# Turn GitHub issues into reviewed code changes with SWE-agent

> Run SWE-agent against a repository issue so a language model can inspect files, execute commands and tests, and produce a patch for human review.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/turn-github-issues-into-reviewed-code-changes-with-swe-agent` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/turn-github-issues-into-reviewed-code-changes-with-swe-agent`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/turn-github-issues-into-reviewed-code-changes-with-swe-agent/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/turn-github-issues-into-reviewed-code-changes-with-swe-agent

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# Turn GitHub issues into reviewed code changes with SWE-agent

Run SWE-agent against a repository issue so a language model can inspect files, execute commands and tests, and produce a patch for human review.

## Prerequisites

SWE-agent; Python environment; Git repository or GitHub issue; model API credentials; test/runtime dependencies for the target project

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- July 24: [Mini-SWE-Agent](https://github.com/SWE-agent/mini-SWE-agent) achieves 65% on SWE-bench verified in 100 lines of python!

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [fix issues in real GitHub repositories](https://swe-agent.com/latest/usage/hello_world),
- [perform any custom task](https://swe-agent.com/latest/usage/coding_challenges).
- [Hello world from the command line](https://swe-agent.com/latest/usage/hello_world/)

- Source: https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://swe-agent.com/latest/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/turn-github-issues-into-reviewed-code-changes-with-swe-agent/)