GitHub Integration

Automate GitHub workflows and generate code documentation with AI.

What You Can Do

• Generate and update README files
• Create pull request descriptions automatically
• Generate code documentation
• Create GitHub issues from text or data
• Analyze repository code and suggest improvements
• Generate release notes from commit history

Setup Instructions

1. Go to Connections in your ARKA AI dashboard
2. Find the GitHub card
3. Click "Connect"
4. You'll be redirected to GitHub's authorization page
5. Select repositories to grant access (or all repositories)
6. Click "Authorize"
7. You'll be redirected back to ARKA AI with GitHub connected

Required Permissions

ARKA AI requests these GitHub permissions (scopes):

• repo - Access repository contents and create files
• read:org - Read organization membership
• read:user - Read user profile data
• user:email - Access user email addresses
• write:discussion - Create and update discussions

Common Use Cases

Supported Operations

Repository Operations

• Create and update files
• Read file contents
• List repository contents
• Create branches
• Get commit history

Issue Operations

• Create issues
• Update issue descriptions
• Add comments to issues
• Add labels to issues
• Assign issues to team members

Pull Request Operations

• Create pull requests
• Update PR descriptions
• Add PR comments
• Request reviewers

Troubleshooting

"Permission Denied" Error

If you see permission errors:

• Verify you granted access to the specific repository
• Check if you have write permissions on the repository
• Reconnect the integration to refresh permissions
• For organization repos, ensure ARKA AI is approved by org admin

Rate Limit Errors

GitHub has API rate limits:

• Authenticated requests: 5,000 per hour
• Wait for rate limit to reset (shown in error message)
• Optimize workflows to reduce API calls
• Consider spreading operations across time

File Update Failed

If file updates aren't working:

• Ensure the file path is correct
• Check that the branch exists
• Verify you have write permissions
• Make sure the repository isn't archived

Security & Privacy

• OAuth tokens are encrypted and stored securely
• We only access repositories you explicitly grant permission to
• We never read or store your code without your action
• You can revoke access anytime from GitHub settings
• All API requests use HTTPS encryption

Best Practices

Next Steps