What GitHub adds to Git

You already know how to make commits and branches locally. GitHub gives a team a shared place to host those objects and coordinate the work around them.

A GitHub repository can host Git data and also provide pull requests, reviews, issues, discussions, repository rules, Actions, Pages, releases and other platform features.

Some GitHub actions have direct Git equivalents—creating a branch or commit, for example. Others, such as opening a pull request or assigning an issue, are GitHub-level metadata and workflows.

Run this in a disposable practice repository unless the lesson explicitly says otherwise.

# Git still works locally
git status
git log --oneline

# GitHub features are accessed through the website, API, or GitHub CLI (gh)

Your local branch can be pushed to GitHub. A pull request then proposes integrating that branch into another branch and provides a place for review and automated checks.

Your task: Classify these as core Git, GitHub, or both layers working together: commit, branch, remote push, pull request, issue, code review, merge commit.

GitHub's browser editor can create commits, but learning local Git remains valuable for real development workflows, conflict resolution, offline history and tooling.

What GitHub adds to Git is complete when you can explain the state being changed before you run the command, not merely repeat the syntax.

Read further: official supporting documentation.