Awesome-openclaw-skills gitload

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

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

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/gitload" ~/.claude/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-gitload && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/gitload" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-gitload && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/gitload/SKILL.md

source content

gitload

Download files, folders, or entire repos from GitHub URLs using the gitload CLI.

When to Use

Use gitload when:

Downloading a specific folder from a repo (not the whole repo)
Fetching a single file from GitHub
Downloading repo contents without git history
Creating a ZIP archive of GitHub content
Accessing private repos with authentication

Do NOT use gitload when:

Full git history is needed (use
```
git clone
```
instead)
The repo is already cloned locally
Working with non-GitHub repositories

Prerequisites

Run gitload via npx (no install needed):

npx gitload-cli https://github.com/user/repo

Or install globally:

npm install -g gitload-cli

Basic Usage

Download entire repo

gitload https://github.com/user/repo

Creates a

repo/

folder in the current directory.

Download a specific folder

gitload https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/src/components

Creates a

components/

folder with just that folder's contents.

Download a single file

gitload https://github.com/user/repo/blob/main/README.md

Download to a custom location

gitload https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/src -o ./my-source

Download contents flat to current directory

gitload https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/templates -o .

Download as ZIP

gitload https://github.com/user/repo -z ./repo.zip

Authentication (for private repos or rate limits)

Using gh CLI (recommended)

gitload https://github.com/user/private-repo --gh

Requires prior

gh auth login

Using explicit token

gitload https://github.com/user/repo --token ghp_xxxx

Using environment variable

export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxxx
gitload https://github.com/user/repo

Token priority:

--token

GITHUB_TOKEN

--gh

URL Formats

gitload accepts standard GitHub URLs:

Repo root:
```
https://github.com/user/repo
```

Folder:

https://github.com/user/repo/tree/branch/path/to/folder

File:

https://github.com/user/repo/blob/branch/path/to/file.ext

Common Patterns

Scaffold from a template folder

gitload https://github.com/org/templates/tree/main/react-starter -o ./my-app
cd my-app && npm install

Grab example code

gitload https://github.com/org/examples/tree/main/authentication

Download docs for offline reading

gitload https://github.com/org/project/tree/main/docs -z ./docs.zip

Fetch a single config file

gitload https://github.com/org/configs/blob/main/.eslintrc.json -o .

Options Reference

Option	Description
`-o, --output <dir>`	Output directory (default: folder named after URL path)
`-z, --zip <path>`	Save as ZIP file at the specified path
`-t, --token <token>`	GitHub personal access token
`--gh`	Use token from gh CLI
`--no-color`	Disable colored output
`-h, --help`	Display help
`-V, --version`	Output version

Error Handling

If gitload fails:

404 errors: Verify the URL exists and is accessible
Rate limit errors: Add authentication with
```
--gh
```
or
```
--token
```
Permission errors: For private repos, ensure token has
```
repo
```
scope
Network errors: Check internet connectivity

Notes

gitload downloads content via GitHub's API, not git protocol
No git history is preserved (use
```
git clone
```
if history is needed)
Large repos may take time; consider downloading specific folders
Output directory is created if it doesn't exist