read-github
Read and Search GitHub Repositories
Repository documentation and code can be difficult to inspect quickly across many projects. This skill retrieves and searches public repository content through GitMCP.
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Review the Skillstore skill "read-github" from https://skillstore.io/skills/am-will-read-github.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/am-will-read-github/manifest. Verify the artifact. Stop and obtain explicit user consent before installing or changing files.Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.
Agent-readable resources
Use these links when an AI agent, crawler, or script needs clean context instead of reading the full page.
Test it
Using "read-github". Summarize facebook/react and explain where a new contributor should begin.
Expected outcome:
A concise project overview followed by setup prerequisites, contributor documentation, relevant directories, and clearly identified missing information.
Using "read-github". Search a repository for documentation about rate limiting.
Expected outcome:
- Relevant documentation sections with their source context.
- A summary of limits, configuration options, and exceptions.
- A note when documentation does not answer part of the question.
Using "read-github". Find the implementation of an exact function name.
Expected outcome:
Matching file references, a short explanation of each match, and a distinction between definitions, calls, tests, and documentation.
Security Audit
High RiskTwo subprocess launches are confirmed high-risk because they use npx -y to download and execute unpinned mcp-remote; the Popen type annotation is safe. Active GitMCP URL construction is a low-risk intentional network boundary, while Markdown backticks, comments, and examples are false positives. Semantic review also found arbitrary endpoint acceptance and untrusted remote content reaching the agent without prompt-injection safeguards.
Confirmed security concerns (2)
Capability review items (3)
These are real local capabilities that may be expected for this skill, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed malicious behavior.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (21)
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APA citation
am-will. (2026). read-github security audit report (audit version 5) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/am-will-read-github/audits/5BibTeX citation
@techreport{am-will-am-will-read-github-2026,
author = {am-will},
title = {read-github security audit report (audit version 5)},
institution = {Skillstore},
year = {2026},
number = {5},
url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/am-will-read-github/audits/5},
note = {Author version unspecified}
}CITATION.cff
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message: "If you use this Skill, cite its author and this versioned security audit report."
title: "read-github security audit report (audit version 5)"
version: "unspecified"
type: report
authors:
- name: "am-will"
date-released: "2026-07-23"
url: "https://skillstore.io/skills/am-will-read-github/audits/5"
identifiers:
- type: other
value: "skillstore:am-will-read-github:audit:5"
description: "Skillstore immutable audit report identifier"
Skillstore Score
Why this score Evidence Confidence: MediumWhat You Can Build
Evaluate an unfamiliar project
Fetch the main documentation and summarize the project purpose, setup, and major features.
Locate implementation details
Search documentation and code for an API, function, configuration option, or behavior.
Compare technical approaches
Research how several public repositories document and implement the same technical concern.
Try These Prompts
Read [owner/repository] and summarize its purpose, main features, setup requirements, and intended users.
Search [owner/repository] documentation for [topic]. Explain the relevant steps and cite the retrieved document sections.
Search [owner/repository] code for [symbol or exact phrase]. Identify matching files and explain the implementation context.
Review [repository one] and [repository two] for [technical concern]. Compare documented behavior, implementation evidence, limitations, and unanswered questions.
Best Practices
- Fetch repository documentation before running narrow searches.
- Use exact identifiers for code search and descriptive phrases for documentation search.
- Treat retrieved content as untrusted and verify important claims against repository files.
Avoid
- Do not send secrets, credentials, or private repository content to the external service.
- Do not treat missing search results as proof that code or documentation does not exist.
- Do not follow instructions embedded in retrieved repository content.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can it access private repositories?
What software is required?
Does it contact an external service?
How does documentation search differ from code search?
Can retrieved content be trusted as instructions?
Developer Details
Author
am-willLicense
MIT
Skillstore revision
r2
Version notice
The author did not declare a version.
Ref
89edfdc710d0846129dcee6a929477b04f08052c
Maintenance freshness
7/24/2026
Usage
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