invoking-github SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
invoking-github from oaustegard/claude-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add oaustegard/claude-skills/invoking-github@v0.1.0Pins v0.1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- oaustegard/claude-skills
- Path
plugins/github-and-git/skills/invoking-github/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- v0.1.0, committed Sep 9, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jul 7, 2026
- Size
- 10,353 bytes
- Repository stars
- 158
- License
- MIT
Enables GitHub repository operations (read/write/commit/PR) for Claude.ai chat environments. Use when users request GitHub commits, repository updates, DEVLOG persistence, or cross-session state management via GitHub branches. Not needed in Claude Code (has native git access).
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Invoking GitHub
Programmatically interact with GitHub repositories from Claude.ai chat: read files, commit changes, create PRs, and persist state across sessions.
## When to Use This Skill
**Not needed for:**
- Claude Code environments (use native git commands)
- Read-only repository access (use GitHub UI or API directly)
## Quick Start
### Prerequisites
Create a GitHub Personal Access Token and add to Project Knowledge:
1. Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens
2. Create new token (classic or fine-grained)
3. Required scopes: `repo` (or `public_repo` for public repos only)
4. In Claude.ai, add to Project Knowledge:
- Title: `GITHUB_API_KEY`
- Content: Your token (e.g., `ghp_abc123...`)
### Single File Commit
```python
from invoking_github import commit_file
result = commit_file(
repo="username/repo-name",
path="README.md",
content="# Updated README\n\nNew content here...",
branch="main",
message="Update README with new instructions"
)
print(f"Committed: {result['commit_sha']}")
```
### Read File
```python
from invoking_github import read_file
content = read_file(
repo="username/repo-name",
path="config.json",
branch="main"
)
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add oaustegard/claude-skills/invoking-github@sha256:f8831553eca411c3The line at the top of this page pins the label v0.1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_ow7yp2j2uslkc7dt)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Jul 7, 2026 and Sep 9, 2026, about one every 32 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.1.0 latest | 2026-09-09 | 5e58100 | 10,353 B | A | view · diff |
| v0.0.4 | 2026-07-25 | 4b31e7d | 10,974 B | A | view · diff |
| v0.0.3 | 2026-07-07 | 6154d36 | 11,064 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (10353 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
oaustegard/claude-skills · 158 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-07 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ow7yp2j2uslkc7dt GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=oaustegard/claude-skills/invoking-github GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f8831553eca411c3a169cb97aeb66f21e2a32958ba5effd89d05d2e355ac56ac
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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