Navigating Github
Adaptive GitHub companion for all skill levels. AI-driven assessment that meets you where you are — from first commit to team workflows.
- Type
- Plugin
- Repository
- jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace
- GitHub stars
- 2.8k
- License
- MIT
- Repo last updated
- Sep 27, 2026
- Version
- 2.5.0
- Author
- Jeremy Longshore
What Navigating Github is
Navigating Github is a plugin published in the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub, which has about 2.8k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com.”
A plugin is a package that bundles skills, slash commands, subagents, hooks, and MCP connectors so they install together. Plugins are plain files with a manifest at .claude-plugin/plugin.json, and they work in both Claude Code and Claude Cowork.
Installing Navigating Github adds everything it ships in one step. Connectors inside a plugin still need to be connected separately, and hooks and subagents only run in Cowork and Claude Code, not in regular chat.
How to install Navigating Github
Claude Code
- Add the repository as a plugin marketplace: claude plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace
- Install the plugin: claude plugin install navigating-github@<marketplace-name>, using the marketplace name from the repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.
- Restart the session if the new skills or commands don't appear straight away.
Claude Cowork
- Open Customize → Plugins and choose Add marketplace.
- Enter jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace (the owner/repo shorthand works for GitHub).
- Find Navigating Github in the list, click Install, then connect any connectors it needs from its Connectors tab.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from plugins/productivity/navigating-github/.claude-plugin/plugin.json, shared under the repository's MIT license. Read the full file on GitHub.
Go from zero to GitHub in minutes, then learn git through hands-on lessons on your actual project.
This skill does two things:
- Sets you up on GitHub — from installing the CLI to pushing your first commit
- Teaches you git — 9 progressive lessons, each one hands-on with real commands
No slides. No docs. No assumed knowledge. Run a command, see what happens, then understand why. The AI adapts to your level automatically.
Setup — From Zero to GitHub
Say "set up my repo" or "help me with github" and the skill walks through everything:
- Connect to GitHub — installs gh CLI, authenticates, configures git identity
- Initialize your repo — git init, auto-generated .gitignore, first commit
- Create the remote — gh repo create, push, shows the live URL
Skips anything already done. Complete beginners get full explanations ("GitHub is like Google Drive for code"). Experienced developers get it done in seconds.
Learn — 9 Hands-On Lessons
Say "teach me github" or run /github-learn to start. Every lesson runs on your real project using do-then-explain: run the command, see the result, then understand why.
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Each lesson checks understanding before moving on. After each lesson, you get a summary, a challenge to try solo, and a suggestion for what to learn next.
Adaptive Skill Level
The skill figures out your level from your environment — commit message quality, branch usage, auth state — not from a questionnaire. It only asks when signals are genuinely ambiguous.
Install
# Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/navigating-github
# Manual
git clone https://github.com/jeremylongshore/navigating-github.gitWorks with: Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, Continue — any AI coding tool with terminal access.
Safety (During All Lessons)
- Never pushes to main/master — always branches first
- Never force pushes without explicit confirmation
- Never commits secrets (.env, API keys, credentials)
- Never runs destructive operations without showing impact first
Contributing
PRs welcome. If you see a gap in the curriculum, a confusing explanation, or a missing lesson — open an issue or submit a PR.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Built by Jeremy Longshore / Intent Solutions for the Tons of Skills marketplace.
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is Navigating Github?
Navigating Github is a plugin for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub. Adaptive GitHub companion for all skill levels. AI-driven assessment that meets you where you are — from first commit to team workflows.
How do I install Navigating Github in Claude Code?
Add the repository as a plugin marketplace: claude plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace Install the plugin: claude plugin install navigating-github@<marketplace-name>, using the marketplace name from the repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Restart the session if the new skills or commands don't appear straight away.
Can I use Navigating Github in Claude Cowork?
Open Customize → Plugins and choose Add marketplace. Enter jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace (the owner/repo shorthand works for GitHub). Find Navigating Github in the list, click Install, then connect any connectors it needs from its Connectors tab.
Is Navigating Github safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
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