An AI-powered skill that creates structured, link-rich GitHub repository briefings and activity summaries.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install github-digest
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install github-digest using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is GitHub Digest Skill?
The GitHub Digest skill is a sophisticated automation tool designed to help developers and project managers stay updated on repository activity without manual digging. By leveraging the GitHub CLI, it synthesizes data from releases, pull requests, and issues into a human-readable format, making it an essential addition to any developer workflow using Openclaw Skills.
This skill is specifically engineered to handle complex data retrieval, categorizing changes into breaking updates, major features, and bug fixes while providing direct links to every relevant PR or issue for seamless navigation. It serves as a bridge between raw repository data and actionable intelligence, ensuring you never miss a critical update or community discussion.
GitHub Digest Skill Use Cases
- Get a daily or weekly briefing of activity for specific GitHub repositories to stay informed.
- Quickly identify breaking changes and required migration actions in a new release to minimize downtime.
- Summarize community discussions and hot issues to gauge project sentiment and priorities.
- Generate professional change logs or what is new reports for team members using Openclaw Skills.
How GitHub Digest Skill Works
- Authenticates with the GitHub environment using the gh CLI to ensure secure and authorized data access.
- Executes parallel queries to fetch recent releases, merged pull requests, and active issues from the target repository.
- Parses raw JSON data to extract key metadata, including PR numbers, authors, labels, and comment counts.
- Categorizes the gathered information into logical sections such as Breaking Changes, Major Features, and Bug Fixes.
- Generates a structured Markdown report featuring a high-level executive briefing and clickable source links.
GitHub Digest Skill Setup
To use this skill, ensure the GitHub CLI is installed and authenticated on your machine.
# Verify authentication status
gh auth status
# If not authenticated, run:
gh auth login
Once the CLI is ready, the skill can be invoked through your Openclaw Skills environment to analyze any public or accessible private repository.
GitHub Digest Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes repository data into a structured hierarchy for maximum clarity:
| Section | Data Sources | Metadata Extracted |
|---|---|---|
| Briefing | Releases & PR Labels | Version, Core Themes, Community Pulse |
| Breaking Changes | Release Body | Change Description, Migration Steps, Docs |
| Features | Merged PRs | PR Title, Author, PR Link, Category |
| Bug Fixes | Merged PRs | Area/Component, Description, PR Link |
| Discussions | Open Issues | Issue Title, Comment Count, Issue Link |
GitHub Digest Skill Advanced Features
- Intelligent language detection to provide summaries in the user's preferred native language.
- Automatic conversion of PR numbers and usernames into clickable GitHub URLs for instant navigation.
- Configurable limits for data retrieval to focus on specific timeframes like daily or monthly summaries.
- High-performance parallel command execution optimized for Openclaw Skills users.
- Custom table generation for high-volume bug fix categories to maintain readability.
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