Re:Tell HN: Claude Code queries raw GitHub token on startup
by cpburns2009 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:33AM
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I guarantee it's a convenience feature. Having a Github token available make using Github significantly easier for Claude. I only use the web interface, and Claude frequently cannot access Github repos or issues, or gets rate limited. If Claude has a token, it can authenticate and not run into this annoying problem.
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Re:Tell HN: Claude Code queries raw GitHub token on startup
by z0al on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:16PM
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Interesting. Easier than the gh cli?
I don't personally use gh myself, the only reason I installed it in the first place is because I noticed claude code attempts to find it any time it's interacting with GitHub.
To be clear I don't assume ill intent here, I'm just baffled as is to why