GitHub Repository Creator

Creates new GitHub repositories with professional setup using the gh CLI.

Prerequisites

GitHub CLI (gh) must be installed and authenticated
Run gh auth status to verify authentication

Instructions

When creating a GitHub repository:

1. Gather Information

Ask the user for:

Repository name (required)
Description (optional but recommended)
Visibility: public or private (default: private)
Initialize with: README, .gitignore, license

2. Create the Repository

# For a new repo (not from existing folder)
gh repo create <repo-name> --public/--private --description "description" --clone

# For existing local project
gh repo create <repo-name> --source=. --public/--private --push

3. Common Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --public | Make repository public | | --private | Make repository private | | --description "text" | Add description | | --clone | Clone the new repo locally | | --source=. | Use current directory as source | | --push | Push local commits to new repo | | --gitignore <template> | Add .gitignore (e.g., Node, Python) | | --license <license> | Add license (e.g., MIT, Apache-2.0) |

4. Post-Creation Setup

After creating the repo:

Confirm the repo was created successfully
Provide the repository URL to the user
Suggest next steps (add collaborators, set up CI/CD, etc.)

Examples

Create a new public repo and clone it:

gh repo create my-awesome-project --public --description "A cool project" --clone

Create repo from existing local project:

gh repo create my-project --source=. --private --push

Create with README and MIT license:

gh repo create my-project --public --add-readme --license MIT

Future Enhancements

[ ] Auto-generate repository banner/social image
[ ] Template selection for common project types
[ ] Automatic branch protection rules setup