Github Gist

A straightforward way to publish files or notes as GitHub Gists directly from Claude. It wraps the gh CLI (or falls back to the GitHub API) and handles both public and secret gists with options for custom descriptions, filenames, and browser opening. Useful when you're iterating with Claude on code or markdown and want to quickly share a snapshot without creating a full repo. Defaults to secret gists, which is the right call since most throwaway shares don't need to clutter your public profile. The JSON output and URL-only mode make it easy to pipe into other workflows. Works with stdin too, so you can echo content straight into a gist.

skills.sh installs: 245
GitHub stars: 412
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add glebis/claude-skills --skill github-gist --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

GitHub Gist Publisher

Publish any file as a GitHub Gist for easy sharing.

Prerequisites

Uses gh CLI by default. Ensure you're authenticated:

gh auth status
# If not authenticated: gh auth login

Fallback: Set GITHUB_GIST_TOKEN env var with gist scope.

Usage

# Publish file as secret (unlisted) gist - DEFAULT
python3 scripts/publish_gist.py /path/to/file.md

# Publish as public gist (visible in your profile)
python3 scripts/publish_gist.py /path/to/file.md --public

# Custom description
python3 scripts/publish_gist.py /path/to/file.md -d "My awesome note"

# Override filename in gist
python3 scripts/publish_gist.py /path/to/file.md -f "readme.md"

# From stdin
echo "Hello" | python3 scripts/publish_gist.py - -f "hello.txt"

# Just get URL
python3 scripts/publish_gist.py /path/to/file.md --url-only

# Create and open in browser
python3 scripts/publish_gist.py /path/to/file.md --open