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7. GitHub + OpenClaw

Action Step

Complete this before moving on.

Connect your OpenClaw agent to GitHub, then ask it to list your repos and read one file from the Skills and SOPs repo. Verify it returns the correct content.

Comment in Slack

Post your answer in your onboarding channel.

What's one way you could use your agent's GitHub access in your daily work that would save you time?

Training Guide

You've been using GitHub Desktop to push and pull changes. Now let's give your OpenClaw agent direct access to your repos.

Why This Matters​

In Claude Code, the agent already sees your local files and can commit/push via the terminal. Your OpenClaw agent lives on a separate server — it doesn't see your laptop's file system.

Connecting GitHub gives it eyes on your repos: it can read files, check what's changed, review commits. Your agent can now answer: "What changed in the BrightLoop repo this week?" or "What did Jake push to the playbooks repo yesterday?"

Setting Up the Connection​

Tell your agent: "I want to connect you to GitHub so you can see my repositories." It'll walk you through GitHub token authentication (a personal access token — similar to what you did with Fireflies).

Once connected, verify: "List my GitHub repos" — watch it show your repositories.

What You Can Do Now​

  • "What's in the Skills and SOPs repo?" — browse team resources from your phone
  • "What changed in [repo] this week?" — quick changelog without opening GitHub Desktop
  • "Read the file at [path] in [repo] and summarize it" — pull content without cloning
  • "Is there anything new in the playbooks repo since Monday?" — stay current on team assets
  • "Create a new file in my personal repo with [content]" — push content from Slack

Guided Demo​

  • Connect to GitHub live
  • Browse a team repo
  • Read a file and ask the agent to summarize it
  • Check recent commits: "What did the team push this week?"

What This Unlocks for Daily Work​

  • Quick access to team playbooks, skills, and SOPs from your phone
  • Awareness of what teammates are shipping without manually checking
  • Ability to reference repo content in conversations: "Read the BrightLoop diagnostic from the customer warehouse and help me prep for my call"

You now have two external connections — Fireflies for your meetings, GitHub for your files. Your agent is starting to see what you see.