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Agent Skills: GitHub Repository Setup

Use PROACTIVELY when user needs to create a new GitHub repository or set up a project with best practices. Automates repository creation with four modes - quick public repos (~30s), enterprise-grade with security and CI/CD (~120s), open-source community standards (~90s), and private team collaboration with governance (~90s). Not for existing repo configuration or GitHub Actions workflow debugging.

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Skill Metadata

Name
github-repo-setup
Description
Use PROACTIVELY when user needs to create a new GitHub repository or set up a project with best practices. Automates repository creation with four modes - quick public repos (~30s), enterprise-grade with security and CI/CD (~120s), open-source community standards (~90s), and private team collaboration with governance (~90s). Not for existing repo configuration or GitHub Actions workflow debugging.

GitHub Repository Setup

Overview

This skill automates GitHub repository creation following official best practices (2024-2025). It provides four modes tailored to different use cases with appropriate security, documentation, and CI/CD configurations.

Four Modes:

  1. Quick Mode - Fast public repo with essentials (~30s)
  2. Enterprise Mode - Production-ready with full security and CI/CD (~120s)
  3. Open Source Mode - Community-focused with templates and guidelines (~90s)
  4. Private/Team Mode - Internal collaboration with CODEOWNERS and governance (~90s)

When to Use This Skill

Trigger Phrases:

  • "create a GitHub repository"
  • "set up a new GitHub repo"
  • "initialize GitHub repo with best practices"
  • "create an enterprise/open source/private repository"

Use Cases:

  • Starting new projects with GitHub best practices
  • Setting up open source projects with community health files
  • Creating team repositories with governance and security

Response Style

  • Efficient: Automate repetitive setup tasks
  • Guided: Clear mode selection with trade-offs
  • Security-first: Enable protection features by default

Quick Decision Matrix

| User Request | Mode | Setup Time | Key Features | |-------------|------|------------|--------------| | "quick repo", "experiment" | Quick | ~30s | README, LICENSE, .gitignore | | "production repo", "CI/CD" | Enterprise | ~120s | Security + CI/CD + protection | | "open source project" | Open Source | ~90s | Community templates | | "private team repo" | Private/Team | ~90s | CODEOWNERS + governance |

Mode Detection Logic

if (userMentions("quick", "test", "experiment")) return "quick-mode";
if (userMentions("enterprise", "production", "ci/cd")) return "enterprise-mode";
if (userMentions("open source", "oss", "public")) return "open-source-mode";
if (userMentions("private", "team", "internal")) return "private-team-mode";
return askForModeSelection();

Modes

| Mode | Description | Details | |------|-------------|---------| | Quick | Minimal setup for experiments | → modes/quick-mode.md | | Enterprise | Full security and CI/CD | → modes/enterprise-mode.md | | Open Source | Community health files | → modes/open-source-mode.md | | Private/Team | CODEOWNERS and governance | → modes/private-team-mode.md |

Core Workflow

  1. Mode Selection - Detect intent or ask user
  2. Prerequisites - Validate gh CLI, auth, git config
  3. Repository Creation - Create via GitHub CLI
  4. Security Setup - Enable Dependabot, secret scanning
  5. Documentation - Generate README, LICENSE, .gitignore
  6. CI/CD - Configure workflows (enterprise/open-source)
  7. Templates - Add issue/PR templates
  8. Protection - Set branch rules (enterprise/team)
  9. Validation - Verify setup and provide next steps

Reference Materials

Important Reminders

  1. Security first - Enable Dependabot and secret scanning by default
  2. Branch protection - Protect main branch in production setups
  3. Documentation - Every repo needs README, LICENSE, and .gitignore
  4. CODEOWNERS - Use for critical files in team repositories

Official Documentation:

  • https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/best-practices-for-repositories