Use Case
Read GitHub isn't just for solo use β teams can share skills and build consistent AI workflows across the organization. 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 covers how to deploy Read GitHub for your team, standardize prompts, and create shared workflows that everyone can use.
Install Read GitHub in your project directory: .claude/skills/read-github/
Commit the skill folder to your repository so the whole team has access
Document your team's standard prompts in a shared README
Use Read GitHub in code reviews, standups, and planning sessions
Iterate: collect feedback from the team and refine your prompts
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Read GitHub
How can my team use Read GitHub together?
Set up Read GitHub for our project so everyone can use it
Create a shared workflow using Read GitHub for our team
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.