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  • 8 repo stars
  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • netresearch/github-project-skill

Helps with ai & agent building tasks.

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github-project is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted coding.

  • github-project
  • AI & Agent Building
  • AI-coding skill

Github Project by the numbers

  • 84 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +10 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
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  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Repositorynetresearch/github-project-skill

What it does

Helps with ai & agent building tasks.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

GitHub Project Skill

GitHub repository configuration, troubleshooting, and collaboration workflow best practices.

When to Use

  • Post `gh repo create` + initial push, before first PR — apply branch protection (REQUIRED, see below)
  • PR won't merge, BLOCKED, or unresolved threads
  • Auto-merge fails for Dependabot/Renovate
  • Solo maintainer auto-approve
  • Branch protection, rulesets, enforce_admins
  • GHA failures or permission issues
  • Signed commit merge (rebase can't auto-sign)
  • CodeQL default vs custom workflows
  • Scorecard (token perms, pinned deps)
  • CODEOWNERS, templates, release labels
  • Fork PR merge base
REQUIRED post `gh repo create`: scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO — see references/repo-bootstrap.md (closes snipe-it#17 class).

Quick Diagnostics

PR Won't Merge

gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO \
  --json mergeStateStatus,reviewDecision,mergeable,reviewThreads

Solo Maintainer: PRs Stuck on REVIEW_REQUIRED

Use assets/pr-quality.yml.template for auto-approve with required_approving_review_count >= 1.

Auto-merge Setup

Requires allow_auto_merge, pull_request_target trigger, user.login bot detection, gh pr merge --auto with dynamic strategy. See references/auto-merge-guide.md.

Auto-merge Not Working

gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO --json autoMergeRequest --jq .autoMergeRequest
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/main/protection/required_pull_request_reviews \
  --jq '.bypass_pull_request_allowances.apps[].slug'

GitHub Actions Failing

gh run list --repo OWNER/REPO --limit 5
gh run view RUN_ID --repo OWNER/REPO --log-failed
gh run rerun RUN_ID --repo OWNER/REPO

Security & Compliance Quick Checks

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/main/protection \
  --jq '{rcr: .required_conversation_resolution.enabled, admins: .enforce_admins.enabled}'
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/default-setup --jq '.state'
gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO --json reviewThreads --jq '.reviewThreads'

Merge Strategy Issues

See references/auto-merge-guide.md (signed-commit rebase fixes, workflow-file PRs, Copilot auto-approve race).

Running Scripts

scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO              # baseline (post gh repo create)
scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO --from-current-checks   # after first CI
scripts/verify-github-project.sh /path/to/repository      # local-checkout audit

References

TopicReference
Repo bootstrap (post gh repo create)references/repo-bootstrap.md
Repository file layoutreferences/repository-structure.md
Branch migrationreferences/branch-migration.md
Dependabot/Renovatereferences/dependency-management.md
Auto-approve + auto-mergereferences/auto-merge-guide.md
Merge strategy (signed commits)references/merge-strategy.md
Sub-issuesreferences/sub-issues.md
Release labelingreferences/release-labeling.md
gh CLI commandsreferences/gh-cli-reference.md
Polyglot CI checklistsreferences/repo-setup-guide.md
Scorecard, CodeQL, securityreferences/security-config.md
actionlintreferences/actionlint-guide.md
Workflow bash pitfallsreferences/workflow-bash-patterns.md
Fork merge basereferences/pr-commit-cleanup.md
Multi-repo batch opsreferences/multi-repo-operations.md
Reusable workflow securityreferences/reusable-workflow-security.md
Reusable workflow pitfallsreferences/reusable-workflow-pitfalls.md
Org security settingsreferences/org-security-settings.md
Tag validationreferences/tag-validation.md
AI reviewer pushbackreferences/ai-reviewer-pushback.md
Agentic workflowsreferences/agentic-workflows.md

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