name: gh-fetch description: Fetch content from GitHub repos using gh CLI

GitHub Fetch Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Get files from a GitHub repo
• List files in a repo
• Explore repo structure
• Fetch command definitions from repos
• Save files from a repo locally

Working gh Commands

List repo root contents:

gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/

List subdirectory contents:

gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/.claude/commands
gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/path/to/dir

Get file content (decoded):

gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/path/file.md --jq '.content' | base64 -d

Save file content locally:

gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/path/file.md --jq '.content' | base64 -d > local/path/file.md

Get repo info:

gh api repos/owner/repo --jq '.name, .description, .default_branch_name'

Usage Pattern

1. Parse repo from user input (owner/name format)
2. Use gh api to explore structure
3. Use base64 -d to decode file contents
4. If user wants to save files, redirect output using > path/to/file
5. Present results clearly to user