GitHub Token
Interact with GitHub using Personal Access Tokens. Secure, user-controlled access - no OAuth, no full account access. Clone, push, branch, PR, issues. Use when user wants to work w…
Danny Shmueli
@dannyshmueli
What This Skill Does
Command-line interface for GitHub operations using Personal Access Tokens. Supports cloning, pushing, branching, pull requests, issues, and repo info retrieval via a Python script.
Replaces full OAuth flows and third-party integrations by letting users control access through scoped PATs with no account-wide permissions.
When to Use It
- Clone a private repository using a user-provided PAT
- Create a new branch and push changes to a GitHub repo
- Open a pull request with a title and description
- List all repositories the token has access to
- Create a GitHub issue with a title and optional body
- View repository metadata like description and visibility
Install
$ openclaw skills install @dannyshmueli/github-tokenGitHub PAT
Interact with GitHub using Personal Access Tokens. User controls access via PAT scopes.
Setup
User provides their PAT:
1. Create PAT at github.com/settings/tokens
2. Select scopes (repo for full, public_repo for public only)
3. Provide token to agent
Store in TOOLS.md or pass via --token.
Commands
# List repos you have access to
python3 scripts/gh.py repos [--token TOKEN]
# Clone a repo
python3 scripts/gh.py clone owner/repo [--token TOKEN]
# Create branch
python3 scripts/gh.py branch <branch-name> [--repo owner/repo]
# Commit and push
python3 scripts/gh.py push "<message>" [--branch branch] [--repo owner/repo]
# Open a pull request
python3 scripts/gh.py pr "<title>" [--body "description"] [--base main] [--head branch]
# Create an issue
python3 scripts/gh.py issue "<title>" [--body "description"] [--repo owner/repo]
# View repo info
python3 scripts/gh.py info owner/repo
Security Model
- User controls access via PAT scopes
- No OAuth - no "allow full access" prompts
- Least privilege - user creates PAT with minimal needed scopes
- Fine-grained PATs supported for specific repo access
Token Storage
Agent stores token in TOOLS.md under ### GitHub section. Never expose in logs or messages.
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