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GitHub

GitHub API integration with managed OAuth. Access repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, and users. Use this skill when users want to interact with GitHub repositories, manage issues and PRs, search code, or automate workflows. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

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GitHub

Access the GitHub REST API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, commits, branches, users, and more.

Quick Start

              # Get authenticated user
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/github/user')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/github/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual GitHub API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to api.github.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your GitHub OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=github&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Create Connection

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'github'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Get Connection

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Response:

              {
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "83e7c665-60f6-4a64-816c-5e287ea8982f",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-06T03:00:43.860014Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-06T03:01:06.027323Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "github",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
            

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple GitHub connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/github/user')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '83e7c665-60f6-4a64-816c-5e287ea8982f')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Users

Get Authenticated User

GET /github/user

Get User by Username

GET /github/users/{username}

List Users

GET /github/users?since={user_id}&per_page=30

Repositories

List User Repositories

GET /github/user/repos?per_page=30&sort=updated

Query parameters: type (all, owner, public, private, member), sort (created, updated, pushed, full_name), direction (asc, desc), per_page, page

List Organization Repositories

GET /github/orgs/{org}/repos?per_page=30

Get Repository

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}

Create Repository (User)

              POST /github/user/repos
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "my-new-repo",
  "description": "A new repository",
  "private": true,
  "auto_init": true
}
            

Create Repository (Organization)

              POST /github/orgs/{org}/repos
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "my-new-repo",
  "description": "A new repository",
  "private": true
}
            

Update Repository

              PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "description": "Updated description",
  "has_issues": true,
  "has_wiki": false
}
            

Delete Repository

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}

Repository Contents

List Contents

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}

Get File Contents

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}?ref={branch}

Create or Update File

              PUT /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "message": "Create new file",
  "content": "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh",
  "branch": "main"
}
            

Note: content must be Base64 encoded.

Delete File

              DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "message": "Delete file",
  "sha": "{file_sha}",
  "branch": "main"
}
            

Branches

List Branches

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches?per_page=30

Get Branch

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}

Rename Branch

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}/rename
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "new_name": "new-branch-name"
}
            

Merge Branches

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/merges
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "base": "main",
  "head": "feature-branch",
  "commit_message": "Merge feature branch"
}
            

Commits

List Commits

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?per_page=30

Query parameters: sha (branch name or commit SHA), path (file path), author, committer, since, until, per_page, page

Get Commit

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}

Compare Two Commits

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{base}...{head}

Issues

List Repository Issues

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues?state=open&per_page=30

Query parameters: state (open, closed, all), labels, assignee, creator, mentioned, sort, direction, since, per_page, page

Get Issue

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}

Create Issue

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Found a bug",
  "body": "Bug description here",
  "labels": ["bug"],
  "assignees": ["username"]
}
            

Update Issue

              PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "state": "closed",
  "state_reason": "completed"
}
            

Lock Issue

              PUT /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "lock_reason": "resolved"
}
            

Unlock Issue

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock

Issue Comments

List Issue Comments

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments?per_page=30

Create Issue Comment

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": "This is a comment"
}
            

Update Issue Comment

              PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": "Updated comment"
}
            

Delete Issue Comment

DELETE /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}

Labels

List Labels

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels?per_page=30

Create Label

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "priority:high",
  "color": "ff0000",
  "description": "High priority issues"
}
            

Milestones

List Milestones

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones?state=open&per_page=30

Create Milestone

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "v1.0",
  "state": "open",
  "description": "First release",
  "due_on": "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z"
}
            

Pull Requests

List Pull Requests

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls?state=open&per_page=30

Query parameters: state (open, closed, all), head, base, sort, direction, per_page, page

Get Pull Request

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}

Create Pull Request

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "New feature",
  "body": "Description of changes",
  "head": "feature-branch",
  "base": "main",
  "draft": false
}
            

Update Pull Request

              PATCH /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Updated title",
  "state": "closed"
}
            

List Pull Request Commits

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/commits?per_page=30

List Pull Request Files

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/files?per_page=30

Check If Merged

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge

Merge Pull Request

              PUT /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "commit_title": "Merge pull request",
  "merge_method": "squash"
}
            

Merge methods: merge, squash, rebase

Pull Request Reviews

List Reviews

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews?per_page=30

Create Review

              POST /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "body": "Looks good!",
  "event": "APPROVE"
}
            

Events: APPROVE, REQUEST_CHANGES, COMMENT

Search

Search Repositories

GET /github/search/repositories?q={query}&per_page=30

Example queries:

tetris+language:python - Repositories with "tetris" in Python
react+stars:>10000 - Repositories with "react" and 10k+ stars

Search Issues

GET /github/search/issues?q={query}&per_page=30

Example queries:

bug+is:open+is:issue - Open issues containing "bug"
author:username+is:pr - Pull requests by author

Search Code

GET /github/search/code?q={query}&per_page=30

Example queries:

addClass+repo:facebook/react - Search for "addClass" in a specific repo
function+extension:js - JavaScript functions

Note: Code search may timeout on broad queries.

Search Users

GET /github/search/users?q={query}&per_page=30

Organizations

List User Organizations

GET /github/user/orgs?per_page=30

Note: Requires read:org scope.

Get Organization

GET /github/orgs/{org}

List Organization Members

GET /github/orgs/{org}/members?per_page=30

Rate Limit

Get Rate Limit

GET /github/rate_limit

Response:

              {
  "rate": {
    "limit": 5000,
    "remaining": 4979,
    "reset": 1707200000
  },
  "resources": {
    "core": { "limit": 5000, "remaining": 4979 },
    "search": { "limit": 30, "remaining": 28 }
  }
}
            

Pagination

GitHub uses page-based and link-based pagination:

GET /github/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues?per_page=30&page=2

Response headers include pagination links:

Link: <url>; rel="next", <url>; rel="last"

Common pagination parameters:

per_page: Results per page (max 100, default 30)
page: Page number (default 1)

Some endpoints use cursor-based pagination with since parameter (e.g., listing users).

Code Examples

JavaScript

              const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/github/repos/owner/repo/issues?state=open&per_page=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const issues = await response.json();
            

Python

              import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/github/repos/owner/repo/issues',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'state': 'open', 'per_page': 10}
)
issues = response.json()
            

Notes

Repository names are case-insensitive but the API preserves case
Issue numbers and PR numbers share the same sequence per repository
Content must be Base64 encoded when creating/updating files
Rate limits: 5000 requests/hour for authenticated users, 30 searches/minute
Search queries may timeout on very broad patterns
Some endpoints require specific OAuth scopes (e.g., read:org for organization operations). If you receive a scope error, contact Maton support at support@maton.ai with the specific operations/APIs you need and your use-case
IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing GitHub connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
403	Forbidden - insufficient permissions or scope
404	Resource not found
408	Request timeout (common for complex searches)
422	Validation failed
429	Rate limited
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from GitHub API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with github. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/github/user
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/api.github.com/user

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Created Feb 6, 2026

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Author

byungkyu

@byungkyu

Latest Changes

v1.0.3 · Feb 10, 2026

- Added a new `clawdbot` metadata section specifying an emoji and the required `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable. - No changes to code or functionality; documentation and metadata only.

Quick Install

clawhub install github-api