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SEARCH_REPOS

Search GitHub repositories by query. Supports qualifiers like 'language:python stars:>100'.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyesSearch query (e.g. 'machine learning language:python stars:>1000')
sortstars | forks | updated | help-wanted-issues—Sort results by
per_pageinteger—Results per page (default 10, max 100)

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects SEARCH_REPOS automatically. For example:

Try saying
“use github to search …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "github",
  "action": "SEARCH_REPOS",
  "args": {
    "query": "example query",
    "sort": "stars",
    "per_page": 1
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"SEARCH_REPOS","args":{"query":"example query","sort":"stars","per_page":1}}'

Part of the github plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.