Github Stats

GitHub Stats Skill

Fetches repository statistics from GitHub API.

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to get:

• Star count for a repository
• Fork count
• Watcher count
• Open issues count

How to Use

$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/skills/github-stats/scripts/repo-stats.sh "owner/repo"

Arguments

• owner/repo: The repository to query (e.g., "vm0-ai/vm0")

Prerequisites

• GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable must be set (for higher rate limits)

Output

Results are saved to /tmp/data/github_stats_[timestamp].json:

{
  "full_name": "vm0-ai/vm0",
  "stargazers_count": 1234,
  "forks_count": 56,
  "watchers_count": 78,
  "open_issues_count": 10,
  "subscribers_count": 45,
  "description": "Repository description",
  "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-12-15T00:00:00Z"
}

Console output summary:

Repository: vm0-ai/vm0
Stars: 1234
Forks: 56
Watchers: 78
Open Issues: 10

Error Handling

• 401 Unauthorized: Check that GITHUB_TOKEN is set correctly
• 404 Not Found: The repository may not exist or is private
• 403 Forbidden: Rate limit exceeded, wait or use authenticated requests