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Re:Show HN: I built a chatbot that lets you talk to any GitH... by namaria on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @05:23AM (#43480289)
Requesting read and write access to all repos public and private no less.
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Re:Show HN: I built a chatbot that lets you talk to any GitH... by simssousa15 on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @08:52AM (#43481686)
The GitHub api doesn't allow for read only to private repos :(

Needs to be this way or no access to private repos. I can add the possibility to choose if people have a problem with the permissions

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Re:Show HN: I built a chatbot that lets you talk to any GitH... by jasonjmcghee on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @10:26AM (#43482635)
You could add an option for the user to paste a token (fine grained etc) to retrieve only from repositories they grant via the token (and never write access)- and they can revoke at any time.
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Re:Show HN: I built a chatbot that lets you talk to any GitH... by lukew3 on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @09:21AM (#43481997)
Yes, I'd rather not share access to my private repos with an untrusted party. I would like to try it with public ones though
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Re:Show HN: I built a chatbot that lets you talk to any GitH... by simssousa15 on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @05:22PM (#43487447)
Just added the option to choose. You can now give less permissions and only access public repos :)
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