Skill From Github
This turns GitHub into a learning library for building new skills. Instead of wrapping tools, it searches for quality projects that solve your problem (commit conventions, markdown conversion, whatever), reads the source to understand the approach, then hands that knowledge to skill-creator to encode as a reusable skill. The workflow is deliberate: search with quality filters, present options, wait for your pick, deep dive into how it actually works, summarize the mental model, then create. It's honestly more useful than I expected because you end up with skills that encode best practices from battle-tested projects rather than reinventing things from scratch.
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- last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add gbsoss/skill-from-masters --skill skill-from-github --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Skill from GitHub
When users want to accomplish something, search GitHub for quality projects that solve the problem, understand them deeply, then create a skill based on that knowledge.
When to Use
When users describe a task and you want to find existing tools/projects to learn from:
- "I want to be able to convert markdown to PDF"
- "Help me analyze sentiment in customer reviews"
- "I need to generate API documentation from code"
Workflow
Step 1: Understand User Intent
Clarify what the user wants to achieve:
- What is the input?
- What is the expected output?
- Any constraints (language, framework, etc.)?
Step 2: Search GitHub
Search for projects that solve this problem:
{task keywords} language:{preferred} stars:>100 sort:stars
Search tips:
- Start broad, then narrow down
- Try different keyword combinations
- Include "cli", "tool", "library" if relevant
Quality filters (must meet ALL):
- Stars > 100 (community validated)
- Updated within last 12 months (actively maintained)
- Has README with clear documentation
- Has actual code (not just awesome-list)
Step 3: Present Options to User
Show top 3-5 candidates:
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- Repository
- github.com/gbsoss/skill-from-masters
- Categories
- Git & Pull Requests, Code Review & Quality
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026
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