Agent skill

GitHub Search

by parcadei in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3

Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and PRs via MCP. An agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

MITAuto-check: notesAgent Workflows

Install GitHub Search

skills CLI
$ npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 github-search --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/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/github-search .claude/skills/github-search && 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
github-search
GitHub stars
3.9k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~265 tokens
SKILL.md length
57 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
141
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and PRs via MCP. An agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

  • Agent Workflows work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Instructions and MCP Server Required
  • Calls uv; needs GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

What it does

GitHub Search is an agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3. Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and PRs via MCP

Its SKILL.md is about 270 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 Agent Workflows. It works with GitHub and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Context management for Claude Code. Hooks maintain state via ledgers and handoffs. MCP execution without context pollution. Agent orchestration with isolated context windows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Agent Workflows work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/github-search”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d07ff4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, 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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

GitHub Search loads about 265 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 57 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~265

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read

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 parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 at commit d07ff4b, republished under its MIT licence (© parcadei). 57 words, ~265 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/github-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
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.

© parcadei, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/github-search of parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d07ff4b

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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MCP Apps Builderawslabs/cli-agent-orchestrator1.4k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
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Categories

Questions about GitHub Search

What does GitHub Search do?

Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and PRs via MCP. An agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3. GitHub Search is an agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

When should I use GitHub Search?

GitHub Search fits situations like: agent Workflows work in your project.

How do I install GitHub Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/github-search in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .claude/skills/github-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install GitHub Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/github-search in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .agents/skills/github-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitHub Search 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 parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill github-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/github-search, .gemini/skills/github-search, .github/skills/github-search and .opencode/skills/github-search in your project.

What does GitHub Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitHub Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (uv) and credentials named GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read.

Does GitHub Search access the network?

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

Is GitHub Search safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does GitHub Search use?

GitHub Search 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 GitHub Search use?

About 265 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k 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 GitHub Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Search: Skill Seekers Builder (yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers, 15k stars), Helmor CLI (dohooo/helmor, 1.3k stars), Spec Driven Develop (zhu1090093659/deepseek-pp, 1.9k stars) and MCP Apps Builder (awslabs/cli-agent-orchestrator, 1.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub Search?

parcadei (a GitHub user) maintains it in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which has 3,943 GitHub stars. The repository holds 141 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on January 26, 2026.

Source: parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.