github-optimization - Optimize GitHub repositories for discoverability
Audits and improves a GitHub repository's metadata, README, structure, and promotion strategy to increase discoverability and engagement.
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Updated: 2026-10-03Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Load or create user config
- Audit repository content and metadata
- Research target search keywords
- Optimize repository description and topics
- Rewrite README as a landing page
- Humanize README prose
- Add missing LICENSE and CONTRIBUTING files
- Commit and publish repository changes
- Provide star growth strategies
Inputs
- GitHub repository
- Existing README.md
- Repository metadata
- Repository file structure
- Git configuration
- GitHub CLI session
- User attribution details
- Promotion strategy request
Outputs
- Updated README.md
- Updated repository description
- Updated repository topics
- Added LICENSE file
- Added CONTRIBUTING.md file
- User configuration file
- Git commit
- Pushed repository changes
- Star growth strategy
- Change summary and live URL
Requirements
- Git repository access
- GitHub CLI installed
- Authenticated GitHub CLI session
- Permission to edit the repository
- Permission to push changes
- humanise-text skill