Gist

GitHub Gist is a service provided by GitHub that allows users to share code snippets, notes, and other text-based content. It supports both public and private gists, enabling easy sharing and collaboration.

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01 · WHAT THE AGENT CAN DO

Actions

Every capability is a discrete, logged action the agent calls by name — scoped to what you authorize and recorded in the run trace.

Check Gist StarGIST_CHECK_GIST_STAR
Check if the authenticated user has starred a specific gist. Returns True if the gist is starred, False if not starred or if the gist doesn't exist. This is a read-only, idempotent operation that requires authentication but no special permissions.
Create GistGIST_CREATE_GIST
Tool to create a new gist with one or more files. Use when you need to create a code snippet or text file to share. Note: Do not name your files 'gistfile' with a numerical suffix.
Create Gist CommentGIST_CREATE_GIST_COMMENT
Tool to create a comment on a gist. Use when you need to add a comment to an existing gist.
Delete GistGIST_DELETE_GIST
Tool to delete a gist. Use when you have a gist_id and want to permanently remove that gist. Example prompt: "Delete gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".
Delete Gist CommentGIST_DELETE_GIST_COMMENT
Tool to delete a comment on a gist. Use when you have both the gist_id and comment_id and want to remove that comment. Example prompt: "Delete comment 42 from gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".
Fork GistGIST_FORK_GIST
Tool to fork a gist. Use when you need to create a copy of an existing gist under your own account.
Get GistGIST_GET_GIST
Tool to retrieve a specific gist by its ID. Use when you have a gist_id and need complete gist details.
Get Gist CommentGIST_GET_GIST_COMMENT
Tool to get a specific comment on a gist. Use when you need to retrieve details of a particular comment given gist_id and comment_id.
Get Gist RevisionGIST_GET_GIST_REVISION
Tool to retrieve a specific gist revision. Use when you need details of a past state for an existing gist by commit SHA.
List Gist CommentsGIST_LIST_GIST_COMMENTS
Tool to list comments on a gist. Use after confirming the gist_id to retrieve comments for a specific gist. Example: 'List comments for gist abc123'.
List Gist CommitsGIST_LIST_GIST_COMMITS
Tool to list the commit history of a gist. Use after you have the gist ID to review its revisions.
List Gist ForksGIST_LIST_GIST_FORKS
Tool to list forks of a gist. Use after obtaining a gist_id to retrieve all forks for the gist.
List GistsGIST_LIST_GISTS
Tool to list the authenticated user's gists or all public gists if called anonymously. Use after setting a valid GitHub token in headers.
List Public GistsGIST_LIST_PUBLIC_GISTS
Tool to list public gists sorted by most recently updated. Use when you need to discover recent public gists. Note: with pagination, you can fetch up to 3000 gists.
List Starred GistsGIST_LIST_STARRED_GISTS
Tool to list the authenticated user's starred gists. Use when you need to retrieve all gists the user has starred.
List User GistsGIST_LIST_USER_GISTS
Tool to list public gists for a specified GitHub user. Use when you have a username and need their gists.
Star a GistGIST_STAR_GIST
Star a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is already starred.
Unstar a GistGIST_UNSTAR_GIST
Unstar a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is not currently starred.
Update GistGIST_UPDATE_GIST
Tool to update a gist's description and files. Use when you need to modify gist content, rename files, or delete files from a gist.
Update Gist CommentGIST_UPDATE_GIST_COMMENT
Tool to update a Gist comment. Updates an existing comment on a gist. You must be the author of the comment to update it.