GitHub integration in Claude

Step by step

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1. Open the project and click the plus beside Context.

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   You see a menu with GitHub.

2. Click GitHub.

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   You see a repository picker and link icon.

3. Paste the public repository link and press Enter.

   https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World

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   You see the repository and its readme file.

4. Select the readme file.

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   You see the Add files button.

5. Click Add files.

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   You see the repository card in Context.

6. Reload the page and ask what the readme says.

   What does the README from the GitHub repo say? Answer in one short sentence.

   Copy the words
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   You see a one-sentence answer about the readme.

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