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GitHub Author Context

Build a compact profile of a PR author's GitHub activity and background for maintainers

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Repository
steipete/agent-scripts
Stars
7,433
Licence
MIT
Files
2 files

What it does

When installed, the agent gathers public and local information about the person who wrote a pull request, such as their GitHub profile, recent merged and open PRs and issues in the target repo, and local git history. It then writes a short 'author context' summary near the top of a code review, covering who they appear to be, their activity, how they relate to the project, and any obvious risk signals. It also can record terse notes about contributors in the maintainer's own helper files after a merge or rejection.

Great for

  • Maintainers reviewing pull requests who want quick background on unfamiliar contributors
  • Open source teams using the OpenClaw maintainer workflow described in the file
  • People adapting the pattern to their own contributor-tracking scripts

Skip it if

  • Anyone wanting a general-purpose profile tool: it depends on paths like ~/Projects/maintainers and on OpenClaw-specific conventions that will not exist elsewhere
  • Use on people without consent or for hiring/harassment-style judgments: it compiles employer, location and activity data and stores notes about individuals, which raises privacy and fairness concerns

Try asking

  • “Review PR #123 from this contributor and give me the author context block before my review”
  • “Check the GitHub profile and recent merged PRs for the author of this pull request”
  • “After merging this PR, add a short contributor note about the author's work”
Step-by-step guide: how to use GitHub Author ContextInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    github-author-context.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip github-author-context.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip github-author-context.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Make sure the GitHub CLI is logged in with an account that has read access, since the skill queries live profiles and repo activity.
  • Keep the summary factual; the skill itself says not to quote private contact details unless asked.
  • Only write contributor notes for meaningful events such as a first good merge or repeated quality problems, not routine PRs.

What's inside

  • agents/openai.yaml
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from steipete/agent-scripts under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.