github

name	github
description	Read files, issues, and PRs from GitHub. Use this for ANY github.com URL or repo reference — never use web search for GitHub content.
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GitHub

Access GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via API. Always use this skill instead of web search for any github.com content.

Reading Files

Files from any public repo (or private with token) are available at /github/owner/repo/:

ls /github/facebook/react/src/
cat /github/facebook/react/README.md
read_file /github/vercel/ai/src/index.ts

No setup required — files load on demand from the GitHub API.

Issues

github issues owner/repo
github issues owner/repo --state closed --limit 5
github issue owner/repo 42

Pull Requests

github prs owner/repo
github prs owner/repo --state closed --limit 5
github pr owner/repo 42

Repository Info

github repo owner/repo
github repos octocat --sort stars --limit 10
github commits owner/repo --ref develop --limit 20
github tags owner/repo
github releases owner/repo --limit 5

Search

github search "query" --in owner/repo
github search "query" --in username --type code

Important

• When a user shares a GitHub URL like https://github.com/owner/repo/blob/main/file.ts, extract the owner, repo, and path, then use cat /github/owner/repo/file.ts or read_file /github/owner/repo/file.ts.
• Do not use the web command to scrape github.com — it will fail or return HTML. Always use this skill.
• All CLI commands use owner/repo format (e.g. facebook/react).
• If you get a token error, tell the user to add a GitHub token in Settings.