

Verify CI/CD status of a pull request and investigate failures.

When to Use

  • Verifying PR is ready to merge
  • Investigating CI failures
  • Monitoring long-running CI jobs
  • Checking before pushing changes

Quick Reference

# Check PR CI status
gh pr checks <pr>

# Watch CI in real-time
gh pr checks <pr> --watch

# Get detailed status
gh pr view <pr> --json statusCheckRollup

# View failed logs
gh run view <run-id> --log-failed

# Rerun failed checks
gh run rerun <run-id>

Workflow

  1. Check status: Run gh pr checks <pr> to see all checks
  2. Identify failures: Look for ✗ (failed) or ○ (pending)
  3. View logs: Use gh run view to see failure details
  4. Fix locally: Reproduce issue locally and test
  5. Push fix: Commit and push changes
  6. Verify: Watch CI with --watch flag

Common CI Failures

Pre-commit issues (formatting/linting):

just pre-commit-all  # Fix locally
git add . && git commit --amend --no-edit
git push --force-with-lease

Test failures:

mojo test tests/          # Run locally
pytest tests/             # Python tests
# Fix code and retest

Workflow validation:

gh workflow view <name>   # Check syntax
gh run rerun <run-id>     # Rerun failed

Status Indicators

  • - Passing
  • - Failed
  • - Pending/In progress
  • - - Skipped

Error Handling

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | No checks found | PR may not trigger CI (check workflow) | | Pending forever | Check logs for stuck jobs | | Auth error | Verify gh auth status | | API rate limit | Wait or authenticate properly |

Pre-Merge Verification

Before merging:

  • [ ] All required checks passing
  • [ ] No pending checks
  • [ ] Latest commit has checks
  • [ ] Branch up-to-date with base
gh pr checks <pr>          # All passing?
gh pr view <pr>            # Up-to-date?
gh pr diff <pr>            # Changes correct?

References

  • See .github/workflows/ for CI configuration
  • See CLAUDE.md for development workflow