/github-search

name: github-search
description: Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and PRs via MCP
allowed-tools: [Bash, Read]

GitHub Search Skill

When to Use

• Search code across repositories
• Find issues or PRs
• Look up repository information

Instructions

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/github_search.py \
    --type "code" \
    --query "your search query"

Parameters

• `--type`: Search type - `code`, `repos`, `issues`, `prs`
• `--query`: Search query (supports GitHub search syntax)
• `--owner`: (optional) Filter by repo owner
• `--repo`: (optional) Filter by repo name

Examples

# Search code
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/github_search.py \
    --type "code" \
    --query "authentication language:python"

# Search issues
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/github_search.py \
    --type "issues" \
    --query "bug label:critical" \
    --owner "anthropics"

MCP Server Required

Requires `github` server in mcp_config.json with GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.