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update-repo-meta

Update GitHub repo metadata — topics, description, homepage, and visibility via gh CLI. Use when updating repo settings.

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Update Repo Meta

Update GitHub repository metadata.

Steps

  1. Read current state: gh repo view --json name,description,homepageUrl,repositoryTopics,visibility

  2. Determine changes: Based on the user’s argument or conversation context, figure out what to update. Common operations:

    • Topics: gh repo edit --add-topic <topic> or --remove-topic <topic>
    • Description: gh repo edit --description "<text>"
    • Homepage: gh repo edit --homepage "<url>"
    • Visibility: gh repo edit --visibility public|private

  3. Apply changes: Run the appropriate gh repo edit commands.

  4. Verify: Run gh repo view --json name,description,homepageUrl,repositoryTopics,visibility again and show the updated state.

Rules

  • Show the before/after so the user can confirm the changes.
  • If no specific instructions are given, show the current metadata and ask what to change.
  • Topics should be lowercase, hyphenated (e.g., cli-tool, go, mcp-server).