GitHub/Auth/OAuth/Scope/gist

• gist

  • Official description: Grants write access to gists.
  • gh CLI
    • Request: gh auth refresh -h github.com -s gist (usually already present after login)
    • gh minimum: cannot remove with --remove-scopes
  • Typical triggers:
    • gh gist create and other gist write operations
    • Part of the default minimum scope set for GitHub/CLI stored credentials
  • Related: GitHub/CLI/How to/Create a Gist on GitHub from the command line, GitHub/Auth/OAuth