docs/tools/get_repo_info
AgenticCode — GitHub Integration

Get Repository Info

CLI Tool Name: get_repo_info

Fetches metadata and structure of a GitHub repository — including its description, language, stars, forks, branches, topics, and top contributors. Gives your AI agent a broad overview of a codebase before deciding to edit or clone.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
repostringyesGitHub repo in 'owner/repo' format. Location of codebase to query.

Example output

json
{
  "name": "agentic-store-mcp",
  "full_name": "agenticstore/agentic-store-mcp",
  "description": "Core MCP tools package.",
  "language": "Python",
  "stars": 125,
  "forks": 12,
  "branches": ["main", "dev"]
}

How to use it

Your assistant can run this tool securely directly in its context window to summarize external repos:

example prompt

Give me an overview of the 'agenticstore/agentic-store-mcp' repository using the GitHub tools.

[tip]
GitHub tokens are optional for public repositories, saving you from exhausting your rate limits. Tokens are required for private repos.

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