GH-EXTENSION-CREATE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-EXTENSION-CREATE(1)

gh-extension-create - Create a new extension

gh extension create [<name>] [flags]

Create a precompiled extension. Possible values: go, other

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

# Use interactively
$ gh extension create
# Create a script-based extension
$ gh extension create foobar
# Create a Go extension
$ gh extension create --precompiled=go foobar
# Create a non-Go precompiled extension
$ gh extension create --precompiled=other foobar

gh-extension(1)

Jul 2025