Review GitHub issues and PRs across repositories using the ru CLI tool.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Ru Review

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater --skill ru-review -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater ru-review --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/Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ru-review .claude/skills/ru-review && 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
ru-review
GitHub stars
130
Token cost
~2.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,295 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Review GitHub issues and PRs across repositories using the ru CLI tool.

  • Works in 4 steps: NEVER Stash User Changes → NEVER Modify Working Tree State Without… → Commit Changes First (The Correct… → …
  • Asked to review issues
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, ⚠️ CRITICAL RULES - NEVER…, Decision Tree: Handling Dirty… and How ru review Works, plus 8 more sections
  • Calls git and gh

What it does

Ru Review is an agent skill from Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater. Review GitHub issues and PRs across repositories using the ru CLI tool. Use when asked to review issues, PRs, or run ru review. CRITICAL - never stash or discard user changes; commit them first if needed.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. It works with GitHub, Git and Bash. The repository describes itself as: Pure-bash CLI for keeping hundreds of GitHub repos in sync: parallel clone/pull, conflict detection, JSON output, and meaningful exit codes for CI.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to review issues

Example prompts

  • “/ru-review”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. NEVER Stash User Changes
  2. NEVER Modify Working Tree State Without Permission
  3. Commit Changes First (The Correct Approach)
  4. Skip Dirty Repos - ru Handles This

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 48f5583. 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:

    • git
    • gh

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and 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

Ru Review loads about 2.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,295 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~54
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.9k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,295 words (~2,944 tokens).

“The ru (Repo Updater) CLI has a built-in ru review command that reviews GitHub issues and PRs across all configured repositories using Claude. It includes the project's contribution policy automatically.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Dicklesworthstone, Custom licence
name
ru-review

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/ru-review of Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 48f5583

Compare with similar skills

Ru Review next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Questions about Ru Review

What does Ru Review do?

Review GitHub issues and PRs across repositories using the ru CLI tool. Ru Review is an agent skill from Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater. Review GitHub issues and PRs across repositories using the ru CLI tool.

When should I use Ru Review?

Ru Review fits situations like: asked to review issues.

How do I install Ru Review in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater --skill ru-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/ru-review in Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater) into .claude/skills/ru-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ru Review in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater --skill ru-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/ru-review in Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater) into .agents/skills/ru-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ru Review 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 Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater --skill ru-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ru-review, .gemini/skills/ru-review, .github/skills/ru-review and .opencode/skills/ru-review in your project.

What does Ru Review need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ru Review needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git and gh). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Ru Review access the network?

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

Is Ru Review 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 Ru Review use?

Ru Review has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Ru Review use?

About 2.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Ru Review?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ru Review: CCPM Project Management (automazeio/ccpm, 8.4k stars), Audit Standards (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars) and Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ru Review?

Dicklesworthstone (a GitHub user) maintains it in Dicklesworthstone/repo_updater, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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