search-github
Searches GitHub project history for community discussions and issue resolutions.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/search-github && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/5522" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/search-github && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/search-github
Activation
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Search GitHub issues, discussions, and PRs for content related to a topicKey capabilities
- →Search GitHub issues
- →Search GitHub discussions
- →Search GitHub pull requests
How it works
The skill delegates the search task to a specialized subagent that queries the GitHub API.
Inputs & outputs
When to use search-github
- →Checking for existing bug reports on a library
- →Finding community discussions on specific features
- →Reviewing PRs for usage examples
About this skill
GitHub Search
Use the github-searcher subagent to search GitHub for content related to: $ARGUMENTS
Call the Task tool with:
subagent_type: "github-searcher"mode: "bypassPermissions"prompt: the search topic
Report the results back to the user exactly as returned by the agent.
When not to use it
- →Searching non-GitHub repositories
- →Complex code analysis
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Limited to GitHub content
How it compares
It provides a focused search interface for GitHub-specific content rather than general web search.
Compared to similar skills
search-github side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| search-github (this skill) | 1 | 4mo | No flags | Beginner |
| fact-check | 7 | 7mo | Review | Intermediate |
| agent-researcher | 4 | 6mo | Review | Intermediate |
| research-engineer | 2 | 6mo | No flags | Advanced |
Try saying
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