GitHub Repository Manager
This skill manages GitHub repositories via SSH - cloning, pulling, and pushing code.
Account Details
Setting Value
Username yousufjoyian
SSH Key ~/.ssh/github_ed25519
Default Clone Location /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/
When to Use This Skill
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Cloning a repository from GitHub
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Pulling latest changes from a repo
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Pushing commits to GitHub
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Checking repo status
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Listing user's repositories
What This Skill Does
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Clone Repos: Downloads repositories via SSH
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Pull Updates: Fetches and merges latest changes
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Push Changes: Uploads commits to GitHub
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Smart Defaults: Assumes yousufjoyian/ for bare repo names
How to Use
Clone Your Own Repo
Pull triclaude
Clone my youtube-transcripts repo
Get repo living-contract
Clone Someone Else's Repo
Clone anthropics/claude-code
Pull microsoft/vscode
Update Existing Repo
Update triclaude with latest changes
Pull latest on youtube-transcripts
Push Changes
Push my changes to triclaude
Commands Reference
Clone a repo (yousufjoyian)
git clone git@github.com:yousufjoyian/<repo>.git /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/<repo>
Clone third-party repo
git clone git@github.com:<owner>/<repo>.git /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/<repo>
Pull latest
cd /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/<repo> && git pull
Push changes
cd /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/<repo> && git push
Check status
cd /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/<repo> && git status
Test SSH connection
ssh -T git@github.com
Workflow
Parse repo name:
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triclaude → yousufjoyian/triclaude
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anthropics/claude-code → anthropics/claude-code
Check if exists locally:
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If /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/<repo>/ exists → git pull
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Otherwise → git clone
Execute and report:
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Show clone/pull output
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Report final path
Trigger Words
Phrase Action
"pull", "clone", "get repo" Clone or pull repo
"push", "upload" Push commits
"github pull", "fetch from github" Clone/pull
"update repo" Git pull
Example Session
User: "Pull triclaude"
Assistant:
Cloning yousufjoyian/triclaude...
git clone git@github.com:yousufjoyian/triclaude.git /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/triclaude
Cloning into '/home/yousuf/local_workspaces/triclaude'... remote: Enumerating objects: 245, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (245/245), done. Receiving objects: 100% (245/245), 1.2 MiB | 5.00 MiB/s, done.
Done: /home/yousuf/local_workspaces/triclaude/
Related Skills
Skill Purpose
git-commit
Local commits with smart staging and message crafting
Workflow: Use git-commit skill for staging and committing locally, then this skill for push/pull.
Troubleshooting
Issue Solution
Permission denied (publickey) Run ssh-add ~/.ssh/github_ed25519
Repository not found Check repo name/owner spelling
Already exists Use git pull instead of clone
Merge conflicts on pull Resolve conflicts manually or stash changes
SSH Setup (Already Configured)
Key location: ~/.ssh/github_ed25519
If SSH agent needs the key:
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" ssh-add ~/.ssh/github_ed25519
Verify connection:
ssh -T git@github.com