Agent skill

Kb GitHub Scanning

by Community-Access in Community-Access/accessibility-agents

Reference data, not a reviewer. An agent skill from Community-Access/accessibility-agents.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Kb GitHub Scanning

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Community-Access/accessibility-agents --skill kb-github-scanning -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Community-Access/accessibility-agents kb-github-scanning --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/Community-Access/accessibility-agents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kb-github-scanning .claude/skills/kb-github-scanning && 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/

Facts

Skill name
kb-github-scanning
GitHub stars
421
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
938 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Reference data, not a reviewer. An agent skill from Community-Access/accessibility-agents.

  • Works in 7 steps: repos.discovery - determines the default… → repos.include - always include these… → repos.exclude - skip these repos in all… → …
  • Development work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers GitHub Scanning, Search Query Patterns by Intent, Date Range Handling and Scope Narrowing, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Kb GitHub Scanning is an agent skill from Community-Access/accessibility-agents. Reference data, not a reviewer. Search GitHub for issues, PRs, discussions, releases, and alerts. Includes query construction, date range handling, repo scoping, and cross-repo intelligence.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Development. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Accessibility review agents for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Desktop. Eleven specialists that enforce WCAG 2.2 AA compliance so AI coding tools stop generating… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/kb-github-scanning”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. repos.discovery - determines the default search scope (all / starred / owned / configured / workspace).
  2. repos.include - always include these repos even in restricted modes.
  3. repos.exclude - skip these repos in all searches.
  4. repos.overrides - per-repo settings
  5. search.default_window - default time range if the user doesn't specify one.
  6. briefing.sections - which sections to include in the daily briefing.
  7. accessibility_tracking - config for the a11y tracker (repos, labels, channels).

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit decf6ba. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Kb GitHub Scanning loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 938 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

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 Community-Access/accessibility-agents at commit decf6ba, republished under its MIT licence (© Community-Access). 938 words, ~2,047 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kb-github-scanning/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
kb-github-scanning
description
Reference data, not a reviewer. Search GitHub for issues, PRs, discussions, releases, and alerts. Includes query construction, date range handling, repo scoping, and cross-repo intelligence.
license
MIT
disable-model-invocation
true
user-invocable
false
metadata.tier
reference
metadata.domain
cross-cutting
metadata.output
none
metadata.effort
low
metadata.title
Github Scanning

GitHub Scanning

Search Query Patterns by Intent

Issues

Each intent, with its query pattern and scope.

IntentQuery PatternScope
Assigned to youis:open assignee:USERNAMEAll repos
You were @mentionedis:open mentions:USERNAMEAll repos
Authored by youis:open author:USERNAMEAll repos
Specific reporepo:owner/repo is:openSingle repo
By keyword{keyword} is:openAll repos
Org-wideorg:ORGNAME is:openOrg repos
Closed (for recap)is:closed author:USERNAMEAll repos
Pull Requests

Each intent, with its query pattern and scope.

IntentQuery PatternScope
Awaiting your reviewreview-requested:USERNAME state:openAll repos
Your open PRsauthor:USERNAME state:openAll repos
Assigned to youassignee:USERNAME state:openAll repos
You reviewed, check for updatesreviewed-by:USERNAME state:openAll repos
Specific PRFetch directly with owner, repo, numberSingle repo
Org-wideorg:ORGNAME state:openOrg repos
Discussions

Each intent, with its action.

IntentAction
You're mentionedSearch with mentions:USERNAME
You're participatingSearch discussions you've commented on
High activityFilter for 10+ comments in last 24h
Linked to your issuesScan description/comments for issue references
Releases
  • Use github_list_releases per repo - check for recent, draft, and pre-releases.
  • Cross-reference merged PRs against release notes to identify unreleased work.
  • Compare issue milestones against release schedules to flag upcoming deadline items.
Security
  • Dependabot alerts: critical and high severity across monitored repos.
  • Security advisories affecting dependencies.
  • Pending dependency update PRs from dependabot[bot] or renovate[bot].
CI/CD
  • Fetch recent workflow runs - identify failing workflows, long jobs, and flaky tests.
  • For failing workflows: note repo, workflow name, branch, failure reason, and link to run.
  • Cross-reference user's open PRs against CI results.

Date Range Handling

Convert natural language to GitHub query qualifiers:

User SaysGitHub Qualifier
"last week"created:>YYYY-MM-DD (7 days ago)
"this month"created:>YYYY-MM-01
"today"closed:YYYY-MM-DD
"this week"closed:>YYYY-MM-DD (7 days ago)
"between X and Y"created:X..Y
Not specifiedUse search.default_window from preferences (default: updated:>YYYY-MM-DD 30 days) - mention this assumption
"for current month" (a11y tracker)milestone:"{Month} {Year}"

Scope Narrowing

Add qualifiers to narrow by scope when the user specifies one:

ScopeQualifier
Single reporepo:owner/name
All org reposorg:orgname
All repos by useruser:username
Everything (default)No qualifier - searches all accessible repos

Preferences File Integration

Read .github/agents/preferences.md and apply these filters before and after searching:

  1. repos.discovery - determines the default search scope (all / starred / owned / configured / workspace).
  2. repos.include - always include these repos even in restricted modes.
  3. repos.exclude - skip these repos in all searches.
  4. repos.overrides - per-repo settings:
    • track.issues: false -> skip issue searches for this repo
    • track.pull_requests: false -> skip PR searches for this repo
    • track.discussions: false -> skip discussions for this repo
    • track.releases: false -> skip release checks for this repo
    • track.security: false -> skip security alerts for this repo
    • track.ci: false -> skip CI status for this repo
    • labels.include / labels.exclude -> filter results by label
    • paths -> only trigger for changes touching these file paths (for PRs/CI)
    • assignees -> filter to specific assignees (empty = all)
  5. search.default_window - default time range if the user doesn't specify one.
  6. briefing.sections - which sections to include in the daily briefing.
  7. accessibility_tracking - config for the a11y tracker (repos, labels, channels).

Cross-Repo Intelligence

When results arrive from different repos, look for and surface these patterns:

PatternAction
Cross-repo referencesWhen issue A contains owner/repo#N, fetch and surface item N
Shared label patternsGroup items in different repos tagged P0 together in triage
Related PRs in different reposFlag: "This issue depends on PR #N in repo-B which is still open"
Merged PR not yet releasedNote: "Your PR #N is merged but not in any release yet"
Issue with merged fix PRFlag: "This may be resolved - PR #N that closes it was merged on {date}"
Branch naming patternsGroup PRs in different repos using the same branch naming convention

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Parallel Stream Collection Model

For agents that collect from multiple data streams, run independent streams simultaneously. Don't serialize operations with no dependencies.

Example: Daily Briefing - 3 Parallel Batches

Batch 1 - fully independent, run simultaneously:

  • Issues (assigned, mentioned, authored)
  • Pull requests (review-requested, authored)
  • Releases & deployments
  • Accessibility updates

Batch 2 - run after Batch 1 (CI needs PR list from Batch 1):

  • GitHub Discussions
  • CI/CD health (cross-references PR list)
  • Security alerts

Batch 3 - can overlap with Batch 2:

  • Project board status
  • Recently closed/merged work
Example: Analytics - 2 Parallel Batches

Batch 1 - collection (all independent):

  • Closed/merged PRs in period
  • Opened issues in period
  • CI workflow runs in period
  • Security alerts in period

Batch 2 - analysis (depends on Batch 1 data):

  • Health score computation
  • Velocity metrics calculation
  • Bottleneck detection
Announcement Template for Parallel Work
text
 Running {N} searches in parallel... ({scope})
 Batch 1 complete - {X} items found

 Running {N} additional searches...
 Batch 2 complete - {Y} items found

 Scoring and prioritizing...
 Done - {Z} items need action, {W} to monitor

Auto-Recovery for Empty Results

If a search returns 0 results:

  1. Automatically broaden: remove date filter, expand scope to all, or remove label filters.
  2. Tell the user exactly what changed: "No results in last 7 days - broadened to last 30 days and found 3 items."
  3. Never return 0 results without trying at least one broader query first.

Recovery cascade:

  1. First try: Remove date qualifier
  2. Second try: Expand scope (add org: or remove repo: qualifier)
  3. Third try: Remove label filters
  4. Report 0 results only if all three attempts return nothing

Pagination

  • Paginate large result sets in batches of 10.
  • Ask before loading more: "Showing 10 of 47. Load more?"
  • Never silently truncate results - always disclose the total count.

Result Deduplication

When the same item appears in multiple searches (e.g., an issue you're both assigned to AND mentioned in):

  • Show it once, with all context combined.
  • In the Signal column, combine signals: "Assigned, @mentioned".
  • In priority calculations, apply the highest-scoring signal, not additive.

Rate Limiting

  • If rate-limited (403/429), tell the user the reset time in one sentence.
  • Do not retry the same query - wait if reset is <60 seconds; otherwise report and move on.
  • For multi-stream collection, skip rate-limited streams and complete them in a follow-up.

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/kb-github-scanning of Community-Access/accessibility-agents.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit decf6ba

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Questions about Kb GitHub Scanning

What does Kb GitHub Scanning do?

Reference data, not a reviewer. An agent skill from Community-Access/accessibility-agents. Kb GitHub Scanning is an agent skill from Community-Access/accessibility-agents. Reference data, not a reviewer.

When should I use Kb GitHub Scanning?

Kb GitHub Scanning fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Kb GitHub Scanning in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Community-Access/accessibility-agents --skill kb-github-scanning -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kb-github-scanning in Community-Access/accessibility-agents) into .claude/skills/kb-github-scanning in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Kb GitHub Scanning in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Community-Access/accessibility-agents --skill kb-github-scanning -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kb-github-scanning in Community-Access/accessibility-agents) into .agents/skills/kb-github-scanning in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kb GitHub Scanning 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 Community-Access/accessibility-agents --skill kb-github-scanning -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kb-github-scanning, .gemini/skills/kb-github-scanning, .github/skills/kb-github-scanning and .opencode/skills/kb-github-scanning in your project.

What does Kb GitHub Scanning need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Kb GitHub Scanning is instructions for the agent only.

Does Kb GitHub Scanning access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Kb GitHub Scanning 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 Kb GitHub Scanning use?

Kb GitHub Scanning is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Kb GitHub Scanning use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Kb GitHub Scanning?

Community-Access (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Community-Access/accessibility-agents, which has 421 GitHub stars. The repository holds 108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.

Source: Community-Access/accessibility-agents on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.