# github-search

Searches GitHub code, repositories, issues and pull requests from inside the agent chat. Handy when you need a real implementation example or a known bug report without leaving the terminal.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 731 installs · ★ 3946
- Author: parcadei
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/github-search/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/github-search

## What it does

This skill turns GitHub lookup into a single run. The agent calls `scripts/mcp/github_search.py` under `uv run python -m runtime.harness` and passes what to look for. Pick the target with `--type` — `code`, `repos`, `issues` or `prs` — and put the terms in `--query`. GitHub search operators work there, so `language:python` or `label:critical` narrow things down.

Two optional flags keep results close to home: `--owner` limits by account, `--repo` by repository name. The skill may only use `Bash` and `Read`, so it reads and searches but never writes to your checkout.

Setup comes first: you need a `github` entry in `mcp_config.json` and a `GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN`. Without that server the script has nothing to talk to, so configure the MCP side before adding the skill.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/github-search/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/github-search/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/github-search/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/github-search/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 github-search
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/github-search/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --path .claude/skills/github-search
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/github-search/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/github-search/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find working code samples across GitHub by language
- track down an open issue describing a critical bug
- locate a pull request that already solved a similar problem
- pull repo details without opening a browser tab
- keep a code search inside one organisation via `--owner`

## Example prompts
- Search GitHub for Python authentication code with `--type code --query "authentication language:python"`.
- Look up issues tagged critical in the anthropics organisation.
- Show pull requests matching the database migration topic.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: github-search
description: Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and PRs via MCP
allowed-tools: [Bash, Read]
---

# GitHub Search Skill

## When to Use

- Search code across repositories
- Find issues or PRs
- Look up repository information

## Instructions

```bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/github_search.py \
    --type "code" \
    --query "your search query"
```

### Parameters

- `--type`: Search type - `code`, `repos`, `issues`, `prs`
- `--query`: Search query (supports GitHub search syntax)
- `--owner`: (optional) Filter by repo owner
- `--repo`: (optional) Filter by repo name

### Examples

```bash
# Search code
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/github_search.py \
    --type "code" \
    --query "authentication language:python"

# Search issues
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/github_search.py \
    --type "issues" \
    --query "bug label:critical" \
    --owner "anthropics"
```

## MCP Server Required

Requires `github` server in mcp_config.json with GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.
````
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© parcadei · MIT · https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/github-search/SKILL.md

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