docs(add-github): document bot account, userName, sender policy, and wiring

Update SKILL.md with tested setup: dedicated bot account prerequisite,
GITHUB_BOT_USERNAME env var for @-mention detection, private vs public
repo sender policy guidance, member registration for strict mode,
per-thread session mode, and wiring example.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds GitHub support via the Chat SDK bridge. The agent participates in PR and issue comment threads.
## Prerequisites
You need a **dedicated GitHub bot account** (not your personal account). The adapter uses this account to post replies and filters out its own messages to avoid loops. Create a free GitHub account for your bot (e.g. `my-org-bot`), then invite it as a collaborator with write access to the repos you want monitored.
## Install
NanoClaw doesn't ship channels in trunk. This skill copies the GitHub adapter in from the `channels` branch.
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## Credentials
> 1. Go to [GitHub Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens](https://github.com/settings/tokens)
> 2. Create a **Fine-grained token** with:
> - Repository access: select the repos you want the bot to monitor
> - Permissions: **Pull requests** (Read & Write), **Issues** (Read & Write)
> 3. Copy the token
> 4. Set up a webhook on your repo(s):
> - Go to **Settings** > **Webhooks** > **Add webhook**
> - Payload URL: `https://your-domain/webhook/github`
> - Content type: `application/json`
> - Secret: generate a random string
> - Events: select **Issue comments**, **Pull request review comments**
### 1. Create a Personal Access Token for the bot account
### Configure environment
Log in as your **bot account**, then:
1. Go to [Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens](https://github.com/settings/tokens)
2. Create a **Fine-grained token** with:
- Repository access: select the repos you want the bot to monitor
- Permissions: **Pull requests** (Read & Write), **Issues** (Read & Write)
3. Copy the token
### 2. Set up a webhook on each repo
On each repo (logged in as the repo owner/admin):
1. Go to **Settings** > **Webhooks** > **Add webhook**
2. Payload URL: `https://your-domain/webhook/github` (the shared webhook server, default port 3000)
3. Content type: `application/json`
4. Secret: generate a random string (e.g. `openssl rand -hex 20`)
5. Events: select **Issue comments** and **Pull request review comments**
### 3. Configure environment
Add to `.env`:
```bash
GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_...
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-webhook-secret
GITHUB_BOT_USERNAME=your-bot-username
```
`GITHUB_BOT_USERNAME` must match the bot account's GitHub username exactly. This is used for @-mention detection — the agent responds when someone writes `@your-bot-username` in a PR or issue comment.
Sync to container: `mkdir -p data/env && cp .env data/env/env`
## Wiring
Ask the user: **Is this a private or public repo?**
- **Private repo** — use `unknown_sender_policy: 'public'`. Only collaborators can comment anyway, so it's safe to let all comments through.
- **Public repo** — use `unknown_sender_policy: 'strict'`. Only registered members can trigger the agent, preventing strangers from consuming agent resources. Add trusted collaborators as members (see below).
Run `/manage-channels` to wire the GitHub channel to an agent group, or insert manually:
```sql
-- Create messaging group (one per repo)
INSERT INTO messaging_groups (id, channel_type, platform_id, name, is_group, unknown_sender_policy, created_at)
VALUES ('mg-github-myrepo', 'github', 'github:owner/repo', 'owner/repo', 1, '<policy>', datetime('now'));
-- Wire to agent group
INSERT INTO messaging_group_agents (id, messaging_group_id, agent_group_id, trigger_rules, response_scope, session_mode, priority, created_at)
VALUES ('mga-github-myrepo', 'mg-github-myrepo', '<your-agent-group-id>', '', 'all', 'per-thread', 10, datetime('now'));
```
Replace `<policy>` with `public` or `strict` based on the user's choice above.
### Adding members (for strict mode)
When using `strict`, add each GitHub user who should be able to trigger the agent:
```sql
-- Add user (kind = 'github', id = 'github:<numeric-user-id>')
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO users (id, kind, display_name, created_at)
VALUES ('github:<user-id>', 'github', '<username>', datetime('now'));
-- Grant membership to the agent group
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO agent_group_members (user_id, agent_group_id)
VALUES ('github:<user-id>', '<agent-group-id>');
```
To find a GitHub user's numeric ID: `gh api users/<username> --jq .id`
Use `per-thread` session mode so each PR/issue gets its own agent session.
## Next Steps
If you're in the middle of `/setup`, return to the setup flow now.
Otherwise, run `/manage-channels` to wire this channel to an agent group.
Otherwise, restart the service (`systemctl --user restart nanoclaw` or `launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.nanoclaw`) to pick up the new channel.
## Channel Info
- **type**: `github`
- **terminology**: GitHub has "repositories" containing "pull requests" and "issues." Each PR or issue comment thread is a separate conversation.
- **how-to-find-id**: The platform ID is `owner/repo` (e.g. `acme/backend`). Each PR/issue becomes its own thread automatically.
- **how-to-find-id**: The platform ID is `github:owner/repo` (e.g. `github:acme/backend`). Each PR/issue becomes its own thread automatically.
- **supports-threads**: yes (PR and issue comment threads are native conversations)
- **typical-use**: Webhook/notification — the agent receives PR and issue events and responds in comment threads
- **default-isolation**: Typically shares a session with a chat channel (e.g. Slack) so the agent can summarize PRs and respond to reviews in the same context. Use a separate agent group if the repo contains sensitive code that other channels shouldn't access.
- **typical-use**: Webhook-driven — the agent receives PR and issue comment events and responds in comment threads when @-mentioned. After the first mention, the thread is subscribed and the agent responds to all follow-up comments.
- **default-isolation**: Use `per-thread` session mode. Each PR or issue gets its own isolated agent session. Typically wire to a dedicated agent group if the repo contains sensitive code.