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/install github-api
Description
GitHub API integration with managed OAuth. Access repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, and users. Use this skill when users want to intera...
Usage Guidance
Install this only if you trust Maton with the GitHub accounts and repositories you connect. Use least-privilege OAuth scopes, confirm the connection ID when multiple accounts exist, review any write/delete/merge/transfer action before approving it, and avoid printing or sharing MATON_API_KEY in logs or chat.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: github-api
Version: 1.0.6
The skill bundle provides a comprehensive GitHub API integration via the Maton proxy service (api.maton.ai). It includes detailed instructions for an AI agent to manage repositories, issues, and pull requests, while explicitly mandating user approval for write operations and highlighting high-risk actions. No evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution was found in SKILL.md or _meta.json.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose is GitHub API access, and the documented capabilities match that purpose: repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, users, organizations, and search.
Instruction Scope
The skill includes high-impact GitHub actions such as creating repositories, editing files, merging pull requests, deleting comments/files, and managing connections, but it explicitly requires user approval, target confirmation, connection verification, and extra caution for destructive actions.
Install Mechanism
The bundle is markdown-only with no executable files; it optionally instructs users to install the Maton CLI through npm or Homebrew, which is coherent but depends on trusting that external CLI source.
Credentials
Network access, MATON_API_KEY, and GitHub OAuth are proportionate for the integration, with the important disclosure that GitHub API traffic and OAuth handling go through api.maton.ai.
Persistence & Privilege
Persistent Maton-managed GitHub OAuth connections are expected for the skill and the artifact documents listing, selecting, creating, and deleting those connections.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install github-api - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/github-api - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.6
- Enhanced security & permissions section with stricter requirements for user confirmation before write operations.
- Clarified steps for confirming the target, connection ID, and risk notice for irreversible or destructive actions.
- Added explicit boundaries for repository scope and organization-level actions.
- Documentation and usage remain unchanged otherwise; no code changes in this release.
v1.0.5
- Added CLI usage examples and commands for common GitHub and connection management tasks.
- Expanded documentation to include installation instructions for Maton CLI (via NPM and Homebrew).
- Clarified authentication steps with both CLI and manual API key setup.
- Updated API examples to show equivalent CLI and Python usage.
- Improved consistency and guidance for connection management and specifying connections.
v1.0.4
- Updated all endpoint and connection management URLs from gateway.maton.ai and ctrl.maton.ai to api.maton.ai for consistency.
- Added an explicit Security & Permissions section, clarifying scope and required user confirmation for write operations.
- Improved instructions about specifying a connection when multiple GitHub connections exist.
- Removed the LICENSE.txt file from the repository.
v1.0.3
- Added a new `clawdbot` metadata section specifying an emoji and the required `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable.
- No changes to code or functionality; documentation and metadata only.
v1.0.2
- Documentation formatting or length was adjusted in SKILL.md.
- No functional or API-level changes were introduced in this version.
v1.0.1
- Version 1.0.1 released.
- No file changes detected; documentation and functionality remain unchanged.
v1.0.0
Initial release of the GitHub API skill.
- Provides managed OAuth integration for the GitHub REST API via Maton.
- Access and manage repositories, issues, pull requests, branches, commits, and users.
- Includes detailed usage examples and connection management instructions.
- Supports automation and code search features through GitHub endpoints.
- All requests require a Maton API key and can specify OAuth connections for multi-account workflows.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is GitHub?
GitHub API integration with managed OAuth. Access repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, and users. Use this skill when users want to intera... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 16465 downloads so far.
How do I install GitHub?
Run "/install github-api" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is GitHub free?
Yes, GitHub is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does GitHub support?
GitHub is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created GitHub?
It is built and maintained by byungkyu (@byungkyu); the current version is v1.0.6.
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