GH-REPO-DEPLOY-KEY-ADD(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-DEPLOY-KEY-ADD(1) NAME gh-repo-deploy-key-add - Add a deploy key to a GitHub repository SYNOPSIS gh repo deploy-key add <key-file> [flags] DESCRIPTION Add a deploy key to a GitHub repository. Note that any key added by gh will be associated with the current authenti- cation token. If you de-authorize the GitHub CLI app or authentication to- ken from your account, any deploy keys added by GitHub CLI will be removed as well. OPTIONS -w, --allow-write Allow write access for the key -t, --title <string> Title of the new key OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO> Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the com- mand's help for more information. EXAMPLE # Generate a passwordless SSH key and add it as a deploy key to a repository $ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "my description" -N "" -f ~/.ssh/gh-test $ gh repo deploy-key add ~/.ssh/gh-test.pub SEE ALSO gh-repo-deploy-key(1) Aug 2026 GH-REPO-DEPLOY-KEY-ADD(1)
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