Running squad without Github repo integration?

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Hi,

I see that you have to connect, besides Github Copilot CLI, the gh toolkit (access to Issues, PRs, etc). Is it necessery or does it work "fine" in other envs/without gh too?

[Gareth064]

I'm pretty sure It works fine with a local repo only. You only need a GitGub repo of you want to use Ralph's to keep an eye on your GitHub Issues etc.

[bradygaster]

gh CLI isn't strictly required for Squad's core orchestration — agents can still coordinate, route work, and generate code without it. However, you lose a lot of the automation that makes Squad powerful:

• Issue/PR management — creating branches, PRs, assigning issues
• Ralph (autonomous agent) — watches for issues and picks up work
• Label-based routing — squad:{member} labels for triage
• CI integration — status checks, merge workflows

So it works "fine" in the sense that the coordinator can still route work to agents and they can make code changes. But the GitHub integration is what closes the loop — without it, you're essentially using Squad as a local multi-agent coordinator without the project management automation.

If you're in a non-GitHub environment, the core CLI (squad or copilot --agent squad) still functions for interactive agent sessions.