| name | github |
| description | Inspect GitHub users, repos, issues, notifications, releases, diffs, and files via flowbot github. Use when the user mentions github, repositories, issues, notifications, releases, pull requests, commit diffs. |
| compatibility | Requires flowbot CLI, network access to a Flowbot server |
| metadata | {"capability":"github","cli_root":"github"} |
GitHub
Use flowbot github for capability github. Prefer the workflows below; load references/cli.md only when you need a flag or subcommand not covered here.
Setup
- Ensure CLI auth:
flowbot login
- Set server via
FLOWBOT_SERVER_URL or --server-url; optional --profile, --debug / -d
- Prefer
-o json when parsing results programmatically
Workflows
Triage open issues
When a user wants to review GitHub issues:
flowbot github issues <owner> -s open -n 10
flowbot github issue <owner> <repo> <number>
- Summarize the issue for the user.
Check notifications and releases
When a user wants an activity overview:
flowbot github notifications -n 20
flowbot github releases <owner> <repo> -n 5
- Present a concise summary.
Troubleshooting
| Error | Fix |
|---|
| not logged in | flowbot login |
| server URL is required | set FLOWBOT_SERVER_URL or pass --server-url |
| empty results | confirm server health and capability access scopes |