Claude-skill-registry github-repo-creator

Creates GitHub repositories with proper setup. Use when the user wants to create a new GitHub repo, initialize a repository, or set up a new project on GitHub.

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 "$T/skills/data/github-repo-creator" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-github-repo-creator && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/github-repo-creator/SKILL.md

GitHub Repository Creator

Creates new GitHub repositories with professional setup using the

gh

CLI.

Prerequisites

GitHub CLI (
```
gh
```
) must be installed and authenticated
Run
```
gh auth status
```
to verify authentication

Instructions

When creating a GitHub repository:

1. Gather Information

Ask the user for:

Repository name (required)
Description (optional but recommended)
Visibility: public or private (default: private)
Initialize with: README, .gitignore, license

2. Create the Repository

# For a new repo (not from existing folder)
gh repo create <repo-name> --public/--private --description "description" --clone

# For existing local project
gh repo create <repo-name> --source=. --public/--private --push

3. Common Options

Flag	Description
`--public`	Make repository public
`--private`	Make repository private
`--description "text"`	Add description
`--clone`	Clone the new repo locally
`--source=.`	Use current directory as source
`--push`	Push local commits to new repo
`--gitignore <template>`	Add .gitignore (e.g., Node, Python)
`--license <license>`	Add license (e.g., MIT, Apache-2.0)

4. Post-Creation Setup

After creating the repo:

Confirm the repo was created successfully
Provide the repository URL to the user
Suggest next steps (add collaborators, set up CI/CD, etc.)

Examples

Create a new public repo and clone it:

gh repo create my-awesome-project --public --description "A cool project" --clone

Create repo from existing local project:

gh repo create my-project --source=. --private --push

Create with README and MIT license:

gh repo create my-project --public --add-readme --license MIT

Future Enhancements

Auto-generate repository banner/social image
Template selection for common project types
Automatic branch protection rules setup