github-search

name	github-search
description	CRITICAL: Use for searching GitHub repositories for skills. Triggers on: search for skills, find skill repositories, cowork search, search GitHub topics, discover skills on GitHub, find repos on GitHub, browse skill repos, 搜索 skill, 查找技能仓库, 搜索仓库, 找技能

GitHub Repository Search

Search GitHub for skill-related repositories and discover new skills to install.

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When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Find repositories related to a topic
• Discover agent-skill tagged repositories
• Search for libraries to convert to skills
• Find popular repositories in a domain

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Workflow

1. Search for Repositories

# Search by keyword
cowork search tokio

# Search by topic
cowork search agent-skill --topic

# Verbose output with details
cowork search rust-skills --verbose

# Limit results
cowork search async --limit 5

2. Review Results

The search returns:

• Repository name and owner
• Star count
• Description
• Language and topics (with --verbose)

3. Generate or Install

After finding a repository:

# Generate skills from it
cowork generate owner/repo

# Or install existing skills
cowork install owner/repo

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Example Interactions

User: "Find some Rust async skills"

Response:

Let me search for Rust async-related repositories.

cowork search "rust async" --verbose

User: "搜索有 agent-skill 标签的仓库"

Response:

I'll search for repositories with the agent-skill topic.

cowork search agent-skill --topic --verbose

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Command Reference

Option	Description
--topic	Search by GitHub topic instead of keyword
--verbose, -v	Show detailed information
--limit, -n <N>	Maximum results (default: 10)

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Search Tips

Finding Agent Skills

# Repositories tagged with agent-skill
cowork search agent-skill --topic

# Claude Code specific skills
cowork search claude-code-skill --topic

Finding Libraries

# Popular Rust crates
cowork search "rust library" --limit 20

# TypeScript utilities
cowork search "typescript utility"

Finding by Domain

# Web frameworks
cowork search "web framework rust"

# Data processing
cowork search "data pipeline python"

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Requirements

• GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable must be set
• Works with public repositories
• Private repos require appropriate token permissions

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Recommended Workflow

1. cowork search <topic>              # Find repositories
2. cowork generate <repo>             # Generate skills from it
3. cowork install --list              # Verify installation

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Related Skills

When	See
Generate skills from repo	github-generate
Install skills	cowork install
List installed skills	cowork list