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Agens github-code-search

Search code across GitHub repositories using advanced search queries

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/Gyoungwe/agens
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Gyoungwe/agens "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/github-code-search" ~/.claude/skills/gyoungwe-agens-github-code-search && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/github-code-search/SKILL.md
source content

GitHub Code Search

Search code across GitHub repositories using the GitHub API with PyGithub library.

Prerequisites

pip install PyGithub

Usage

When user asks to search GitHub code, use the 

search_github_code
function with:

  • query
    : Search query (e.g., "function_name")
  • language
    : Optional programming language filter (python, javascript, typescript, etc.)
  • max_results
    : Maximum number of results (default: 10)
  • repo
    : Optional specific repository to search (format: "owner/repo")

Examples

Search for "authentication" in GitHub code
Find "useState" hook usage across React repositories
Search for "def main" in Python files
Search within a specific repo: repo:facebook/react useState

Authentication

GitHub code search API requires authentication. Set your token:

export GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_xxxx"

Get a token at: https://github.com/settings/tokens (needs 'repo' scope)

Features

  • Search across all of GitHub or specific repositories
  • Filter by language
  • View file content and line numbers
  • See repository context for each result
  • Supports advanced GitHub search syntax