Github Standards

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: git-workflow

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GitHub repository standards and workflow rules. Use when creating repos, opening PRs, pushing code, setting up CI, creating branches, writing READMEs, or reviewing repo hygiene. Covers commit format (complements git-commit skill), PR message template, sensitive data pre-commit checks, repo naming, README requirements, branch naming, .gitignore baseline, release tagging, and CI/CD baseline. Derived from conventions across 22+ repositories.

What this skill does

Github Standards is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the git-workflow sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/github-standards/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when creating repos, opening PRs, pushing code, setting up CI, creating branches, writing READMEs, or reviewing repo hygiene. Covers commit format (complements git-commit skill), PR message template, sensitive data pre-commit checks, repo naming, README requirements, branch naming, .

Who uses this skill

The Github Standards skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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