title: How to perform status checks in github repository
body: <p>I have a GitHub repository in which I protected one branch with the new feature of <a href="https://github.com/blog/2051-protected-branches-and-required-status-checks" rel="noreferrer">Protected Branches</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Now my problem is that I wish to perform the status check in the system and then commit and push it to the GitHub repo.</p>
  
  <p>Problem: where do I perform such status checks and how do I send the message to the GitHub server that the status checks have been cleared?</p>