read-github
✓Read and search GitHub repository documentation via gitmcp.io MCP service. **WHEN TO USE:** - User provides a GitHub URL - User mentions a specific repo in owner/repo format - User asks "what does this repo do?", "read the docs for X repo", or similar - User wants to search code or docs within a repo
Installation
SKILL.md
Access GitHub repository documentation and code via the gitmcp.io MCP service.
Tool names are dynamically prefixed with the repo name (underscored):
Read and search GitHub repository documentation via gitmcp.io MCP service. **WHEN TO USE:** - User provides a GitHub URL - User mentions a specific repo in owner/repo format - User asks "what does this repo do?", "read the docs for X repo", or similar - User wants to search code or docs within a repo Source: am-will/codex-skills.
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills --skill read-github Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills --skill read-github- Source
- am-will/codex-skills
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
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- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is read-github?
Read and search GitHub repository documentation via gitmcp.io MCP service. **WHEN TO USE:** - User provides a GitHub URL - User mentions a specific repo in owner/repo format - User asks "what does this repo do?", "read the docs for X repo", or similar - User wants to search code or docs within a repo Source: am-will/codex-skills.
How do I install read-github?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills --skill read-github Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01