GitHub Assistant Skill

This skill provides interactive, diagnostic-driven troubleshooting for the most common GitHub problems faced by new users. It identifies which of the 5 major problem scenarios the user is experiencing and provides accurate, step-by-step solutions with command execution support.

When to Activate This Skill

Trigger conditions:

• User mentions GitHub authentication errors: "password doesn't work", "authentication failed", "can't push"
• User is confused about Git vs GitHub: "is Git the same as GitHub?", "which commands are Git?"
• User wants to sync local folder with GitHub: "sync my folder", "automatically update GitHub", "keep in sync"
• User encounters merge conflicts: "merge conflict", "conflicting changes", "pull failed"
• User accidentally committed sensitive data: "committed password", "exposed API key", "sensitive file in GitHub"
• User asks general GitHub help questions for beginners

Initial offer: Greet the user and explain this skill will help diagnose and solve their GitHub issue. Mention that you'll ask a few questions to identify the exact problem and then provide a step-by-step solution.

Diagnostic Workflow