github-research

# GitHub Research Search GitHub for prior art, implementation patterns, and maintainer decisions. ## Commands ```bash # Search issues gh search issues "topic" --repo owner/repo --limit 20 \ --json number,title,state,url # Search merged PRs (highest signal) gh search prs "topic" --repo owner/repo --merged --limit 20 \ --json number,title,url # Search code (use query syntax for path filtering) gh search code "pattern path:src/" --repo owner/repo --limit 20 \ --json path,textMatches # Get full issue or PR details gh issue view 123 --repo owner/repo --json number,title,body,comments gh pr view 456 --repo owner/repo --json number,title,body,reviews,files ``` ## Rate Limits - Search API: 30 requests/minute - Check with: `gh api rate_limit --jq '.resources.search'` ## Signal Ranking 1. Merged PRs — decisions that shipped 2. Maintainer comments — authoritative 3. Closed issues with solutions — problems solved 4. Open issues — current problems (lower signal) ## Report Format ```markdown ## Research: [Topic] ### Summary - Key finding 1 [#123] - Key finding 2 [PR #456] ### Findings 1. **#123: [Title]** — [summary]. URL: https://... 2. **PR #456: [Title]** — [what it changed]. URL: https://... ### Gaps - [What you looked for but didn't find] ``` Always include URLs. If nothing relevant exists, say so.