GitHub Repository Info Fetcher

Fetch comprehensive repository information using GitHub API tools.

User Input

$ARGUMENTS

Instructions

Step 1: Parse Repository URL

Extract the owner and repository name from the provided GitHub URL.

Supported URL formats:

• https://github.com/owner/repo
• https://github.com/owner/repo.git
• github.com/owner/repo
• owner/repo

# Parse URL to extract owner and repo
URL="$ARGUMENTS"
# Remove https://github.com/ prefix if present
CLEAN_URL=$(echo "$URL" | sed 's|https://github.com/||' | sed 's|github.com/||' | sed 's|\.git$||' | sed 's|/$||')
OWNER=$(echo "$CLEAN_URL" | cut -d'/' -f1)
REPO=$(echo "$CLEAN_URL" | cut -d'/' -f2)
echo "Owner: $OWNER"
echo "Repo: $REPO"

Step 2: Fetch Repository Details

Use the GitHub MCP tools to fetch repository information:

1. Get file contents from the root to see structure:

   • Use mcp__github__get_file_contents with owner, repo, path=""

2. Get recent commits to assess activity:

   • Use mcp__github__list_commits with owner, repo, perPage=10

3. Search for repository to get detailed stats:

   • Use mcp__github__search_repositories with query="repo:owner/repo"

Step 3: Extract Key Metrics

From the repository data, extract and report:

Metric	Description
Name	Repository full name
Description	Repository description
Stars	Stargazer count
Forks	Fork count
Open Issues	Number of open issues
Language	Primary programming language
License	License type (if specified)
Created	Repository creation date
Last Updated	Most recent update date
Default Branch	Main branch name

Step 4: Calculate Repository Age

Calculate how old the repository is:

# Example calculation (will be done by Claude)
CREATED_DATE="2020-01-15"
TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
# Calculate age in years and months

Step 5: Assess Activity Level

Based on commits data, determine:

• Last commit date: When was the most recent commit?
• Commit frequency: Approximate commits per month
• Active contributors: Number of unique authors in recent commits

Output Format

Return a structured summary:

## Repository: [owner/repo]

**Description**: [description]

### Stats
- Stars: [count]
- Forks: [count]
- Open Issues: [count]
- Primary Language: [language]

### Timeline
- Created: [date] ([X years, Y months ago])
- Last Updated: [date]
- Last Commit: [date]

### License
[License type or "Not specified"]

### Activity Assessment
- Commit Frequency: [High/Medium/Low]
- Last Activity: [Recent/Stale/Inactive]

Error Handling

Issue	Solution
Repository not found	Verify URL format and check if repo is public
Rate limiting	Wait and retry, or inform user of GitHub API limits
Private repository	Inform user that private repos require authentication