github-generate

GitHub Repository to Skills Generator

Generate Claude Code skills from any GitHub repository by extracting public APIs and documentation.

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When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Convert a GitHub repository into skills
• Generate llms.txt documentation from source code
• Create skills from a library or framework
• Parse Rust/TypeScript/Python source code to extract APIs

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Workflow

1. Identify the Repository

Extract the GitHub repository from the user's request:

• Full URL: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio
• Short form: tokio-rs/tokio
• Just name: Search first with cowork search tokio

2. Generate Skills

Execute the cowork generate command:

# Basic generation
cowork generate user/repo

# Specify language(s)
cowork generate user/repo --lang rust

# Only generate llms.txt (for review)
cowork generate user/repo --llms-only -o ./output

# From specific branch/tag
cowork generate user/repo --ref v1.0.0

# Install to specific agents
cowork generate user/repo -a claude-code -a cursor

3. Review Output

The command generates:

• llms.txt - Comprehensive API documentation
• skills/ directory - One SKILL.md per module

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Example Interactions

User: "帮我把 tokio 转成 skill"

Response:

Let me generate skills from the tokio repository.

First, I'll run the generation command:

cowork generate tokio-rs/tokio --lang rust

User: "Create a skill from this repo: https://github.com/vercel/next.js"

Response:

I'll generate skills from the Next.js repository.

cowork generate vercel/next.js --lang typescript

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Command Reference

Option	Description
--lang <LANG>	Languages to parse (rust, typescript, python)
--llms-only	Only generate llms.txt
-o, --output <PATH>	Output directory
--ref <REF>	Git ref (branch, tag, commit)
-a, --agent <AGENT>	Install to agent(s)
--split-modules	Split into per-module skills (default: true)

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Requirements

• GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable must be set
• Token needs repo scope for private repositories

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Supported Languages

Language	Parser	Extracts
Rust	syn	pub fn, struct, enum, trait, impl
TypeScript	tree-sitter	export function, class, interface, type
Python	tree-sitter	def, class (excluding _ private)

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Related Skills

When	See
Search for repositories	github-search
Install existing skills	cowork install
Manage local skills	cowork list, cowork sync