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Github Api

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markpitt·vlatest·backend

Helps with GitHub, API as part of agent workflows workflows.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add markpitt/claude-skills --skill github-api -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

markpitt

Taken from the source listing. We haven't verified who controls this account.

Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Only contacts known or declared hosts: api.github.com.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

    Hosts contacted

    api.github.comsource host

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned markpitt/claude-skills at 43b02eee90.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
43b02eee90
Manifest
skills/github-api/SKILL.md
Scanned
8 files, 1,778 lines
This is a static scan, not a review. It reads the skill's files; it does not run them, and it cannot tell you whether the skill is any good or whether the code does what its description says. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent.
What each check looks for →

About this skill

The github-api skill enables AI agents to interact directly with GitHub's API, allowing them to retrieve repository data, manage issues, and automate workflow tasks within the platform. It serves as a bridge between autonomous agents and code hosting infrastructure, facilitating seamless integration for development operations.

When to use it

  • Automating routine repository maintenance tasks like updating issue statuses or closing stale pull requests.
  • Fetching specific commit histories or file contents to analyze code changes without manual inspection.
  • Triggering automated deployments or creating new branches based on AI-generated logic.
  • Querying user permissions and organization settings to ensure compliance before executing actions.

Key capabilities

  • Direct access to GitHub REST API endpoints for data retrieval and manipulation.
  • Ability to create, update, and delete issues and pull requests programmatically.
  • Support for authentication flows required to access private repositories.
  • Integration with GitHub Actions workflows for event-driven automation.

Example prompts

  • "Search for all open issues in the trustedskills repository that are tagged with 'bug' and summarize their descriptions."
  • "Create a new issue titled 'Update documentation links' in the project repository and assign it to the current user."
  • "Fetch the latest commit message from the main branch of this repository and format it for a release note."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your AI agent has valid OAuth tokens or personal access tokens with the necessary scopes (e.g., repo, issues) before attempting to modify resources. Rate limiting is enforced by GitHub, so avoid sending rapid-fire requests that could trigger temporary blocks on the agent's identity.