Gh Search

GitHub Search Skill

Search across GitHub using powerful query syntax.

Capabilities

• Search issues/PRs: gh search issues "<query>" --owner <org> --repo <repo> --state <open|closed> --author <user>
• Search code: gh search code "<query>" --owner <org> --repo <repo> --language <lang> --extension <ext>
• Search repos: gh search repos "<query>" --owner <org> --topic <topic> --language <lang> --stars ">100"
• Search PRs: gh search prs "<query>" --state <open|closed> --author <user> --reviewer <user>
• Search commits: gh search commits "<query>" --author <user> --repo <repo>
• Filter by labels: gh search issues "<query>" --label "<label>"
• Filter by date: Add to query: created:>2024-01-01 or updated:<2024-12-31
• Filter by status: is:open, is:closed, is:merged, is:unmerged
• Limit results: --limit <n>
• JSON output: --json <fields> --jq "<expression>"

Usage

Triggered when user says "search", "find code", "search issues", "search repositories". Use specific scopes (issues, code, repos, prs) for targeted results. GitHub search syntax supports AND, OR, NOT and parentheses for complex queries.