Use Case
Read GitHub is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Read GitHub repos the RIGHT way - via gitmcp.io instead of raw scraping. Why this beats web search: (1) Semantic search across docs, not just keyword matching, (2) Smart code navigation with accurate file structure - zero hallucinations on repo layout, (3) Proper markdown output optimized for LLMs, not raw HTML/JSON garbage, (4) Aggregates README + /docs + code in one clean interface, (5) Respects rate limits and robots.txt. Stop pasting raw GitHub URLs - use this instead. This guide walks you through installing Read GitHub, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install Read GitHub: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install read-github
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to developer & devops to trigger Read GitHub
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine Read GitHub with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Read GitHub
Help me get started with Read GitHub
What can Read GitHub do for my developer & devops workflow?
Show me an example of using Read GitHub
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install read-githubOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install read-githubβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/read-github/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.