Claude-skill-registry gh-repo-bootstrap

Create a new GitHub repository with the gh CLI and bootstrap a local project in ~/projects with git init, README, remote setup, and initial push. Use when the user asks to create a repo (public/private) in their account, set up the local folder, add the upstream remote, and push the first commit.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/gh-repo-bootstrap" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-gh-repo-bootstrap && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/gh-repo-bootstrap/SKILL.md

GH Repo Bootstrap

Overview

Create a GitHub repo in the authenticated account and initialize a matching local project under

~/projects/<name>

with a git repo, initial commit, remote, and upstream push using the bundled script.

Workflow

1) Collect inputs

Require: repo name, visibility (
```
public
```
or
```
private
```
).
Optional: description, owner/org (if not default account), gitignore template, license key, remote name, projects directory, README toggle, initial commit message.

2) Verify prerequisites

Confirm
```
gh
```
is installed and authenticated (
```
gh auth status
```
).
Confirm
```
git
```
is installed and
```
user.name
```
+
```
user.email
```
are configured.
Confirm
```
~/projects
```
exists or can be created.

3) Run the script

Use the bundled script to create the local repo, commit, create the remote, and push.

python3 scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py <name> --visibility public|private [options]

4) Report results

Return the local path, remote URL, and current branch.

Examples

Minimal public repo:

python3 scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py my-app --visibility public

Private repo with description:

python3 scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py my-app --visibility private --description "My new project"

Create repo in an organization:

python3 scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py my-app --visibility public --owner my-org

Add gitignore + license templates:

python3 scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py my-app --visibility public --gitignore Go --license mit

Skip README and customize initial commit message:

python3 scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py my-app --visibility public --no-readme --commit-message "Initial scaffold"

Notes

Fail safely if the target directory exists and is not empty, or if the GitHub repo already exists.
Create
```
README.md
```
by default; use
```
--no-readme
```
to skip it.
Fetch gitignore and license templates via
```
gh api
```
only when requested.
Use
```
--projects-dir
```
to override the default
```
~/projects
```
root.

Scripts

```
scripts/gh_repo_bootstrap.py
```
: canonical automation for local setup, remote creation, and initial push.