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Github clone workspace

Skill shuymn/skills/skills/github-clone-workspace

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Install
npx -y skills add shuymn/skills --skill github-clone-workspace

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Clones public GitHub repository or /tree/<ref>/<directory> URLs into temporary local workspaces for code inspection. Use when the user provides a GitHub repo/tree URL and local read/search/bash inspection would help.

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Path Resolution

<skill-root> is the directory containing this SKILL.md. Resolve scripts/... relative to it, not the caller's current working directory.

GitHub Clone Workspace

Scope

Use this skill to clone a public GitHub repository into a temporary directory, then inspect it locally with read/search/bash tools.

Supported URLs:

  • https://github.com/owner/repo
  • https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/<ref>/<directory>

Unsupported URLs:

Workflow

  1. Run the bundled script:

    python <skill-root>/scripts/github_clone_workspace.py 'https://github.com/owner/repo'

    Optional local clone directory name:

    python <skill-root>/scripts/github_clone_workspace.py 'https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/packages/app' --directory-name repo-copy

  2. Read the printed path: value.

  3. Use that absolute path for subsequent Read, Grep, Glob, or read-only Bash commands such as find/ls.

  4. Tell the user the workspace name/path you used.

  5. When finished, run the printed cleanup command. If using --json, remove the printed tempRoot path.

Behavior

The script:

  • clones with git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --single-branch;
  • resolves /tree/<ref>/<directory> refs using git ls-remote --heads --tags;
  • uses the tree subdirectory as the effective inspection path;
  • rejects unsafe owner/repo/ref values and unsafe --directory-name values;
  • rejects URL subpaths that escape the cloned repository or do not resolve to directories;
  • times out git operations after 30 seconds;
  • does not fetch submodules.

Error Handling

  • If a /blob/ URL is provided, explain that file URLs are unsupported and ask for the repository URL or a /tree/<ref>/<directory> URL.
  • If git ls-remote or git clone fails because the repository is private or inaccessible, tell the user this skill only supports public repositories unless their local git credentials already permit access.
  • If the script exits with an error, report the exact error and stop rather than guessing a path.

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