GitHub Commit Recovery

Purpose: Access commit content, diffs, and metadata directly from GitHub when you have commit SHAs. Includes methods for retrieving "deleted" commits that remain accessible on GitHub servers.

When to Use This Skill

• You have commit SHAs and need actual code content
• Investigating commits that were force-pushed over ("deleted")
• Need commit diffs, patches, or full file contents
• Verifying commit authorship or metadata
• Retrieving content from dangling commits

SHA Sources: GitHub Archive, git reflog, CI/CD logs, PR comments, issue references, external archives, security reports.

Core Principles