github-research
Researches and compares GitHub repositories for technical implementation patterns.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/github-research && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/13647" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/github-research && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/github-research
Activation
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Use this skill before architecture, dependency, integration, parser, bot, UI, deployment, or non-trivial bugfix tasks. It forces Codex to search GitHub, compare open-source solutions, check licenses, and extract reusable patterns without copying unsafe code.Key capabilities
- →Identify the exact technical problem.
- →Generate GitHub search queries.
- →Find relevant repositories, examples, or issues.
- →Compare repositories based on various metrics.
- →Extract reusable patterns from code.
How it works
The skill identifies a technical problem, generates GitHub search queries, finds and compares relevant repositories, extracts reusable patterns, and produces a decision on how to proceed with implementation.
Inputs & outputs
When to use github-research
- →Researching library integrations
- →Comparing open-source tools
- →Extracting coding patterns
About this skill
GitHub Research Skill
When this skill triggers, do the following:
- Identify the exact technical problem.
- Generate 5–10 GitHub search queries.
- Find at least 5 relevant repositories/examples/issues, if available.
- Compare:
- stars;
- recency;
- license;
- stack;
- tests;
- README quality;
- issues/PR health;
- architecture quality.
- Extract reusable patterns.
- Reject unsafe or stale patterns.
- Produce a concise decision.
Output:
## GitHub Research
Search intent:
-
Repos checked:
| Repo | Relevance | Useful pattern | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | | |
Decision:
- Adopt:
- Adapt:
- Avoid:
- Build ourselves:
Implementation impact:
-
Never copy code unless the license is compatible and the user/project can legally use it.
When not to use it
- →When the task does not involve architecture, dependency, integration, parser, bot, UI, deployment, or non-trivial bugfix tasks.
- →When copying code is required without license compatibility.
Limitations
- →The skill does not copy code unless the license is compatible and legally usable.
- →The skill focuses on extracting reusable patterns and rejecting unsafe or stale ones.
- →The skill is intended for specific task types like architecture, dependency, or UI tasks.
How it compares
This skill automates the structured research and comparison of GitHub repositories for technical problems, providing a concise decision and implementation impact, which is more systematic than ad-hoc manual searching.
Compared to similar skills
github-research side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| github-research (this skill) | 0 | 1mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| meta-pattern-recognition | 10 | 9mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| research-engineer | 2 | 6mo | No flags | Advanced |
| tech-decision | 1 | 7mo | No flags | Intermediate |
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