# GitHub Private

> Use this tool when you need to access private GitHub repositories and organizational resources securely. It solves the problem of limited access to private repos, org-level data, issues, and pull requests by utilizing OAuth credentials for authenticated access. The tool requires a user-provided GitHub OAuth token as input and provides extended GitHub tooling capabilities as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/pipeworx-io-github-private  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-github-private

## Description

GitHub Private enables authenticated access to private GitHub repositories and organizational resources through OAuth credentials. It extends standard GitHub tooling to include private repos, org-level data, issues, and pull requests not accessible with read-only tokens. Requires a user-provided GitHub OAuth token via the Pipeworx gateway.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/pipeworx-io-github-private)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-github_private>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "pipeworx-io-github-private"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-github-private` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-github-private/pull`

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SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt