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GitHub auth setup via gh CLI, SSH keys, HTTPS PATs. An agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden.
Install GitHub Auth
The automated check flagged lines worth reading first. See the safety section below.
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden github-auth --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-auth .claude/skills/github-auth && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "github-auth" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-auth into .claude/skills/github-auth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "github-auth", 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 install https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-authType 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.
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden github-auth --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-auth .agents/skills/github-auth && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "github-auth" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-auth into .agents/skills/github-auth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "github-auth", 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.
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden github-auth --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-auth .cursor/skills/github-auth && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "github-auth" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-auth into .cursor/skills/github-auth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "github-auth", 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 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git --path skills/github-auth--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden github-auth --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-auth .gemini/skills/github-auth && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "github-auth" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-auth into .gemini/skills/github-auth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "github-auth", 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.
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden github-authInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-auth .github/skills/github-auth && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "github-auth" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-auth into .github/skills/github-auth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "github-auth", 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.
$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden github-auth --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-auth .opencode/skills/github-auth && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "github-auth" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/github-auth into .opencode/skills/github-auth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "github-auth", 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
github-auth- GitHub stars
- 849
- Token cost
- ~936 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 313 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 63
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
GitHub auth setup via gh CLI, SSH keys, HTTPS PATs. An agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden.
- Works in 7 steps: Authenticate with gh CLI (recommended) → Create an SSH key → Configure SSH to use the key for GitHub → …
- Development work in your project
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, How to Use, Examples and Cautions
- Calls gh, git and ssh; reaches github.com; needs GH_TOKEN
What it does
GitHub Auth is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden. GitHub auth setup via gh CLI, SSH keys, HTTPS PATs
Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill.json`).
It sits in Development. It works with GitHub and Git. The repository describes itself as: Aiden — an autonomous AI agent and work engine built solo. It can operate your browser, terminal, files, apps, APIs, skills and tools, remember context, recover from failures… The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Development work in your project
Example prompts
- “/github-auth”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3704204. 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:
ghgitssh
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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
GH_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
GitHub Auth loads about 936 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 313 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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: warnings
The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.
- WarningMentions a credentials file (SSH keys, cloud or package-manager tokens)SKILL.md:63
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github_ed25519
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 taracodlabs/aiden at commit 3704204, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© taracodlabs). 313 words, ~936 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/github-auth/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- github-auth
- description
- GitHub auth setup via gh CLI, SSH keys, HTTPS PATs
- category
- developer
- version
- 1.0.0
- origin
- aiden
- license
- Apache-2.0
- tags
- github, auth, ssh, pat, token, credentials, gh-cli, authentication, git, https
GitHub Authentication Setup
Configure GitHub authentication for git and gh CLI operations using the GitHub CLI (gh), SSH keys, or HTTPS personal access tokens (PATs).
When to Use
- User needs to authenticate with GitHub from a new machine
- User is getting
Permission denied (publickey)orAuthentication failederrors - User wants to switch from HTTPS to SSH authentication
- User wants to create or rotate a personal access token
- User wants to verify their current GitHub credentials are working
How to Use
1. Authenticate with gh CLI (recommended)
# Interactive login — opens browser for OAuth
gh auth login
# Choose: GitHub.com → HTTPS → Authenticate with browser
# Or choose SSH if preferred
# Verify authentication
gh auth status2. Create an SSH key
# Generate Ed25519 key (modern, secure)
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your-email@example.com" -f "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\github_ed25519"
# Start ssh-agent and add key
Start-Service ssh-agent
ssh-add "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\github_ed25519"
# Display public key to copy to GitHub
Get-Content "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\github_ed25519.pub"After running step 2, the user must add the public key at https://github.com/settings/keys → New SSH key.
3. Configure SSH to use the key for GitHub
# Create or append to SSH config
$config = @"
Host github.com
HostName github.com
User git
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github_ed25519
"@
Add-Content "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\config" $config
# Test SSH connection
ssh -T git@github.com4. Create a Personal Access Token (HTTPS)
Direct the user to: https://github.com/settings/tokens/new
- Select scopes:
repo,read:org(for org repos),workflow(for Actions) - Copy the token — it is shown only once
# Configure git to cache HTTPS credentials
git config --global credential.helper wincred
# Test — will prompt for username + PAT as password
git clone https://github.com/your-org/your-repo.git5. Configure gh CLI with a PAT
# Authenticate gh CLI with a PAT non-interactively
$env:GH_TOKEN = "ghp_your_token_here"
gh auth status6. Verify and list configured credentials
# Check gh auth
gh auth status
# Check git remote URL type
git remote -v
# Test SSH
ssh -T git@github.com
# Expected: "Hi username! You've successfully authenticated..."7. Switch a repo from HTTPS to SSH
# Show current remote
git remote get-url origin
# Change to SSH
git remote set-url origin git@github.com:owner/repo.git
git remote -v # verifyExamples
"I'm on a new machine and need to set up GitHub access"
→ Use step 1 (gh auth login) for the quickest setup. If SSH is preferred, use steps 2–3 then step 1 with SSH option.
"I'm getting Authentication failed when pushing to GitHub"
→ Use step 6 to diagnose. If HTTPS, rotate the PAT (step 4). If SSH, run ssh -T git@github.com to test.
"Generate a new SSH key and add it to GitHub" → Use steps 2–3 and instruct user to paste the public key at github.com/settings/keys.
Cautions
- Never store PATs in code files or commit them to git — use environment variables or the system keychain
- PATs shown on GitHub are one-time — copy immediately when created
- SSH keys without passphrases are convenient but less secure — recommend a passphrase for shared machines
gh auth loginstores credentials in the system keychain — do not use on untrusted machines
© taracodlabs, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/github-auth of taracodlabs/aiden.
- SKILL.md
- skill.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3704204
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GitHub Auth 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Auth this skilltaracodlabs/aiden | 849 | — | ~936 | Automated safety check: Warn | Apache-2.0 | |
| Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness | 16k | 1 repos | ~847 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Create Pull Requestcline/cline | 70k | 1 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Pull Request Title and Body Writeropeninterpreter/openinterpreter | 69k | 2 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Draft Release Notesjamiepine/voicebox | 57k | — | ~941 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| PR Review State Fetchprisma/orm | 48k | — | ~767 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about GitHub Auth
What does GitHub Auth do?
GitHub auth setup via gh CLI, SSH keys, HTTPS PATs. An agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden. GitHub Auth is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden.
When should I use GitHub Auth?
GitHub Auth fits situations like: development work in your project.
How do I install GitHub Auth in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/github-auth in taracodlabs/aiden) into .claude/skills/github-auth in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install GitHub Auth in Codex?
Run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/github-auth in taracodlabs/aiden) into .agents/skills/github-auth in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use GitHub Auth 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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill github-auth -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-auth, .gemini/skills/github-auth, .github/skills/github-auth and .opencode/skills/github-auth in your project.
What does GitHub Auth need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitHub Auth needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh, git and ssh) and credentials named GH_TOKEN.
Does GitHub Auth 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 Auth safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): mentions a credentials file (ssh keys, cloud or package-manager tokens). Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.
What licence does GitHub Auth use?
GitHub Auth is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does GitHub Auth use?
About 936 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Auth?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Auth: Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars), Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars), Pull Request Title and Body Writer (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars) and Draft Release Notes (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains GitHub Auth?
taracodlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in taracodlabs/aiden, which has 849 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.
Source: taracodlabs/aiden on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.