• when we tried to pull via terminal in ssh
  • gh auth setup-git this did the magic.

You're being prompted for credentials because Git needs authentication. Here are a few ways to handle this:

Option 1: Enter credentials directly

Just type your GitHub username, press Enter, then enter your Personal Access Token (not your password—GitHub no longer accepts passwords for HTTPS).

Option 2: Use SSH instead (recommended)

Switch to SSH authentication so you don't have to enter credentials each time:

git remote set-url origin git@github.com:USERNAME/REPO.git

You'll need to set up an SSH key first if you haven't.

Option 3: Cache your credentials

Store your credentials so Git remembers them:

git config --global credential.helper store

Then pull once, enter your credentials, and they'll be saved.

Or use a temporary cache (15 minutes by default):

git config --global credential.helper cache

Option 4: Use GitHub CLI

If you have gh installed:

gh auth login

This sets up authentication automatically.

Quick note: If you're pasting a token and nothing appears as you type—that's normal. The terminal hides password/token input for security. Just paste and press Enter.

Which approach would you like help setting up? Since you're already logged in, you likely don't need to re-authenticate. Press N (or just Enter since it's the default).

The issue might be that your Git isn't using the GitHub CLI credentials. Try this:

gh auth setup-git

This configures Git to use your existing gh authentication. After that, your git pull should work without prompting for credentials.

If it still doesn't work, you can check your auth status with:

gh auth status

This will show you which account you're logged into and what permissions you have.