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Add GitHub Channel (NanoClaw)

Installs and configures the GitHub channel adapter so a NanoClaw agent can converse inside PR and issue comment threads.

AutomationAdvanced★ 30,573⑂ 12,843AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 20, 2026

What it does

  • Copies the GitHub adapter (src/channels/github.ts) from the channels branch and appends the single self-registration import to src/channels/index.ts.
  • Installs @chat-adapter/github at an exact pinned version, then runs pnpm run build and a registration test with vitest to prove the channel is really wired.
  • Prompts for and writes three secrets to .env (bot fine-grained PAT, webhook secret, bot username) without overwriting existing values.
  • Creates messaging groups, wirings and members through ncl, choosing unknown_sender_policy public for private repos or strict for public repos, with per-thread session isolation.
  • Ships a troubleshooting section for 401/403 token issues, red webhook deliveries and @-mentions that never fire.

Who it's for

  • Teams self-hosting NanoClaw who want an agent replying in GitHub PRs and issues.
  • Platform/DevOps engineers turning GitHub comment threads into agent conversations.
  • Anyone operating multiple repos that need isolated per-thread agent sessions.

Examples

  • "Add the GitHub channel to our backend repo" → adapter copy, dependency install, build and registration test all run in order.
  • Public repo setup: apply strict policy, resolve trusted users with gh api users/<username> --jq .id, then add them as members.
  • Webhook returning 401: verify the form secret matches GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET and use Redeliver to retest without a new comment.

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git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r nanoclaw/.claude/skills/add-github ~/.claude/skills/

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  1. Open a terminal and clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git
  2. Copy the skill into your Claude skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r nanoclaw/.claude/skills/add-github ~/.claude/skills/
  3. Prerequisite: create a dedicated GitHub bot account (not your personal one) and invite it as a collaborator with write access to the repos you want monitored.
  4. Signed in as the bot, create a fine-grained PAT with Pull requests and Issues set to Read & Write (Settings → Developer Settings → Personal Access Tokens).
  5. Add a webhook on each repo: Payload URL https://your-domain/webhook/github, content type application/json, secret from openssl rand -hex 20, events = Issue comments + Pull request review comments.
  6. Run Claude Code from your NanoClaw project root and ask it to "add the GitHub channel"; paste the token, webhook secret and bot username when prompted.
  7. Confirm pnpm run build and the registration test pass, create the messaging group/wiring with ncl (the host service must be running), then restart the service (launchctl kickstart on macOS, systemctl --user restart on Linux).
  8. From a different account, mention @your-bot-username in a PR comment and verify the agent replies.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT