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jia-ethan/github-solution-research

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82Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

A Codex AI agent skill that researches GitHub for real solutions to a technical problem before you code a fix.

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    What it does
      Codex skill
      Researches GitHub
      Finds prior solutions
    Tech stack
      GitHub CLI
      Codex agent
    Use cases
      Search issues and PRs
      Rank matching repos
      Verify before applying
    Audience
      Developers
      AI agent users
    Limits
      Not a code fixer
      Not a vulnerability scanner
      No private repo access

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Search GitHub issues, PRs, and code for how others solved a specific error or bug.

USE CASE 2

Get a ranked list of repositories with evidence for reusing or adapting a solution.

USE CASE 3

Verify a candidate fix with a suggested test command before applying it locally.

What is it built with?

GitHub CLICodex

How does it compare?

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LanguageTypeScriptPython
Setup difficultymoderatemoderateeasy
Complexity2/53/52/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires the GitHub CLI installed and authenticated, plus cloning into the Codex skills directory.

MIT license: use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

GitHub Solution Research is a skill for the Codex AI agent that turns concrete engineering problems into structured GitHub research. When you hit a technical blocker, the skill searches public repositories, issues, pull requests, discussions, code examples, and release notes to find how others have already handled similar problems. The workflow follows a set sequence: you describe the problem with its error text, version numbers, and constraints, the skill uses the GitHub CLI (gh) to search, it ranks results by how well they match the problem, it reads the strongest matches in depth, and it extracts patterns that can be applied locally. The output includes candidate repositories with stars, forks, license, and activity level, along with the specific issues or PRs that contain relevant evidence, a recommendation for what to reuse versus what to adapt, and a verification step such as a test command. Subagents can be used for research that spans multiple ecosystems or query types, but only conditionally. The main controller keeps responsibility for deduplication, ranking, and independently verifying any claims the subagents return. The skill is installed by cloning the repository into the Codex skills directory and requires the GitHub CLI to be installed and authenticated. It works with any AI model. The README is clear about what the skill does not do: it is not an automatic code fixer, not a vulnerability scanner, and does not guarantee GitHub contains an answer. It should not be used to access private repositories, copy credentials, or handle production data. It is licensed under MIT. The README is bilingual in Chinese and English.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Use this skill to research how others fixed this specific error message on GitHub.
Prompt 2
Help me install this Codex skill and connect it to an authenticated GitHub CLI.
Prompt 3
Explain the workflow this skill follows from problem description to recommendation.
Prompt 4
What are the limits of what this GitHub research skill can and cannot do?

Frequently asked questions

What is github-solution-research?

A Codex AI agent skill that researches GitHub for real solutions to a technical problem before you code a fix.

What license does github-solution-research use?

MIT license: use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is github-solution-research to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is github-solution-research for?

Mainly developer.

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