# github

Search repositories, inspect project data and manage issues or subscriptions from an agent. Some write operations use different GitHub routes and have an authentication caveat.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 71
- Author: imoonkey
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/imoonkey/openweb/tree/HEAD/src/sites/github/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/imoonkey-github

## What it does

The skill gives an agent operations to search repositories, inspect repository and user details, read READMEs, issues, pull requests, and contributor lists. It can also create issues and comments, close or reopen issues, star or fork a repository, and manage watch subscriptions.

Write operations do not all use the same route. `closeIssue`, `reopenIssue`, `watchRepo`, `unwatchRepo`, and `unstarRepo` go through GitHub’s web interface. Several others, including `createIssue`, `createComment`, `forkRepo`, and `starRepo`, still call `api.github.com` and are affected by a cookie-session/Bearer-token mismatch. That can block those writes. Public-repository reads work without authentication, subject to a 60 requests per hour limit; cookie-authenticated reads allow 5000 requests per hour.

The persisted-query hashes used to close and reopen issues are hardcoded and can fall out of sync with GitHub web releases. If they break, they need to be captured again from a real request in DevTools. Check the route for the operation you plan to run before relying on a write.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill github -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill github -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill github -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install imoonkey/openweb github
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill github -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/imoonkey/openweb --path src/sites/github
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add imoonkey/openweb --skill github -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/imoonkey/openweb/tree/HEAD/src/sites/github/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find repositories by query and programming language
- inspect repository details and read its README
- list a repository’s issues and pull requests
- close or reopen an issue
- change repository stars or watch subscriptions

## Example prompts
- Find five TypeScript repositories matching `react language:typescript`.
- Read the details and README for `anthropics/claude-code`.
- List open issues in `anthropics/claude-code`, then close issue `1`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# GitHub

## Overview
GitHub REST + GraphQL API — code hosting platform (developer tools archetype).

## Workflows

### Explore a repository
1. `searchRepos(q)` → pick result → `owner`, `repo` from `full_name`
2. `getRepo(owner, repo)` → description, stars, language
3. `getRepoReadme(owner, repo)` → base64-encoded README content
4. `listIssues(owner, repo)` → open issues
5. `listPullRequests(owner, repo)` → open PRs

### Investigate a user's work
1. `getUserProfile(username)` → bio, public_repos, followers
2. `searchRepos(q: "user:username")` → their repositories

### File an issue
1. `searchRepos(q)` → `owner`, `repo` from `full_name` (or use known repo)
2. `createIssue(owner, repo, title, body)` → `number`, `html_url`

### Manage issues
1. `listIssues(owner, repo)` → `issue_number`, `title`, `state`
2. `closeIssue(owner, repo, issue_number ← listIssues)` → `state: "closed"`
3. `reopenIssue(owner, repo, issue_number ← listIssues)` → `state: "open"`
4. `createComment(owner, repo, issue_number ← listIssues, body)` → `comment_id`, `html_url`
5. `deleteComment(owner, repo, comment_id ← createComment)` → 204

### Star / watch a repo
1. `searchRepos(q)` → `owner`, `repo` from `full_name`
2. `starRepo(owner, repo)` → 204
3. `unstarRepo(owner, repo)` → 204
4. `watchRepo(owner, repo)` → `subscribed`
5. `unwatchRepo(owner, repo)` → 204

## Operations

| Operation | Intent | Key Input | Key Output | Notes |
|-----------|--------|-----------|------------|-------|
| searchRepos | find repositories | q | total_count, items[].full_name, stargazers_count, language | entry point, paginated |
| getRepo | repository details | owner, repo | full_name, description, stargazers_count, forks_count, language | entry point |
| getUserProfile | user profile | username | login, name, bio, public_repos, followers, following | entry point |
| getRepoReadme | repository README | owner ← getRepo, repo ← getRepo | name, content (base64), encoding | |
| listIssues | repository issues | owner ← getRepo, repo ← getRepo | number, title, state, user.login, labels | paginated |
| listPullRequests | repository PRs | owner ← getRepo, repo ← getRepo | number, title, state, user.login, head.ref, base.ref | paginated |
| listContributors | repository contributors | owner ← getRepo, repo ← getRepo | login, contributions | paginated |
| createIssue | create an issue | owner ← getRepo, repo ← getRepo, title, body | number, html_url | write, CAUTION |
| closeIssue | close an issue | owner, repo, issue_number ← listIssues | data (GraphQL response) | write, CAUTION. Routes through github.com `/_graphql` |
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