seed-issues.sh exits with 'gh: command not found' on a fresh machine

[zachlloyd]

Description

Running the seed script on a machine without the GitHub CLI installed fails with an unhelpful error instead of a clear message.

Steps to reproduce

1. Use a machine without gh installed (e.g. fresh macOS 14.5)
2. Clone this repo
3. Run scripts/seed-issues.sh

Expected behavior

The script prints a clear error like "GitHub CLI (gh) is required: https://cli.github.com" and exits with code 1.

Actual behavior

scripts/seed-issues.sh: line 17: gh: command not found

Environment

• macOS 14.5, zsh 5.9
• Script run from repo root

[github-actions]

Triage: ready-to-implement

The issue includes clear reproduction steps (run scripts/seed-issues.sh on a machine without gh installed), the expected vs. actual behavior, and environment details (macOS 14.5, zsh 5.9). The fix is straightforward: add a preflight check in the script that detects a missing gh binary and prints a helpful error message before exiting with code 1.

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