GitHub Repository Search

Search GitHub for skill-related repositories and discover new skills to install.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

•Find repositories related to a topic
•Discover agent-skill tagged repositories
•Search for libraries to convert to skills
•Find popular repositories in a domain

Workflow

1. Search for Repositories

bash

# Search by keyword
cowork search tokio

# Search by topic
cowork search agent-skill --topic

# Verbose output with details
cowork search rust-skills --verbose

# Limit results
cowork search async --limit 5

2. Review Results

The search returns:

•Repository name and owner
•Star count
•Description
•Language and topics (with --verbose)

3. Generate or Install

After finding a repository:

bash

# Generate skills from it
cowork generate owner/repo

# Or install existing skills
cowork install owner/repo

Example Interactions

User: "Find some Rust async skills"

Response:

code

Let me search for Rust async-related repositories.

bash

cowork search "rust async" --verbose

User: "搜索有 agent-skill 标签的仓库"

Response:

code

I'll search for repositories with the agent-skill topic.

bash

cowork search agent-skill --topic --verbose

Command Reference

Option	Description
`--topic`	Search by GitHub topic instead of keyword
`--verbose, -v`	Show detailed information
`--limit, -n <N>`	Maximum results (default: 10)

Search Tips

Finding Agent Skills

bash

# Repositories tagged with agent-skill
cowork search agent-skill --topic

# Claude Code specific skills
cowork search claude-code-skill --topic

Finding Libraries

bash

# Popular Rust crates
cowork search "rust library" --limit 20

# TypeScript utilities
cowork search "typescript utility"

Finding by Domain

bash

# Web frameworks
cowork search "web framework rust"

# Data processing
cowork search "data pipeline python"

Requirements

•GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable must be set
•Works with public repositories
•Private repos require appropriate token permissions

Recommended Workflow

code

1. cowork search <topic>              # Find repositories
2. cowork generate <repo>             # Generate skills from it
3. cowork install --list              # Verify installation

Related Skills

When	See
Generate skills from repo	github-generate
Install skills	`cowork install`
List installed skills	`cowork list`