Agent skill

Repository Manifest

Complete YAML schema reference for Repository and RepositorySet resources.

Install Repository Manifest

skills CLI

$ npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install babarot/gh-infra repository-manifest --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repository-manifest .claude/skills/repository-manifest && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "repository-manifest" agent skill from https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest into .claude/skills/repository-manifest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "repository-manifest", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install babarot/gh-infra repository-manifest --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repository-manifest .agents/skills/repository-manifest && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "repository-manifest" agent skill from https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest into .agents/skills/repository-manifest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "repository-manifest", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install babarot/gh-infra repository-manifest --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repository-manifest .cursor/skills/repository-manifest && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "repository-manifest" agent skill from https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest into .cursor/skills/repository-manifest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "repository-manifest", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git --path skills/repository-manifest

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install babarot/gh-infra repository-manifest --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repository-manifest .gemini/skills/repository-manifest && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "repository-manifest" agent skill from https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest into .gemini/skills/repository-manifest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "repository-manifest", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install babarot/gh-infra repository-manifest

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repository-manifest .github/skills/repository-manifest && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "repository-manifest" agent skill from https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest into .github/skills/repository-manifest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "repository-manifest", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install babarot/gh-infra repository-manifest --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/repository-manifest .opencode/skills/repository-manifest && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "repository-manifest" agent skill from https://github.com/babarot/gh-infra/tree/main/skills/repository-manifest into .opencode/skills/repository-manifest/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "repository-manifest", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: repository-manifest
GitHub stars: 136
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 316 words
Files: 9 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 7
Repo updated: Oct 11, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Complete YAML schema reference for Repository and RepositorySet resources.

Editing manifests for repo settings
SKILL.md covers Core Rules, Repository, RepositorySet and High-Value Gotchas, plus 1 more section
Calls gh
Branch protection

What it does

Repository Manifest is an agent skill from babarot/gh-infra. Complete YAML schema reference for Repository and RepositorySet resources. Use when writing or editing manifests for repo settings, labels, actions, branch protection, rulesets, secrets, variables, or repository defaults.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `references/actions.md`, `references/general.md` and `references/labels.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Declarative GitHub infrastructure management via YAML. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Editing manifests for repo settings
Branch protection
Repository defaults

Example prompts

“/repository-manifest”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7ef15b2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- gh
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Repository Manifest loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 316 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~4.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from babarot/gh-infra at commit 7ef15b2, republished under its MIT licence (© babarot). 316 words, ~1,076 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/repository-manifest/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 8 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: repository-manifest
description: Complete YAML schema reference for Repository and RepositorySet resources. Use when writing or editing manifests for repo settings, labels, actions, branch protection, rulesets, secrets, variables, or repository defaults.

Repository Manifest Reference

Use this skill when editing repository-side manifests. Keep the body small and load references only as needed.

Core Rules

All spec fields are optional. Omitted fields are left unchanged on GitHub.
Repository manages one repository.
RepositorySet manages many repositories with shared defaults.
For new setups, prefer rulesets over classic branch_protection.
Secret values must use ${ENV_*} indirection, never literal secrets.

Repository

yaml

apiVersion: gh-infra/v1
kind: Repository
metadata:
  owner: my-org
  name: my-repo
reconcile:           # optional; controls collection reconciliation
  rulesets: additive # additive (default) | authoritative
  labels: additive
spec:
  # declare only managed fields

Read these references as needed:

General settings and lifecycle: references/general.md
Labels and reconcile mode: references/labels.md
Actions settings and validation traps: references/actions.md
Rulesets and branch protection: references/protection.md
Secrets and variables: references/secrets-variables.md
Security (Dependabot, vulnerability alerts): references/security.md

RepositorySet

Use RepositorySet when many repositories share defaults.

yaml

apiVersion: gh-infra/v1
kind: RepositorySet
metadata:
  owner: my-org

defaults:
  reconcile:
    rulesets: authoritative
    labels: additive
  spec:
    visibility: public
    features:
      wiki: false
    merge_strategy:
      allow_squash_merge: true
      allow_rebase_merge: false
      auto_delete_head_branches: true
    rulesets:
      - name: protect-main
        target: branch
        enforcement: active
        conditions:
          ref_name:
            include: ["refs/heads/main"]
        rules:
          pull_request:
            required_approving_review_count: 1
          non_fast_forward: true

repositories:
  - name: repo-a
    spec:
      description: "Service A"
      topics: [go, api]

  - name: repo-b
    spec:
      description: "Service B"
      topics: [python, cli]
      features:
        wiki: true

Override behavior matters:

Scalars are replaced
Simple lists are replaced entirely
Keyed collections are merged by key
Maps are merged by key

This means topics replace the default list, while labels and reconcile.labels are merged by key/collection.

Read references/repository-set.md for the exact merge rules.

High-Value Gotchas

actions.enabled is required when setting any other actions.* field
actions.selected_actions is valid only with allowed_actions: selected
reconcile.labels: authoritative, reconcile.rulesets: authoritative, and reconcile.branch_protection: authoritative delete undeclared remote entries; review plan carefully
reconcile without a corresponding spec collection is no-op; a collection is managed only when it appears in spec
label_sync: mirror is deprecated; use reconcile.labels: authoritative
fields left out of the manifest are left as they are on GitHub (rulesets, branch protection, milestones, label descriptions, selected actions): to manage part of a ruleset, write only that part
in a RepositorySet entry, labels: [] (or rulesets, branch_protection, secrets, variables, topics, milestones) means none: the defaults are not inherited; under reconcile.<collection>: authoritative it deletes every item on that repo. An entry cannot drop a single default item; change the defaults or use a standalone Repository (#215)
label names are matched ignoring case, as on GitHub; changing only the case renames the label
for gh infra import --into, use the dedicated import-into skill
Repository deletion is not supported

Verification

bash

gh infra validate <path>
gh infra plan <path>

Files

SKILL.md and 8 other files (references) in skills/repository-manifest of babarot/gh-infra.

SKILL.md
references/actions.md
references/general.md
references/labels.md
references/milestones.md
references/protection.md
references/repository-set.md
references/secrets-variables.md
references/security.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7ef15b2

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Questions about Repository Manifest

What does Repository Manifest do?

Complete YAML schema reference for Repository and RepositorySet resources. Repository Manifest is an agent skill from babarot/gh-infra. Complete YAML schema reference for Repository and RepositorySet resources.

When should I use Repository Manifest?

Repository Manifest fits situations like: editing manifests for repo settings; branch protection; repository defaults.

How do I install Repository Manifest in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/repository-manifest in babarot/gh-infra) into .claude/skills/repository-manifest in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Repository Manifest in Codex?

Run `npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/repository-manifest in babarot/gh-infra) into .agents/skills/repository-manifest in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Repository Manifest in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add babarot/gh-infra --skill repository-manifest -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/repository-manifest, .gemini/skills/repository-manifest, .github/skills/repository-manifest and .opencode/skills/repository-manifest in your project.

What does Repository Manifest need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Repository Manifest needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).

Does Repository Manifest access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Repository Manifest safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Repository Manifest use?

Repository Manifest is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Repository Manifest use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Repository Manifest?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Repository Manifest: Azure Pipelines Log Downloader (ansible/ansible, 71k stars), Nushell (ccusage/ccusage, 19k stars), Make GitHub Actions Workflow (dotnet/efcore, 15k stars) and Backport PR (rundeck/rundeck, 6.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Repository Manifest?

babarot (a GitHub user) maintains it in babarot/gh-infra, which has 136 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

Source: babarot/gh-infra on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Repository Manifest

Install Repository Manifest

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Repository Manifest Reference

Core Rules

Repository

RepositorySet

High-Value Gotchas

Verification

Files

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Install Repository Manifest

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Repository Manifest Reference

Core Rules

Repository

RepositorySet

High-Value Gotchas

Verification

Files

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