# Github Repo Scout

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-stijnman-grok-custom-skills-github-repo-scout`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Stijnman](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/stijnman)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Developer Tools](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/developer-tools)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Stijnman](https://github.com/Stijnman)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Stijnman/grok-custom-skills/tree/main/.grok/skills/github-repo-scout

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-stijnman-grok-custom-skills-github-repo-scout
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Github Repo Scout

## When to Use

- User says **github.com** or task matches this capability
- User says **check this repo** or task matches this capability
- User says **scout repo** or task matches this capability
- User says **what is this project** or task matches this capability

## Workflow

1. Parse owner/repo from URL; reject non-GitHub hosts unless user confirms.
2. Fetch README and top-level tree via public API or git clone (read-only).
3. Compare README claims vs actual committed files (note drift).
4. Check if repo exists locally in workspace or common clone paths.
5. Summarize: purpose, install steps, risks, suggested actions (clone, audit, review).
6. Do not access private repos without authenticated user context.

## Integrations

- `oss-repo-maintainer`
- `defensive-mcp-audit`
- `skill-rubric-reviewer`

## Error Handling

| Failure | Response |
|---------|----------|
| 404/private repo | State access limitation; ask user to clone locally. |
| Rate limited | Backoff; use local clone if available. |

## Gotchas

- Public repos only unless user has authenticated MCP/GitHub access.

## Safety & Ethics (Publication-Ready)

This skill is designed for public distribution. Constraints:

- Read-only repository inspection.
- No harvesting of tokens, secrets, or private issue content.
- Do not auto-clone into system directories without user approval.

### Prohibited actions

- No unauthorized access, malware, or harmful automation
- No silent exfiltration of data, credentials, or telemetry
- No destructive system changes without hitl-approver
- No publication of user PII or environment secrets in outputs

## Example

**Input:** User request matching triggers above.
**Output:** Structured result per workflow; local artifacts only unless user opts in.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Stijnman](https://github.com/Stijnman)
- **Source:** [Stijnman/grok-custom-skills](https://github.com/Stijnman/grok-custom-skills)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-stijnman-grok-custom-skills-github-repo-scout
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/stijnman
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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