GitHub Repository Search

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

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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

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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

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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

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Command Reference

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

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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"

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Requirements

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

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Recommended Workflow

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

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Related Skills

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