Overview
GitHubSkills downloads skills from a GitHub repository via the GitHub API. Skills are cached locally to avoid repeated downloads.
Requires
httpx. Install with: pip install httpxUsage with Agent
from upsonic import Agent, Task
from upsonic.skills import Skills, GitHubSkills
skills = Skills(loaders=[
GitHubSkills(
repo="anthropics/skills",
branch="main",
path="skills/",
)
])
agent = Agent(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
name="Team Agent",
role="Development Assistant",
goal="Help with development tasks using shared team skills",
skills=skills,
)
task = Task(description="Review this pull request for code quality issues.")
result = agent.print_do(task)
Load Specific Skills with Task
from upsonic import Agent, Task
from upsonic.skills import Skills, GitHubSkills
agent = Agent(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
name="Reviewer",
role="Code Reviewer",
goal="Review code quality",
)
task = Task(
description="Check this function for edge cases and missing tests.",
skills=Skills(loaders=[
GitHubSkills(
repo="anthropics/skills",
branch="main",
path="skills/",
skills=["claude-api", "pdf"],
)
]),
)
result = agent.print_do(task)
Usage with Team
from upsonic import Agent, Task, Team
from upsonic.skills import Skills, GitHubSkills
backend_dev = Agent(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
name="Backend Developer",
role="Backend Expert",
goal="Review backend code and APIs",
)
frontend_dev = Agent(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
name="Frontend Developer",
role="Frontend Expert",
goal="Review frontend code and UI",
)
team = Team(
agents=[backend_dev, frontend_dev],
skills=Skills(loaders=[
GitHubSkills(
repo="anthropics/skills",
branch="main",
path="skills/",
)
]),
mode="coordinate",
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
)
task = Task(description="Review the full stack changes in the user profile feature.")
result = team.print_do(tasks=task)
Authentication
For private repositories, provide a GitHub token:from upsonic import Agent, Task
from upsonic.skills import Skills, GitHubSkills
# Option 1: Pass token directly
skills = Skills(loaders=[
GitHubSkills(
repo="myorg/private-skills",
token="ghp_your_token_here",
)
])
# Option 2: Set environment variable (GITHUB_TOKEN or GH_TOKEN)
# export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here
skills = Skills(loaders=[
GitHubSkills(repo="myorg/private-skills")
])
agent = Agent(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
name="Agent",
role="Assistant",
goal="Help with tasks",
skills=skills,
)
task = Task(description="Use the private skills to review this code.")
result = agent.print_do(task)
Repository Structure
Your GitHub repository should contain skill folders under the specifiedpath:
skills-library/
skills/
code-review/
SKILL.md
scripts/
references/
summarization/
SKILL.md
references/
Cache Control
from upsonic import Agent, Task
from upsonic.skills import Skills, GitHubSkills
skills = Skills(loaders=[
GitHubSkills(
repo="anthropics/skills",
cache_dir="/tmp/skill-cache", # Custom cache directory
cache_ttl=7200, # Cache for 2 hours
force_refresh=True, # Bypass cache, always re-download
)
])
agent = Agent(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
name="Agent",
role="Assistant",
goal="Help with tasks",
skills=skills,
)
task = Task(description="Use the latest skills to analyze this code.")
result = agent.print_do(task)
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
repo | str | — | Repository in owner/name format |
branch | str | "main" | Git branch to fetch |
path | str | "skills/" | Path within repo containing skills |
token | str | None | GitHub API token. Falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN env vars |
skills | List[str] | None | Specific skill names to include |
cache_dir | str | ~/.upsonic/skills_cache/ | Local cache directory |
cache_ttl | int | 3600 | Cache TTL in seconds |
validate | bool | True | Validate skills on load |
force_refresh | bool | False | Bypass cache |
Maximum download size is 100 MB. Large repositories should use the
skills parameter to select only needed skills.