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Github Repo Vitals

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Github Repo Vitals skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Github Repo Vitals is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: engineering-misc · Last updated: 2026-07-23

tool:github

Read a GitHub repository's vital signs with keyless curl — commit recency, release cadence, issue/PR responsiveness, and bus factor — interpreted into an is-this-project-alive verdict. Use when asked is this repo maintained, check this project before we build on it, how active is this library's development, or compare these repos' health. Produces the vitals with their reads, the responsiveness sampling, the rate-limit-aware command set, and the alive/coasting/abandoned verdict.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

About this skill (catalog notes)

Github Repo Vitals includes pricing or quota commentary. The SKILL.md runs to about 684 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills
License: MIT
Original author: mohitagw15856
Indexed lastmod: 2026-07-23
Catalog position: Engineering · engineering-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Github Repo Vitals fits the catalog

Github Repo Vitals sits in the Engineering category under the engineering-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

The repository is where a project's real pulse shows — registries say what shipped; the repo says whether anyone's home. GitHub's REST API serves the vitals keylessly (60 requests/hour anonymous — enough for a handful of checks, and the skill budgets accordingly): last commit, release cadence, issue responsiveness, contributor spread. The interpretation discipline matters here too: stars measure attention once, commits measure life now, and an unanswered issue tracker measures the thing adopters actually care about.

What this skill does

Github Repo Vitals is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/github-repo-vitals/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked is this repo maintained, check this project before we build on it, how active is this library's development, or compare these repos' health. Produces the vitals with their reads, the responsiveness sampling, the rate-limit-aware command set, and the alive/coasting/abandoned verdict.

Who uses this skill

The Github Repo Vitals Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 158,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/github-repo-vitals
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/github-repo-vitals/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/github-repo-vitals/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/github-repo-vitals/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/github-repo-vitals/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\github-repo-vitals\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Github Repo Vitals Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/github-repo-vitals/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Github Repo Vitals skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Github Repo Vitals skill?

Use Github Repo Vitals when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the engineering misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Github Repo Vitals" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Github Repo Vitals skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Github Repo Vitals is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/blob/HEAD/exports/openclaw/github-repo-vitals/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: mohitagw15856
Website: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

mohitagw15856. (2026). Github Repo Vitals [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/github-repo-vitals/

BibTeX

@misc{github-repo-vitals-2026,
  author    = {mohitagw15856},
  title     = {Github Repo Vitals [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/github-repo-vitals/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-23 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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