GitHub

---

name: github

description: |

GitHub API integration with managed OAuth. Access repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, and users.

Use this skill when users want to interact with GitHub repositories, manage issues and PRs, search code, or automate workflows.

For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

compatibility: Requires network access and valid Maton API key

metadata:

author: maton

version: "1.0"

clawdbot:

emoji: 🧠

requires:

env:

- MATON_API_KEY

---

# GitHub

Access the GitHub REST API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, users, and more.

Quick Start

# Get authenticated user
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/github/user')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/github/{native-api-path}

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual GitHub API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `api.github.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)

2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)

3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your GitHub OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=github&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'github'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "83e7c665-60f6-4a64-816c-5e287ea8982f",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-06T03:00:43.860014Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-06T03:01:06.027323Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "github",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple GitHub connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/github/user')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '83e7c665-60f6-4a64-816c-5e287ea8982f')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Users

#### Get Authenticated User

GET /github/user

#### Get User by Username

GET /github/users/{username}

#### List Users

GET /github/users?since={user_id}&per_page=30

Repositories

#### List User Repositories

GET /github/user/repos?per_page=30&sort=updated

Query parameters: `type` (all, owner, public, private, member), `sort` (created, updated, pushed, full_name), `direction` (asc, desc), `per_page`, `page`

#### List Organization Repositories

GET /github/orgs/{org}/repos?per_page=30

#### Get Repository

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}

#### Create Repository (User)

POST /github/user/repos
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "my-new-repo",
  "description": "A new repository",
  "private": true,
  "auto_init": true
}

#### Create Repository (Organization)

POST /github/orgs/{org}/repos
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "my-new-repo",
  "description": "A new repository",
  "private": true
}

#### Update Repository

PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "description": "Updated description",
  "has_issues": true,
  "has_wiki": false
}

#### Delete Repository

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}

Repository Contents

#### List Contents

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}

#### Get File Contents

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}?ref={branch}

#### Create or Update File

PUT /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "message": "Create new file",
  "content": "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh",
  "branch": "main"
}

Note: `content` must be Base64 encoded.

#### Delete File

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "message": "Delete file",
  "sha": "{file_sha}",
  "branch": "main"
}

Branches

#### List Branches

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches?per_page=30

#### Get Branch

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}

#### Rename Branch

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/rename
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "new_name": "new-branch-name"
}

#### Merge Branches

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/merges
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "base": "main",
  "head": "feature-branch",
  "commit_message": "Merge feature branch"
}

Commits

#### List Commits

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?per_page=30

Query parameters: `sha` (branch name or commit SHA), `path` (file path), `author`, `committer`, `since`, `until`, `per_page`, `page`

#### Get Commit

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}

#### Compare Two Commits

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{base}...{head}

Issues

#### List Repository Issues

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues?state=open&per_page=30

Query parameters: `state` (open, closed, all), `labels`, `assignee`, `creator`, `mentioned`, `sort`, `direction`, `since`, `per_page`, `page`

#### Get Issue

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}

#### Create Issue

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Found a bug",
  "body": "Bug description here",
  "labels": ["bug"],
  "assignees": ["username"]
}

#### Update Issue

PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "state": "closed",
  "state_reason": "completed"
}

#### Lock Issue

PUT /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "lock_reason": "resolved"
}

#### Unlock Issue

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock

Issue Comments

#### List Issue Comments

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments?per_page=30

#### Create Issue Comment

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": "This is a comment"
}

#### Update Issue Comment

PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": "Updated comment"
}

#### Delete Issue Comment

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}

Labels

#### List Labels

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels?per_page=30

#### Create Label

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "priority:high",
  "color": "ff0000",
  "description": "High priority issues"
}

Milestones

#### List Milestones

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones?state=open&per_page=30

#### Create Milestone

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "v1.0",
  "state": "open",
  "description": "First release",
  "due_on": "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z"
}

Pull Requests

#### List Pull Requests

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=open&per_page=30

Query parameters: `state` (open, closed, all), `head`, `base`, `sort`, `direction`, `per_page`, `page`

#### Get Pull Request

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}

#### Create Pull Request

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "New feature",
  "body": "Description of changes",
  "head": "feature-branch",
  "base": "main",
  "draft": false
}

#### Update Pull Request

PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Updated title",
  "state": "closed"
}

#### List Pull Request Commits

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/commits?per_page=30

#### List Pull Request Files

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/files?per_page=30

#### Check If Merged

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge

#### Merge Pull Request

PUT /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "commit_title": "Merge pull request",
  "merge_method": "squash"
}

Merge methods: `merge`, `squash`, `rebase`

Pull Request Reviews

#### List Reviews

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews?per_page=30

#### Create Review

POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": "Looks good!",
  "event": "APPROVE"
}

Events: `APPROVE`, `REQUEST_CHANGES`, `COMMENT`

Search

#### Search Repositories

GET /github/search/repositories?q={query}&per_page=30

Example queries:

#### Search Issues

GET /github/search/issues?q={query}&per_page=30

Example queries:

#### Search Code

GET /github/search/code?q={query}&per_page=30

Example queries:

Note: Code search may timeout on broad queries.

#### Search Users

GET /github/search/users?q={query}&per_page=30

Organizations

#### List User Organizations

GET /github/user/orgs?per_page=30

Note: Requires `read:org` scope.

#### Get Organization

GET /github/orgs/{org}

#### List Organization Members

GET /github/orgs/{org}/members?per_page=30

Rate Limit

#### Get Rate Limit

GET /github/rate_limit

Response:

{
  "rate": {
    "limit": 5000,
    "remaining": 4979,
    "reset": 1707200000
  },
  "resources": {
    "core": { "limit": 5000, "remaining": 4979 },
    "search": { "limit": 30, "remaining": 28 }
  }
}

Pagination

GitHub uses page-based and link-based pagination:

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues?per_page=30&page=2

Response headers include pagination links:

Common pagination parameters:

Some endpoints use cursor-based pagination with `since` parameter (e.g., listing users).

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/github/repos/owner/repo/issues?state=open&per_page=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const issues = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/github/repos/owner/repo/issues',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'state': 'open', 'per_page': 10}
)
issues = response.json()

Notes

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |

|--------|---------|

| 400 | Missing GitHub connection |

| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |

| 403 | Forbidden - insufficient permissions or scope |

| 404 | Resource not found |

| 408 | Request timeout (common for complex searches) |

| 422 | Validation failed |

| 429 | Rate limited |

| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from GitHub API |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with `github`. For example:

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