github-repo-management

Clone, create, fork, configure, and manage GitHub repositories. Manage remotes, secrets, releases, and workflows. Works with gh CLI or falls back to git + GitHub REST API via curl.

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Repository: firstbatchxyz/kai
Last source activity: June 19, 2026 at 14:08
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REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin)
OWNER_REPO=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -E 's|.*github\.com[:/]||; s|\.git$||')
OWNER=$(echo "$OWNER_REPO" | cut -d/ -f1)
REPO=$(echo "$OWNER_REPO" | cut -d/ -f2)

# Clone via HTTPS (works with credential helper or token-embedded URL)
git clone https://github.com/owner/repo-name.git

# Clone into a specific directory
git clone https://github.com/owner/repo-name.git ./my-local-dir

# Shallow clone (faster for large repos)
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/owner/repo-name.git

# Clone a specific branch
git clone --branch develop https://github.com/owner/repo-name.git

# Clone via SSH (if SSH is configured)
git clone git@github.com:owner/repo-name.git

gh repo clone owner/repo-name
gh repo clone owner/repo-name -- --depth 1

# Create a public repo and clone it
gh repo create my-new-project --public --clone

# Private, with description and license
gh repo create my-new-project --private --description "A useful tool" --license MIT --clone

# Under an organization
gh repo create my-org/my-new-project --public --clone

# From existing local directory
cd /path/to/existing/project
gh repo create my-project --source . --public --push

# Create the remote repo via API
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/user/repos \
  -d '{
    "name": "my-new-project",
    "description": "A useful tool",
    "private": false,
    "auto_init": true,
    "license_template": "mit"
  }'

# Clone it
git clone https://github.com/$GH_USER/my-new-project.git
cd my-new-project

# -- OR -- push an existing local directory to the new repo
cd /path/to/existing/project
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/$GH_USER/my-new-project.git
git push -u origin main

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/orgs/my-org/repos \
  -d '{"name": "my-new-project", "private": false}'

gh repo create my-new-app --template owner/template-repo --public --clone

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/owner/template-repo/generate \
  -d '{"owner": "'"$GH_USER"'", "name": "my-new-app", "private": false}'

gh repo fork owner/repo-name --clone

# Create the fork via API
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo-name/forks

# Wait a moment for GitHub to create it, then clone
sleep 3
git clone https://github.com/$GH_USER/repo-name.git
cd repo-name

# Add the original repo as "upstream" remote
git remote add upstream https://github.com/owner/repo-name.git

# Pure git — works everywhere
git fetch upstream
git checkout main
git merge upstream/main
git push origin main

gh repo sync $GH_USER/repo-name

gh repo view owner/repo-name
gh repo list --limit 20
gh search repos "machine learning" --language python --sort stars

# View repo details
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
r = json.load(sys.stdin)
print(f\"Name: {r['full_name']}\")
print(f\"Description: {r['description']}\")
print(f\"Stars: {r['stargazers_count']}  Forks: {r['forks_count']}\")
print(f\"Default branch: {r['default_branch']}\")
print(f\"Language: {r['language']}\")"

# List your repos
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/user/repos?per_page=20&sort=updated" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for r in json.load(sys.stdin):
    vis = 'private' if r['private'] else 'public'
    print(f\"  {r['full_name']:40}  {vis:8}  {r.get('language', ''):10}  ★{r['stargazers_count']}\")"

# Search repos
curl -s \
  "https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=machine+learning+language:python&sort=stars&per_page=10" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for r in json.load(sys.stdin)['items']:
    print(f\"  {r['full_name']:40}  ★{r['stargazers_count']:6}  {r['description'][:60] if r['description'] else ''}\")"

gh repo edit --description "Updated description" --visibility public
gh repo edit --enable-wiki=false --enable-issues=true
gh repo edit --default-branch main
gh repo edit --add-topic "machine-learning,python"
gh repo edit --enable-auto-merge

curl -s -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO \
  -d '{
    "description": "Updated description",
    "has_wiki": false,
    "has_issues": true,
    "allow_auto_merge": true
  }'

# Update topics
curl -s -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.mercy-preview+json" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/topics \
  -d '{"names": ["machine-learning", "python", "automation"]}'

# View current protection
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/branches/main/protection

# Set up branch protection
curl -s -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/branches/main/protection \
  -d '{
    "required_status_checks": {
      "strict": true,
      "contexts": ["ci/test", "ci/lint"]
    },
    "enforce_admins": false,
    "required_pull_request_reviews": {
      "required_approving_review_count": 1
    },
    "restrictions": null
  }'

gh secret set API_KEY --body "your-secret-value"
gh secret set SSH_KEY < ~/.ssh/id_rsa
gh secret list
gh secret delete API_KEY

# Get the repo's public key for encrypting secrets
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/secrets/public-key

# Encrypt and set (requires Python with PyNaCl)
python3 -c "
from base64 import b64encode
from nacl import encoding, public
import json, sys

# Get the public key
key_id = '<key_id_from_above>'
public_key = '<base64_key_from_above>'

# Encrypt
sealed = public.SealedBox(
    public.PublicKey(public_key.encode('utf-8'), encoding.Base64Encoder)
).encrypt('your-secret-value'.encode('utf-8'))
print(json.dumps({
    'encrypted_value': b64encode(sealed).decode('utf-8'),
    'key_id': key_id
}))"

# Then PUT the encrypted secret
curl -s -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/secrets/API_KEY \
  -d '<output from python script above>'

# List secrets (names only, values hidden)
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/secrets \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for s in json.load(sys.stdin)['secrets']:
    print(f\"  {s['name']:30}  updated: {s['updated_at']}\")"

gh release create v1.0.0 --title "v1.0.0" --generate-notes
gh release create v2.0.0-rc1 --draft --prerelease --generate-notes
gh release create v1.0.0 ./dist/binary --title "v1.0.0" --notes "Release notes"
gh release list
gh release download v1.0.0 --dir ./downloads

# Create a release
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases \
  -d '{
    "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
    "name": "v1.0.0",
    "body": "## Changelog\n- Feature A\n- Bug fix B",
    "draft": false,
    "prerelease": false,
    "generate_release_notes": true
  }'

# List releases
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for r in json.load(sys.stdin):
    tag = r.get('tag_name', 'no tag')
    print(f\"  {tag:15}  {r['name']:30}  {'draft' if r['draft'] else 'published'}\")"

# Upload a release asset (binary file)
RELEASE_ID=<id_from_create_response>
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
  "https://uploads.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/releases/$RELEASE_ID/assets?name=binary-amd64" \
  --data-binary @./dist/binary-amd64

gh workflow list
gh run list --limit 10
gh run view <RUN_ID>
gh run view <RUN_ID> --log-failed
gh run rerun <RUN_ID>
gh run rerun <RUN_ID> --failed
gh workflow run ci.yml --ref main
gh workflow run deploy.yml -f environment=staging

# List workflows
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/workflows \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for w in json.load(sys.stdin)['workflows']:
    print(f\"  {w['id']:10}  {w['name']:30}  {w['state']}\")"

# List recent runs
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/runs?per_page=10" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for r in json.load(sys.stdin)['workflow_runs']:
    print(f\"  Run {r['id']}  {r['name']:30}  {r['conclusion'] or r['status']}\")"

# Download failed run logs
RUN_ID=<run_id>
curl -s -L \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/runs/$RUN_ID/logs \
  -o /tmp/ci-logs.zip
cd /tmp && unzip -o ci-logs.zip -d ci-logs

# Re-run a failed workflow
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/runs/$RUN_ID/rerun

# Re-run only failed jobs
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/runs/$RUN_ID/rerun-failed-jobs

# Trigger a workflow manually (workflow_dispatch)
WORKFLOW_ID=<workflow_id_or_filename>
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/actions/workflows/$WORKFLOW_ID/dispatches \
  -d '{"ref": "main", "inputs": {"environment": "staging"}}'

gh gist create script.py --public --desc "Useful script"
gh gist list

# Create a gist
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/gists \
  -d '{
    "description": "Useful script",
    "public": true,
    "files": {
      "script.py": {"content": "print(\"hello\")"}
    }
  }'

# List your gists
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/gists \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for g in json.load(sys.stdin):
    files = ', '.join(g['files'].keys())
    print(f\"  {g['id']}  {g['description'] or '(no desc)':40}  {files}\")"

Action	gh	git + curl
Clone	`gh repo clone o/r`	`git clone https://github.com/o/r.git`
Create repo	`gh repo create name --public`	`curl POST /user/repos`
Fork	`gh repo fork o/r --clone`	`curl POST /repos/o/r/forks` + `git clone`
Repo info	`gh repo view o/r`	`curl GET /repos/o/r`
Edit settings	`gh repo edit --...`	`curl PATCH /repos/o/r`
Create release	`gh release create v1.0`	`curl POST /repos/o/r/releases`
List workflows	`gh workflow list`	`curl GET /repos/o/r/actions/workflows`
Rerun CI	`gh run rerun ID`	`curl POST /repos/o/r/actions/runs/ID/rerun`
Set secret	`gh secret set KEY`	`curl PUT /repos/o/r/actions/secrets/KEY` (+ encryption)

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GitHub Repository Management

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GitHub Repository Management

Prerequisites

Setup

1. Cloning Repositories

2. Creating Repositories

From a Template

3. Forking Repositories

Keeping a Fork in Sync

4. Repository Information

5. Repository Settings

6. Branch Protection

7. Secrets Management (GitHub Actions)

8. Releases

9. GitHub Actions Workflows

10. Gists

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name	github-repo-management
description	Clone, create, fork, configure, and manage GitHub repositories. Manage remotes, secrets, releases, and workflows. Works with gh CLI or falls back to git + GitHub REST API via curl.
version	1.1.0
author	Kai Agent
license	MIT
metadata	{"kai":{"tags":["GitHub","Repositories","Git","Releases","Secrets","Configuration"],"related_skills":["github-auth","github-pr-workflow","github-issues"]}}

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1. Cloning Repositories

2. Creating Repositories

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3. Forking Repositories

Keeping a Fork in Sync

4. Repository Information

5. Repository Settings

6. Branch Protection

7. Secrets Management (GitHub Actions)

8. Releases

9. GitHub Actions Workflows

10. Gists

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