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read-github

Read and search GitHub repository documentation through the gitmcp.io MCP service.

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npx skills add https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills --skill read-github
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As of Apr 30, 2026, read-github has 1 weekly installs, 0 community reviews on SkillJury. Community votes currently stand at 0 upvotes and 0 downvotes. Source: am-will/codex-skills. Canonical URL: https://skills.sh/am-will/codex-skills/read-github.

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About this skill
Read and search GitHub repository documentation through the gitmcp.io MCP service. Access GitHub repository documentation and code via the gitmcp.io MCP service. Convert GitHub URLs to gitmcp.io: The scripts/gitmcp.py script provides CLI access to repository docs. Retrieves the full documentation file (README, docs, etc.): Semantic search within repository documentation: Search code using GitHub Search API (exact match): Fetch content from URLs mentioned in documentation: Call any MCP tool directly: Tool names are dynamically prefixed with the repo name (underscored): For any repository, these tools are available: - Converts GitHub URLs to gitmcp.io endpoints and provides CLI access via scripts/gitmcp.py for fetching docs, searching documentation semantically, and searching code via GitHub API - Four core tools available per repository: fetch full documentation, semantic search within docs, exact-match code search, and fetch external URLs referenced in documentation - Tool names are dynamically generated and prefixed with the repository name (e.g., fetch_llm_council_documentation for karpathy/llm-council) - Recommended workflow: fetch documentation first for overview, then use semantic search for specific questions, code search for implementations, and URL fetch for external references - github.com/owner/repo → gitmcp.io/owner/repo - → - karpathy/llm-council →...

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What does read-github do?

Read and search GitHub repository documentation through the gitmcp.io MCP service.

Is read-github good?

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Which AI agents support read-github?

read-github currently lists compatibility with Codex, Skills CLI.

Is read-github safe to install?

read-github has been scanned by security audit providers tracked on SkillJury. Check the security audits section on this page for detailed results from Socket.dev and Snyk.

What are alternatives to read-github?

Skills in the same category include grimoire-morpho-blue, conversation-memory, second-brain-ingest, zai-tts.

How do I install read-github?

Run the following command to install read-github: npx skills add https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills --skill read-github

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