invoking-github

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

Primary use cases:

• Commit code/documentation from Claude.ai chat (mobile/web)
• Auto-persist DEVLOG.md for iterating skill
• Manage state across sessions via GitHub branches
• Read and update repository files programmatically
• Create pull requests from chat interface

Trigger patterns:

• "Commit this to the repository"
• "Update the README on GitHub"
• "Save this to a feature branch"
• "Create a PR with these changes"
• "Persist DEVLOG to GitHub"
• "Read the config file from my repo"

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

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

from invoking_github import read_file

content = read_file(
    repo="username/repo-name",
    path="config.json",
    branch="main"
)

print(content)

Batch Commit (Multiple Files)

from invoking_github import commit_files

files = [
    {"path": "src/main.py", "content": "# Python code..."},
    {"path": "README.md", "content": "# Updated docs..."},
    {"path": "tests/test.py", "content": "# Tests..."}
]

result = commit_files(
    repo="username/repo-name",
    files=files,
    branch="feature-branch",
    message="Add new feature implementation",
    create_branch_from="main"  # Create branch if it doesn't exist
)

print(f"Committed {len(files)} files: {result['commit_sha']}")