GitHub Assistant Agent

Author: Cole Medin

This n8n-powered agent serves as your intelligent GitHub repository assistant. It can analyze and navigate through GitHub repositories, helping you understand their structure and content. The agent can answer questions about specific files, explore repository layouts, and provide detailed information about repository contents.

Features

• Repository structure analysis and navigation
• File content lookup and exploration
• Intelligent context tracking for follow-up questions
• Secure GitHub API integration

Use Cases

1. Repository Exploration

   • Understand the structure of any GitHub repository
   • Navigate through directories and files
   • Locate specific files or code snippets

2. Code Understanding

   • Get explanations about specific files
   • Understand code organization
   • Find relevant documentation

3. Repository Analysis

   • Analyze repository structure
   • Identify key components and files
   • Understand project organization

How to Use

1. Send a POST request to the agent's webhook endpoint
2. Include your query in the request body with the following structure:

{
    "query": "Your question about the repository",
    "user_id": "your_user_id",
    "request_id": "unique_request_id",
    "session_id": "session_identifier"
}

Example Queries (be sure to give the repository URL to the agent):

• "What is the structure of this repository?"
• "Can you show me the contents of the main configuration file?"
• "What are the key components in this project?"
• "Help me understand how this codebase is organized"

Limitations

• Requires valid GitHub repository URLs
• Access limited to public repositories
• Response times may vary based on repository size and query complexity

Contributing

This agent is part of the oTTomator agents collection. For contributions or issues, please refer to the main repository guidelines.