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GitHub

by swarmclawai in swarmclawai/swarmclaw

GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install GitHub

skills CLI
$ npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill github -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install swarmclawai/swarmclaw github --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/swarmclawai/swarmclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github .claude/skills/github && 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
GitHub stars
688
Token cost
~820 tokens
SKILL.md length
72 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries.

  • Checking PR status
  • SKILL.md covers Setup, Common Commands, JSON Output and Templates, plus 1 more section
  • Calls gh; reaches github.com
  • Creating/commenting on issues

What it does

GitHub is an agent skill from swarmclawai/swarmclaw. GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. Use when: (1) checking PR status or CI, (2) creating/commenting on issues, (3) listing/filtering PRs or issues, (4) viewing run logs. NOT for: local git operations (use git directly), non-GitHub repos, or cloning (use git clone).

Its SKILL.md is about 820 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, covering Building AI agents and Git workflow. It works with GitHub, Git and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Open-source self-hosted AI agent runtime and multi-agent framework for autonomous agent swarms. Agent memory, MCP tools, schedules, delegation, and 23+ LLM providers (Claude… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Checking PR status
  • Creating/commenting on issues
  • Listing/filtering PRs
  • Viewing run logs

Example prompts

  • “/github”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ed38ba5. 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

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com

    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

GitHub loads about 820 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 79 tokens; SKILL.md has 72 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~79
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~820

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 swarmclawai/swarmclaw at commit ed38ba5, republished under its MIT licence (© swarmclawai). 72 words, ~820 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/github/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
github
description
GitHub operations via `gh` CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. Use when: (1) checking PR status or CI, (2) creating/commenting on issues, (3) listing/filtering PRs or issues, (4) viewing run logs. NOT for: local git operations (use git directly), non-GitHub repos, or cloning (use git clone).

GitHub Skill

Use the gh CLI to interact with GitHub repositories, issues, PRs, and CI.

Setup

bash
# Authenticate (one-time)
gh auth login

# Verify
gh auth status

Common Commands

Pull Requests
bash
# List PRs
gh pr list --repo owner/repo

# Check CI status
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo

# View PR details
gh pr view 55 --repo owner/repo

# Create PR
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"

# Merge PR
gh pr merge 55 --squash --repo owner/repo
Issues
bash
# List issues
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open

# Create issue
gh issue create --title "Bug: something broken" --body "Details..."

# Close issue
gh issue close 42 --repo owner/repo
CI/Workflow Runs
bash
# List recent runs
gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10

# View specific run
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo

# View failed step logs only
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed

# Re-run failed jobs
gh run rerun <run-id> --failed --repo owner/repo
API Queries
bash
# Get PR with specific fields
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'

# List all labels
gh api repos/owner/repo/labels --jq '.[].name'

# Get repo stats
gh api repos/owner/repo --jq '{stars: .stargazers_count, forks: .forks_count}'

JSON Output

Most commands support --json for structured output with --jq filtering:

bash
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'
gh pr list --json number,title,state,mergeable --jq '.[] | select(.mergeable == "MERGEABLE")'

Templates

PR Review Summary
bash
PR=55 REPO=owner/repo
echo "## PR #$PR Summary"
gh pr view $PR --repo $REPO --json title,body,author,additions,deletions,changedFiles \
  --jq '"**\(.title)** by @\(.author.login)\n\n\(.body)\n\n+\(.additions) -\(.deletions) across \(.changedFiles) files"'
gh pr checks $PR --repo $REPO
Issue Triage
bash
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open --json number,title,labels,createdAt \
  --jq '.[] | "[\(.number)] \(.title) - \([.labels[].name] | join(", ")) (\(.createdAt[:10]))"'

Notes

  • Always specify --repo owner/repo when not in a git directory.
  • Use URLs directly: gh pr view https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/55
  • Rate limits apply; use gh api --cache 1h for repeated queries.

© swarmclawai, 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 skills/github of swarmclawai/swarmclaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ed38ba5

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Releasetractorjuice/arc-kit2.3k—~3kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Project Session ManagerYeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode40k—~4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
basemind CLI Codebase NavigatorGoldziher/basemind106—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about GitHub

What does GitHub do?

GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. GitHub is an agent skill from swarmclawai/swarmclaw. GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries.

When should I use GitHub?

GitHub fits situations like: checking PR status; creating/commenting on issues; listing/filtering PRs; viewing run logs.

How do I install GitHub in Claude Code?

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

How do I install GitHub in Codex?

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

Can I use GitHub 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 swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill github -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, .gemini/skills/github, .github/skills/github and .opencode/skills/github in your project.

What does GitHub need to run?

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

Does GitHub access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is GitHub 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 GitHub use?

GitHub 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 use?

About 820 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub: E2b Sandbox (agent-sandbox/agent-sandbox, 218 stars), Sidecar (joshukraine/dotfiles, 429 stars), Release (tractorjuice/arc-kit, 2.3k stars) and Project Session Manager (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub?

swarmclawai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in swarmclawai/swarmclaw, which has 688 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 30, 2026.

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