aibot88 Ingest GitHub Gist
Extract raw content from a GitHub gist.
Extraction Method
Parse the URL to extract username and gist ID:
- Pattern:
https://gist.github.com/{user}/{gist_id}
- Pattern:
Fetch via raw URL (most reliable, bypasses API rate limits):
curl -sL "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/{user}/{gist_id}/raw/"
- If username is unknown, get it via API:
gh api "/gists/{gist_id}" --jq '.owner.login'
- For multi-file gists, list files first:
gh gist view {gist_id} --files
Then fetch each file separately.
Post-Extraction
- Save to vault's
raw/<descriptive-name>.mdwith YAML header:
---
source-url: <gist-url>
title: "<gist-description or filename>"
author: "<github-username>"
date-fetched: <today>
source-type: gist
---
Fallback Chain
- Raw URL (
gist.githubusercontent.com) — best, no API needed gh gist view {id} --raw— uses gh CLI authgh api "/gists/{id}" --jq '.files | to_entries[] | .value.content'
Dependencies
None for primary method (curl only). gh CLI optional for fallbacks.