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Agent Skills: GitHub Repository Creator

Creates GitHub repositories with proper setup. Use when the user wants to create a new GitHub repo, initialize a repository, or set up a new project on GitHub.

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Omrigotlieb/github-repo-skill
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pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/Omrigotlieb/github-repo-skill/tree/HEAD/skills/github-repo-creator

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Skill Metadata

Name
github-repo-creator
Description
Creates GitHub repositories with proper setup. Use when the user wants to create a new GitHub repo, initialize a repository, or set up a new project on GitHub.

GitHub Repository Creator

Creates new GitHub repositories with professional setup using the gh CLI.

Prerequisites

  • GitHub CLI (gh) must be installed and authenticated
  • Run gh auth status to verify authentication

Instructions

When creating a GitHub repository:

1. Gather Information

Ask the user for:

  • Repository name (required)
  • Description (optional but recommended)
  • Visibility: public or private (default: private)
  • Initialize with: README, .gitignore, license

2. Create the Repository

# For a new repo (not from existing folder)
gh repo create <repo-name> --public/--private --description "description" --clone

# For existing local project
gh repo create <repo-name> --source=. --public/--private --push

3. Common Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --public | Make repository public | | --private | Make repository private | | --description "text" | Add description | | --clone | Clone the new repo locally | | --source=. | Use current directory as source | | --push | Push local commits to new repo | | --gitignore <template> | Add .gitignore (e.g., Node, Python) | | --license <license> | Add license (e.g., MIT, Apache-2.0) |

4. Post-Creation Setup

After creating the repo:

  1. Confirm the repo was created successfully
  2. Provide the repository URL to the user
  3. Suggest next steps (add collaborators, set up CI/CD, etc.)

Examples

Create a new public repo and clone it:

gh repo create my-awesome-project --public --description "A cool project" --clone

Create repo from existing local project:

gh repo create my-project --source=. --private --push

Create with README and MIT license:

gh repo create my-project --public --add-readme --license MIT

Future Enhancements

  • [ ] Auto-generate repository banner/social image
  • [ ] Template selection for common project types
  • [ ] Automatic branch protection rules setup