push-skill-to-github

name	push-skill-to-github
description	Commit and push skill changes to the configured skills repository after review and validation.
category	development
risk	critical
source	community
source_repo	davidondrej/skills
source_type	community
date_added	2026-07-07
author	davidondrej
tags	["skills","git","publishing"]
tools	["claude","codex"]
license	MIT
license_source	https://github.com/davidondrej/skills/blob/main/LICENSE

Push Skills to GitHub

When to Use

• Use when skill changes are ready to commit and push to the configured skills repo.
• Use when the user asks to save or publish skill updates after validation.

For committing any skill change to the user's private skills repo, git root ~/.agents (this is also the canonical skill folder; .claude and .pi/agent/skills symlink to ~/.agents/skills). Pushes here auto-publish a sanitized public mirror to davidondrej/skills — never push directly to that public repo.

Use this after creating or editing a skill. If the skill is distributed to all agents, do that first (distribute-skill-to-all-agents), then run this to push the canonical copy.

Steps

Not in cmux? (no $CMUX_WORKSPACE_ID): skip the cmux pane steps — just run the git commands from step 2 directly in any available terminal, then verify the push output.

1. Open a fresh cmux pane in the current workspace, no focus steal:

   cmux new-pane --type terminal --direction right --workspace "$CMUX_WORKSPACE_ID" --focus false
   cmux list-panes --workspace "$CMUX_WORKSPACE_ID"   # note the NEW pane + its surface ref
   

2. Stage, commit, push in ~/.agents (send to the new pane's surface):

   cmux send --surface surface:NEW 'cd ~/.agents && git add -A && git commit -m "<concise message>" && git push'
   cmux send-key --surface surface:NEW enter
   

3. Verify the push landed:

   sleep 2
   cmux read-screen --surface surface:NEW | tail -15   # expect "main -> main"
   

4. Close the pane once confirmed:

   cmux close-surface --surface surface:NEW
   cmux list-panes --workspace "$CMUX_WORKSPACE_ID"    # confirm the pane is gone
   

Notes

• Always run git from ~/.agents (the repo root), not ~/.agents/skills.
• Write a concise, specific commit message describing the skill change.
• Only push to GitHub when the user asks. Don't push speculatively.

Limitations

• Adapted from davidondrej/skills; verify local paths, tools, credentials, and agent features before acting.
• For commands, remote access, scheduling, browser automation, or file-changing workflows, get explicit user approval and confirm the target environment first.