GitHub API

GitHub API Get Repository

Get full details for a GitHub repository including description, homepage URL, topics, license, star/fork/issue counts, subscriber count, creation date, last push date, owner type (User vs Organization), and archive status. The homepage field is critical for startup identification — a custom website indicates a product, not just a code repo. Owner type tells you if it's a company org or personal project.

GitHub API Get User Profile

Get a GitHub user's full public profile including name, company, bio, location, email, blog/website, Twitter handle, and account stats (public repos, followers). This returns FAR more data than a user search result. Use this to identify founders, get contact info for PDL enrichment, and assess developer profiles. The email field requires the user to have set a public email.

GitHub API List Org Members

List public members of a GitHub organization. Returns login and profile URL for each member. Use this to identify the team behind a startup org. Note: many orgs set members to private, so this may return an empty list. In that case, use list_repo_contributors instead — it always works and ranks by commit count.

GitHub API List Repo Contributors

List contributors to a repository, ranked by number of commits (highest first). Returns login, commit count, and profile URL for each contributor. This is the most reliable way to identify who's actually building a project — the top 3-5 contributors with high commit counts from early in the repo's life are likely founders or core team. Use get_user_profile on each to get their name, company, email, and location for PDL enrichment. Bot accounts (type: 'Bot') can be filtered out.

GitHub API List User Orgs

List the public GitHub organizations a user belongs to. Returns org login, description, and avatar for each. Useful for mapping a developer's organizational affiliations — e.g., discovering that a contributor also belongs to a startup org. Only shows public memberships; private memberships are hidden.

GitHub API Search Repos

Search GitHub repositories with full metadata including homepage URL, topics, license, owner type (User vs Organization), star/fork counts, and creation date. Returns richer data than the GitHub MCP search — includes homepage and owner_type which are critical for startup identification. Supports GitHub's full search syntax with filters for stars, language, topics, creation date, and organization.

GitHub API Search Users

Search GitHub users by name, location, followers, or other criteria. Returns basic profile info (login, type, avatar). Note: search results do NOT include name, company, bio, email, or location — those require a separate get_user_profile call. Use search to find users, then get_user_profile for full details.