---
title: "GitHub CLI 2.0 includes extensions!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-cli-2-0-includes-extensions--oogyqqhfz
source_url: https://github.blog/2021-08-24-github-cli-2-0-includes-extensions/
type: article
source: "GitHub Blog"
published: 2021-08-24T16:27:08.596Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["github"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 15
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# GitHub CLI 2.0 includes extensions!

**[GitHub Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ghblog)** · 2 min read · 15 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

GitHub CLI 2.0 includes extensions, allowing anyone to make custom commands that build on the core functionality of the tool. Each extension is just a repository prefixed with gh- and you can easily define the extension. To learn more about creating extensions, check out the documentation and explore the repositories for the example extensions below.

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