github-search - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: github-search description: "CRITICAL: Use for searching GitHub repositories for skills. Triggers on: cowork search, search skill repos, find skill repo, github topic search, skill repository, 搜索 skill, 查找技能仓库, 搜索仓库"

GitHub Repository Search

Search GitHub for skill-related repositories and discover new skills to install.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

Find repositories related to a topic
Discover agent-skill tagged repositories
Search for libraries to convert to skills
Find popular repositories in a domain

Workflow

1. Search for Repositories

# Search by keyword
cowork search tokio

# Search by topic
cowork search agent-skill --topic

# Verbose output with details
cowork search rust-skills --verbose

# Limit results
cowork search async --limit 5

2. Review Results

The search returns:

Repository name and owner
Star count
Description
Language and topics (with --verbose)

3. Generate or Install

After finding a repository:

# Generate skills from it
cowork generate owner/repo

# Or install existing skills
cowork install owner/repo

Example Interactions

User: "Find some Rust async skills"

Response:

Let me search for Rust async-related repositories.

cowork search "rust async" --verbose

User: "搜索有 agent-skill 标签的仓库"

Response:

I'll search for repositories with the agent-skill topic.

cowork search agent-skill --topic --verbose

Command Reference

Option	Description
`--topic`	Search by GitHub topic instead of keyword
`--verbose, -v`	Show detailed information
`--limit, -n <N>`	Maximum results (default: 10)

Search Tips

Finding Agent Skills

# Repositories tagged with agent-skill
cowork search agent-skill --topic

# Claude Code specific skills
cowork search claude-code-skill --topic

Finding Libraries

# Popular Rust crates
cowork search "rust library" --limit 20

# TypeScript utilities
cowork search "typescript utility"

Finding by Domain

# Web frameworks
cowork search "web framework rust"

# Data processing
cowork search "data pipeline python"

Requirements

GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable must be set
Works with public repositories
Private repos require appropriate token permissions

Recommended Workflow

1. cowork search <topic>              # Find repositories
2. cowork generate <repo>             # Generate skills from it
3. cowork install --list              # Verify installation

Related Skills

When	See
Generate skills from repo	github-generate
Install skills	`cowork install`
List installed skills	`cowork list`