GitHub

The @guildai-services/guildai~github package provides agents with access to the GitHub REST API through Guild’s GitHub App integration.

Authentication

Type: GitHub App
Token management: Generated on-demand and refreshed automatically
Scoping: Limited to repositories where the Guild GitHub App is installed

Setup

Open Credentials

Go to Credentials in Guild.

Connect GitHub

Click GitHub and authorize the Guild app on your organization or repository.

Select repositories

Choose which repositories to grant access to.

Usage

import { gitHubTools } from "@guildai-services/guildai~github"
import { llmAgent } from "@guildai/agents-sdk"

export default llmAgent({
  description: "An agent that manages GitHub issues",
  tools: { ...gitHubTools },
})

Selecting specific tools

Agents perform better with fewer tools. Use pick() to include only what your agent needs. Tools are named with the github_ prefix — for example, pulls_get becomes github_pulls_get.

import { gitHubTools } from "@guildai-services/guildai~github"
import { llmAgent, pick } from "@guildai/agents-sdk"

export default llmAgent({
  description: "An agent that reviews pull requests",
  tools: {
    ...pick(gitHubTools, [
      "github_pulls_list",
      "github_pulls_get",
      "github_pulls_list_reviews",
      "github_pulls_create_review",
    ]),
  },
})

Trimming responses

GitHub API responses can be large. Use guildServiceTool() with githubSchemasLite to strip unnecessary fields before the LLM sees them.

import {
  githubSchemas as gh,
  githubSchemasLite as ghlite,
  gitHubEndpoints,
} from "@guildai-services/guildai~github"
import { guildServiceTool, llmAgent } from "@guildai/agents-sdk"
import { z } from "zod"

const github_issues_list_for_repo = guildServiceTool("github", {
  description: gitHubEndpoints["issues_list_for_repo"].description,
  inputSchema: gitHubEndpoints["issues_list_for_repo"].parameterSchema,
  outputSchema: z
    .array(gh.IssueSchema)
    .transform((issues) => issues.map((x) => ghlite.IssueSchema.parse(x))),
})

export default llmAgent({
  description: "An agent that triages GitHub issues",
  tools: { github_issues_list_for_repo },
})

API endpoints

Gists

Operation	Method	Path
`gists_list`	GET	`/gists`
`gists_create`	POST	`/gists`
`gists_list_public`	GET	`/gists/public`
`gists_get`	GET	`/gists/{gist_id}`
`gists_update`	PATCH	`/gists/{gist_id}`
`gists_delete`	DELETE	`/gists/{gist_id}`
`gists_list_comments`	GET	`/gists/{gist_id}/comments`
`gists_create_comment`	POST	`/gists/{gist_id}/comments`

Organizations

Operation	Method	Path
`orgs_list_issue_types`	GET	`/orgs/{org}/issue-types`
`orgs_create_issue_type`	POST	`/orgs/{org}/issue-types`
`orgs_list_members`	GET	`/orgs/{org}/members`
`repos_list_for_org`	GET	`/orgs/{org}/repos`
`repos_create_in_org`	POST	`/orgs/{org}/repos`

Repositories

Operation	Method	Path
`repos_get`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}`
`repos_update`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}`
`repos_delete`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}`
`repos_list_activities`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/activity`
`repos_list_contributors`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contributors`
`repos_list_languages`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/languages`
`repos_get_readme`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/readme`
`repos_list_tags`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags`

Branches

Operation	Method	Path
`repos_list_branches`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches`
`repos_get_branch`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}`

Commits

Operation	Method	Path
`repos_list_commits`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits`
`repos_get_commit`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}`
`repos_compare_commits`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{basehead}`
`repos_list_commit_comments_for_repo`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments`
`repos_get_commit_comment`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments/{comment_id}`
`repos_update_commit_comment`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments/{comment_id}`
`repos_delete_commit_comment`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments/{comment_id}`
`repos_create_commit_comment`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{commit_sha}/comments`
`repos_get_combined_status_for_ref`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/status`
`repos_list_pull_requests_associated_with_commit`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{commit_sha}/pulls`

Contents

Operation	Method	Path
`repos_get_content`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}`
`repos_create_or_update_file_contents`	PUT	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}`
`repos_delete_file`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path}`

Issues

Operation	Method	Path
`issues_list_for_repo`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues`
`issues_create`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues`
`issues_get`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}`
`issues_update`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}`
`issues_lock`	PUT	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock`
`issues_unlock`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/lock`
`issues_get_parent`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/parent`
`issues_list_sub_issues`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/sub_issues`
`issues_add_sub_issue`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/sub_issues`
`issues_remove_sub_issue`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/sub_issues`
`issues_list_assignees`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/assignees`
`issues_add_assignees`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees`
`issues_remove_assignees`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees`
`issues_list_comments_for_repo`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments`
`issues_get_comment`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}`
`issues_update_comment`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}`
`issues_delete_comment`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}`
`issues_list_comments`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments`
`issues_create_comment`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments`
`issues_list_labels_for_repo`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels`
`issues_create_label`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels`
`issues_get_label`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels/{name}`
`issues_update_label`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels/{name}`
`issues_delete_label`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels/{name}`
`issues_add_labels`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/labels`
`issues_list_dependencies_blocked_by`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/dependencies/blocked_by`
`issues_add_blocked_by_dependency`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/dependencies/blocked_by`

Pull requests

Operation	Method	Path
`pulls_list`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls`
`pulls_create`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls`
`pulls_get`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}`
`pulls_update`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}`
`pulls_merge`	PUT	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge`
`pulls_list_commits`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/commits`
`pulls_list_files`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/files`
`pulls_list_reviews`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews`
`pulls_create_review`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews`
`pulls_submit_review`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews/{review_id}/events`
`pulls_list_review_comments`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/comments`
`pulls_create_review_comment`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/comments`
`pulls_list_requested_reviewers`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/requested_reviewers`
`pulls_request_reviewers`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/requested_reviewers`

Check runs

Operation	Method	Path
`checks_create`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/check-runs`
`checks_get`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/check-runs/{check_run_id}`
`checks_update`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/check-runs/{check_run_id}`
`checks_list_annotations`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/check-runs/{check_run_id}/annotations`
`checks_list_for_ref`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/check-runs`

Workflows & actions

Operation	Method	Path
`actions_list_repo_workflows`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows`
`actions_get_workflow`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}`
`actions_list_workflow_runs_for_repo`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs`
`actions_get_workflow_run`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}`
`actions_list_workflow_runs`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/runs`
`actions_list_jobs_for_workflow_run`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/jobs`
`actions_list_workflow_run_artifacts`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/artifacts`
`actions_download_job_logs_for_workflow_run`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/jobs/{job_id}/logs`
`actions_re_run_workflow`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/rerun`
`actions_re_run_workflow_failed_jobs`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/rerun-failed-jobs`
`actions_force_cancel_workflow_run`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/force-cancel`

Releases

Operation	Method	Path
`repos_list_releases`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases`
`repos_create_release`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases`
`repos_get_release`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}`
`repos_update_release`	PATCH	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}`
`repos_delete_release`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}`
`repos_get_latest_release`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest`
`repos_generate_release_notes`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/generate-notes`

Deployments

Operation	Method	Path
`repos_list_deployments`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/deployments`
`repos_create_deployment`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/deployments`
`repos_get_deployment`	GET	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/deployments/{deployment_id}`
`repos_delete_deployment`	DELETE	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/deployments/{deployment_id}`
`repos_create_deployment_status`	POST	`/repos/{owner}/{repo}/deployments/{deployment_id}/statuses`

Operation	Method	Path
`search_code`	GET	`/search/code`
`search_commits`	GET	`/search/commits`
`search_issues_and_pull_requests`	GET	`/search/issues`
`search_repos`	GET	`/search/repositories`
`search_users`	GET	`/search/users`

Users

Operation	Method	Path
`users_get_by_username`	GET	`/users/{username}`
`repos_list_for_user`	GET	`/users/{username}/repos`

Webhook events

GitHub uses an app-scoped webhook model — a single webhook receives all events and Guild routes them to matching triggers.

Event	Description
`issues`	Issue opened, closed, edited, assigned, or labeled
`issue_comment`	Comment created, edited, or deleted on an issue
`pull_request`	PR opened, closed, merged, edited, or review requested
`pull_request_review`	Review submitted, edited, or dismissed
`pull_request_review_comment`	Review comment created, edited, or deleted
`push`	Commits pushed to a branch
`release`	Release published, created, edited, or deleted
`check_run`	Check run created, completed, or rerequested
`workflow_job`	Workflow job queued, in progress, or completed
`workflow_run`	Workflow run requested, completed, or in progress

Guild preprocesses webhook payloads before passing them to agents, removing avatar URLs, permalink URLs, and deeply nested metadata to reduce payload size.

Limitations

Access is scoped to repositories where the GitHub App is installed
Rate limits follow GitHub’s standard limits (5,000 requests/hour for authenticated apps)

Code & CI/CD

Communication

Project management

Testing

Productivity

Authentication

Setup

Usage

Selecting specific tools

Trimming responses

API endpoints

Webhook events

Limitations

Code & CI/CD

Communication

Project management

Testing

Productivity

​Authentication

​Setup

​Usage

​Selecting specific tools

​Trimming responses

​API endpoints

​Webhook events

​Limitations

Authentication

Setup

Usage

Selecting specific tools

Trimming responses

API endpoints

Webhook events

Limitations