Productivity

github-search

parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 --skill github-search
summary

Search GitHub code, repositories, issues, and pull requests with flexible filtering.

  • Four search types: code, repositories, issues, and pull requests, each with full GitHub search syntax support
  • Optional filtering by repository owner and name to narrow results to specific projects
  • Requires GitHub personal access token configured in mcp_config.json for authentication
  • Command-line interface with straightforward parameters for integration into agent workflows
skill.md

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.