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Ghgrab by akillness — Agent Skill

Name: Ghgrab
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: akillness

Ghgrab

Search and download specific files/folders from GitHub repositories directly from terminal using ghgrab, without full clone. Covers install, interactive browsing, release asset download, and automation-safe usage patterns.

akillness Updated Aug 19, 2026 42 repo stars

File contents

ghgrab

Use this skill when users need to quickly fetch selected files/folders/release assets from GitHub in terminal workflows.

When to use

"GitHub에서 파일 몇 개만 가져오고 싶다"
Full clone is too heavy for one-off extraction
Need interactive repository navigation/search from CLI
Need release artifact download without browser

Instructions

Step 1: Verify availability and install path

command -v ghgrab || true

If missing, choose one installer:

# npm
npm install -g @ghgrab/ghgrab

# cargo
cargo install ghgrab

# pipx
pipx install ghgrab

Then verify:

ghgrab --help

Step 2: Start in interactive mode or open a target repo directly

# interactive home
ghgrab

# open repo directly
ghgrab https://github.com/OWNER/REPO

Step 3: Use selective download flow

Navigate/search inside repository tree
Select only required files/folders
Download into current working directory (or tool prompt target)
Prefer small, explicit selections over bulk pulls

Step 4: Release artifact mode

When user needs binary assets from GitHub Releases, use ghgrab release selection mode (OS/arch-aware options if shown by tool).

Step 5: Automation guardrails

Confirm destination path before writing files
Prefer non-destructive paths (new folder) when unsure
Log selected source repo and destination in run notes for reproducibility

Examples

# Browse then cherry-pick files
ghgrab https://github.com/rust-lang/rust

# Start home and search repos interactively
ghgrab

Pitfalls

Installing multiple package-manager variants can shadow binary paths; check which ghgrab.
Private repositories require valid GitHub auth/session context.
Avoid using ghgrab as a substitute for full repo history operations (use git clone when history/branch operations are required).

---name: ghgrabdescription: Search and download specific files/folders from GitHub repositories directly from terminal using ghgrab, without full clone. Covers install, interactive browsing, release asset download, and automation-safe usage patterns.license: MIT---# ghgrabUse this skill when users need to quickly fetch selected files/folders/release assets from GitHub in terminal workflows.## When to use- "GitHub에서 파일 몇 개만 가져오고 싶다"- Full clone is too heavy for one-off extraction- Need interactive repository navigation/search from CLI- Need release artifact download without browser## Instructions### Step 1: Verify availability and install path```bashcommand -v ghgrab || true```If missing, choose one installer:```bash# npmnpm install -g @ghgrab/ghgrab# cargocargo install ghgrab# pipxpipx install ghgrab```Then verify:```bashghgrab --help```### Step 2: Start in interactive mode or open a target repo directly```bash# interactive homeghgrab# open repo directlyghgrab https://github.com/OWNER/REPO```### Step 3: Use selective download flow- Navigate/search inside repository tree- Select only required files/folders- Download into current working directory (or tool prompt target)- Prefer small, explicit selections over bulk pulls### Step 4: Release artifact modeWhen user needs binary assets from GitHub Releases, use ghgrab release selection mode (OS/arch-aware options if shown by tool).### Step 5: Automation guardrails- Confirm destination path before writing files- Prefer non-destructive paths (new folder) when unsure- Log selected source repo and destination in run notes for reproducibility## Examples```bash# Browse then cherry-pick filesghgrab https://github.com/rust-lang/rust# Start home and search repos interactivelyghgrab```## Pitfalls- Installing multiple package-manager variants can shadow binary paths; check `which ghgrab`.- Private repositories require valid GitHub auth/session context.- Avoid using ghgrab as a substitute for full repo history operations (use git clone when history/branch operations are required).

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