| name | github_skill |
| description | Fetch repository information from GitHub, including trending project search and repository detail lookup. Use this skill when you need GitHub project information. |
GitHub Skill
Use Cases
Use this skill to fetch the following from GitHub:
- Search trending repositories by language
- Query details for a specific repository
- Get stars, forks, descriptions, and related metadata
Steps
- Decide the query type (search or repository detail).
- Run
node scripts/github.js <command> [args] from this skill directory.
- The script returns JSON output.
Commands
Search Trending Repositories
node scripts/github.js search <language> [limit]
language: language name, e.g. elixir, javascript, pythonlimit: number of results to return, default is 10
Get Repository Details
node scripts/github.js repo <owner>/<repo>
owner/repo: full repository name, e.g. phoenixframework/phoenix
Output Format
- Search: JSON array with repository name, description, stars, language, URL, etc.
- Repo detail: JSON object with full repository metadata
- Failure: error message
Examples
node scripts/github.js search elixir 10
node scripts/github.js search javascript 5
node scripts/github.js repo phoenixframework/phoenix
Notes
- Uses GitHub public APIs with rate limits (60 requests/hour without auth)
- Authentication is not required for basic use
- You can configure a GitHub token in the script for higher quota
