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Github Images by connorads — Agent Skill

Name: Github Images
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: connorads

Github Images

Downloads images from GitHub issues and PRs using authenticated signed URLs. Use when a user shares a GitHub issue/PR URL and the agent needs to view screenshots or image attachments, especially from private repos, or asks to "grab the screenshots from that issue" or similar.

connorads 67670dc 2.1 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026

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github-images

Download image attachments from GitHub issues and pull requests, including private repos that require authentication.

Usage

# From a full GitHub URL
ghimg https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/39

# From a PR URL
ghimg https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/42

# Using owner/repo and number separately
ghimg owner/repo 39

# Custom output directory
ghimg owner/repo 39 -o ./screenshots

# Print signed URLs only (pipe-friendly)
ghimg owner/repo 39 --urls-only

Default output: /tmp/ghimg/<owner>/<repo>/<number>/

After downloading, use Read to view the images.

Manual fallback

If ghimg is unavailable, use gh api directly:

# Fetch body_html with signed image URLs (valid ~5 min)
gh api repos/owner/repo/issues/39 \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \
  --jq '.body_html'

# Fetch comment images too
gh api repos/owner/repo/issues/39/comments \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \
  --paginate --jq '.[].body_html'

# Download a signed URL
curl -sL -o image.png "https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/..."

The key insight: application/vnd.github.full+json returns body_html containing JWT-signed URLs for private image attachments. These URLs expire after ~5 minutes.

Limitations

ghimg queries only the issue/PR body and issue comments - images in PR inline (review) comments and review summaries are not fetched. Get those manually with the same Accept header:

gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/42/comments \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \
  --paginate --jq '.[].body_html'

gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/42/reviews \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \
  --paginate --jq '.[].body_html'

---name: github-imagesdescription: Downloads images from GitHub issues and PRs using authenticated signed URLs. Use when a user shares a GitHub issue/PR URL and the agent needs to view screenshots or image attachments, especially from private repos, or asks to "grab the screenshots from that issue" or similar.--- # github-images Download image attachments from GitHub issues and pull requests, including private repos that require authentication. ## Usage ```bash # From a full GitHub URL ghimg https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/39 # From a PR URL ghimg https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/42 # Using owner/repo and number separately ghimg owner/repo 39 # Custom output directory ghimg owner/repo 39 -o ./screenshots # Print signed URLs only (pipe-friendly) ghimg owner/repo 39 --urls-only ``` Default output: `/tmp/ghimg/<owner>/<repo>/<number>/` After downloading, use `Read` to view the images. ## Manual fallback If `ghimg` is unavailable, use `gh api` directly: ```bash # Fetch body_html with signed image URLs (valid ~5 min) gh api repos/owner/repo/issues/39 \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \ --jq '.body_html' # Fetch comment images too gh api repos/owner/repo/issues/39/comments \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \ --paginate --jq '.[].body_html' # Download a signed URL curl -sL -o image.png "https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/..." ``` The key insight: `application/vnd.github.full+json` returns `body_html` containing JWT-signed URLs for private image attachments. These URLs expire after ~5 minutes. ## Limitations `ghimg` queries only the issue/PR body and **issue comments** - images in PR **inline (review) comments** and **review summaries** are not fetched. Get those manually with the same Accept header: ```bash gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/42/comments \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \ --paginate --jq '.[].body_html' gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/42/reviews \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.full+json" \ --paginate --jq '.[].body_html' ```

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