GitHub Multi-Repository Coordination Skill Overview Advanced multi-repository coordination system that combines swarm intelligence, package synchronization, and repository architecture optimization. This skill enables organization-wide automation, cross-project collaboration, and scalable repository management. Core Capabilities 🔄 Multi-Repository Swarm Coordination Cross-repository AI swarm orchestration for distributed development workflows. 📦 Package Synchronization Intelligent dependency resolution and version alignment across multiple packages. 🏗️ Repository Architecture Structure optimization and template management for scalable projects. 🔗 Integration Management Cross-package integration testing and deployment coordination. Quick Start Initialize Multi-Repo Coordination
Basic swarm initialization
npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo init \ --repos "org $frontend ,org $backend ,org $shared " \ --topology hierarchical
Advanced initialization with synchronization
npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo init \ --repos "org $frontend ,org $backend ,org $shared " \ --topology mesh \ --shared-memory \ --sync-strategy eventual Synchronize Packages
Synchronize package versions and dependencies
npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo sync \ --packages "claude-code-flow,ruv-swarm" \ --align-versions \ --update-docs Optimize Architecture
Analyze and optimize repository structure
npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo optimize
\
--analyze-structure
\
--suggest-improvements
\
--create-templates
Features
1. Cross-Repository Swarm Orchestration
Repository Discovery
// Auto-discover related repositories with gh CLI
const
REPOS
=
Bash
(
gh repo list my-organization --limit 100 \
--json name,description,languages,topics \
--jq '.[] | select(.languages | keys | contains(["TypeScript"]))'
)
// Analyze repository dependencies
const
DEPS
=
Bash
(
gh repo list my-organization --json name | \
jq -r '.[].name' | while read -r repo; do
gh api repos$my-organization/$repo$contents$package.json \
--jq '.content' 2>$dev$null | base64 -d | jq '{name, dependencies}'
done | jq -s '.'
)
// Initialize swarm with discovered repositories
mcp__claude
-
flow__swarm_init
(
{
topology
:
"hierarchical"
,
maxAgents
:
8
,
metadata
:
{
repos
:
REPOS
,
dependencies
:
DEPS
}
}
)
Synchronized Operations
// Execute synchronized changes across repositories
[
Parallel
Multi
-
Repo
Operations
]
:
// Spawn coordination agents
Task
(
"Repository Coordinator"
,
"Coordinate changes across all repositories"
,
"coordinator"
)
Task
(
"Dependency Analyzer"
,
"Analyze cross-repo dependencies"
,
"analyst"
)
Task
(
"Integration Tester"
,
"Validate cross-repo changes"
,
"tester"
)
// Get matching repositories
Bash
(
gh repo list org --limit 100 --json name \
--jq '.[] | select(.name | test("-service$")) | .name' > $tmp$repos.txt
)
// Execute task across repositories
Bash
(
`
cat $tmp$repos.txt | while read -r repo; do
gh repo clone org/$repo /tmp/$repo -- --depth=1
cd /tmp/$repo
Apply changes
npm update npm test
Create PR if successful
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
git checkout -b update-dependencies-$(date +%Y%m%d)
git add -A
git commit -m "chore: Update dependencies"
git push origin HEAD
gh pr create --title "Update dependencies" --body "Automated update" --label "dependencies"
fi
done
)
// Track all operations
TodoWrite
{
todos
:
[
{
id
:
"discover"
,
content
:
"Discover all service repositories"
,
status
:
"completed"
}
,
{
id
:
"update"
,
content
:
"Update dependencies"
,
status
:
"completed"
}
,
{
id
:
"test"
,
content
:
"Run integration tests"
,
status
:
"in_progress"
}
,
{
id
:
"pr"
,
content
:
"Create pull requests"
,
status
:
"pending"
}
]
}
2. Package Synchronization
Version Alignment
// Synchronize package dependencies and versions
[
Complete
Package
Sync
]
:
// Initialize sync swarm
mcp__claude
-
flow__swarm_init
(
{
topology
:
"mesh"
,
maxAgents
:
5
}
)
// Spawn sync agents
Task
(
"Sync Coordinator"
,
"Coordinate version alignment"
,
"coordinator"
)
Task
(
"Dependency Analyzer"
,
"Analyze dependencies"
,
"analyst"
)
Task
(
"Integration Tester"
,
"Validate synchronization"
,
"tester"
)
// Read package states
Read
(
"$workspaces$ruv-FANN$claude-code-flow$claude-code-flow$package.json"
)
Read
(
"$workspaces$ruv-FANN$ruv-swarm$npm$package.json"
)
// Align versions using gh CLI
Bash
(
gh api repos/:owner/:repo$git$refs \
-f ref='refs$heads$sync$package-alignment' \
-f sha=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$git$refs$heads$main --jq '.object.sha')
)
// Update package.json files
Bash
(
gh api repos/:owner/:repo$contents$package.json \
--method PUT \
-f message="feat: Align Node.js version requirements" \
-f branch="sync$package-alignment" \
-f content="$(cat aligned-package.json | base64)"
)
// Store sync state
mcp__claude
-
flow__memory_usage
(
{
action
:
"store"
,
key
:
"sync$packages$status"
,
value
:
{
timestamp
:
Date
.
now
(
)
,
packages_synced
:
[
"claude-code-flow"
,
"ruv-swarm"
]
,
status
:
"synchronized"
}
}
)
Documentation Synchronization
// Synchronize CLAUDE.md files across packages
[
Documentation
Sync
]
:
// Get source documentation
Bash
(
gh api repos/:owner/:repo$contents$ruv-swarm/docs/CLAUDE.md \
--jq '.content' | base64 -d > $tmp$claude-source.md
)
// Update target documentation
Bash
(
gh api repos/:owner/:repo$contents$claude-code-flow/CLAUDE.md \
--method PUT \
-f message="docs: Synchronize CLAUDE.md" \
-f branch="sync$documentation" \
-f content="$(cat $tmp$claude-source.md | base64)"
)
// Track sync status
mcp__claude
-
flow__memory_usage
(
{
action
:
"store"
,
key
:
"sync$documentation$status"
,
value
:
{
status
:
"synchronized"
,
files
:
[
"CLAUDE.md"
]
}
}
)
Cross-Package Integration
// Coordinate feature implementation across packages
[
Cross
-
Package
Feature
]
:
// Push changes to all packages
mcp__github__push_files
(
{
branch
:
"feature$github-integration"
,
files
:
[
{
path
:
"claude-code-flow/.claude$commands$github$github-modes.md"
,
content
:
"[GitHub modes documentation]"
}
,
{
path
:
"ruv-swarm$src$github-coordinator$hooks.js"
,
content
:
"[GitHub coordination hooks]"
}
]
,
message
:
"feat: Add GitHub workflow integration"
}
)
// Create coordinated PR
Bash
(
gh pr create \
--title "Feature: GitHub Workflow Integration" \
--body "## 🚀 GitHub Integration
Features
- ✅ Multi-repo coordination
- ✅ Package synchronization
- ✅ Architecture optimization
Testing
- [x] Package dependency verification
- [x] Integration tests
- [x] Cross-package compatibility" ` )
- Repository Architecture
Structure Analysis
// Analyze and optimize repository structure
[
Architecture
Analysis
]
:
// Initialize architecture swarm
mcp__claude
-
flow__swarm_init
(
{
topology
:
"hierarchical"
,
maxAgents
:
6
}
)
// Spawn architecture agents
Task
(
"Senior Architect"
,
"Analyze repository structure"
,
"architect"
)
Task
(
"Structure Analyst"
,
"Identify optimization opportunities"
,
"analyst"
)
Task
(
"Performance Optimizer"
,
"Optimize structure for scalability"
,
"optimizer"
)
Task
(
"Best Practices Researcher"
,
"Research architecture patterns"
,
"researcher"
)
// Analyze current structures
LS
(
"$workspaces$ruv-FANN$claude-code-flow$claude-code-flow"
)
LS
(
"$workspaces$ruv-FANN$ruv-swarm$npm"
)
// Search for best practices
Bash
(
gh search repos "language:javascript template architecture" \ --limit 10 \ --json fullName,description,stargazersCount \ --sort stars \ --order desc) // Store analysis results mcp__claude - flow__memory_usage ( { action : "store" , key : "architecture$analysis$results" , value : { repositories_analyzed : [ "claude-code-flow" , "ruv-swarm" ] , optimization_areas : [ "structure" , "workflows" , "templates" ] , recommendations : [ "standardize_structure" , "improve_workflows" ] } } ) Template Creation // Create standardized repository template [ Template Creation ] : // Create template repository mcp__github__create_repository ( { name : "claude-project-template" , description : "Standardized template for Claude Code projects" , private : false , autoInit : true } ) // Push template structure mcp__github__push_files ( { repo : "claude-project-template" , files : [ { path : ".claude$commands$github$github-modes.md" , content : "[GitHub modes template]" } , { path : ".claude$config.json" , content : JSON . stringify ( { version : "1.0" , mcp_servers : { "ruv-swarm" : { command : "npx" , args : [ "ruv-swarm" , "mcp" , "start" ] } } } ) } , { path : "CLAUDE.md" , content : "[Standardized CLAUDE.md]" } , { path : "package.json" , content : JSON . stringify ( { name : "claude-project-template" , engines : { node : ">=20.0.0" } , dependencies : { "ruv-swarm" : "^1.0.11" } } ) } ] , message : "feat: Create standardized template" } ) Cross-Repository Standardization // Synchronize structure across repositories [ Structure Standardization ] : const repositories = [ "claude-code-flow" , "ruv-swarm" , "claude-extensions" ] // Update common files across all repositories repositories . forEach ( repo => { mcp__github__create_or_update_file ( { repo : "ruv-FANN" , path :${ repo } /.github$workflows$integration.yml, content : ` name: Integration Tests on: [push, pull_request] jobs: test: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions$checkout@v3
- uses: actions$setup-node@v3 with: { node-version: '20' }
- run: npm install && npm test ` , message : "ci: Standardize integration workflow" , branch : "structure$standardization" } ) } )
- Orchestration Workflows
Dependency Management
// Update dependencies across all repositories
[
Organization
-
Wide
Dependency
Update
]
:
// Create tracking issue
TRACKING_ISSUE
=
$
(
Bash
(
gh issue create \ --title "Dependency Update: typescript@5.0.0" \ --body "Tracking TypeScript update across all repositories" \ --label "dependencies,tracking" \ --json number -q .number) ) // Find all TypeScript repositories TS_REPOS = $ ( Bash (gh repo list org --limit 100 --json name | \ jq -r '.[].name' | while read -r repo; do if gh api repos$org/$repo$contents$package.json 2>$dev$null | \ jq -r '.content' | base64 -d | grep -q '"typescript"'; then echo "$repo" fi done) ) // Update each repository Bash (echo "$TS_REPOS" | while read -r repo; do gh repo clone org/$repo /tmp/$repo -- --depth=1 cd /tmp/$repo npm install --save-dev typescript@5.0.0 if npm test; then git checkout -b update-typescript-5 git add package.json package-lock.json git commit -m "chore: Update TypeScript to 5.0.0 Part of #$TRACKING_ISSUE" git push origin HEAD gh pr create \ --title "Update TypeScript to 5.0.0" \ --body "Updates TypeScript\n\nTracking: #$TRACKING_ISSUE" \ --label "dependencies" else gh issue comment $TRACKING_ISSUE \ --body "❌ Failed to update $repo - tests failing" fi done) Refactoring Operations // Coordinate large-scale refactoring [ Cross - Repo Refactoring ] : // Initialize refactoring swarm mcp__claude - flow__swarm_init ( { topology : "mesh" , maxAgents : 8 } ) // Spawn specialized agents Task ( "Refactoring Coordinator" , "Coordinate refactoring across repos" , "coordinator" ) Task ( "Impact Analyzer" , "Analyze refactoring impact" , "analyst" ) Task ( "Code Transformer" , "Apply refactoring changes" , "coder" ) Task ( "Migration Guide Creator" , "Create migration documentation" , "documenter" ) Task ( "Integration Tester" , "Validate refactored code" , "tester" ) // Execute refactoring mcp__claude - flow__task_orchestrate ( { task : "Rename OldAPI to NewAPI across all repositories" , strategy : "sequential" , priority : "high" } ) Security Updates // Coordinate security patches [ Security Patch Deployment ] : // Scan all repositories Bash (gh repo list org --limit 100 --json name | jq -r '.[].name' | \ while read -r repo; do gh repo clone org/$repo /tmp/$repo -- --depth=1 cd /tmp/$repo npm audit --json > $tmp$audit-$repo.json done) // Apply patches Bash (for repo in $tmp$audit-*.json; do if [ $(jq '.vulnerabilities | length' $repo) -gt 0 ]; then cd /tmp/$(basename $repo .json | sed 's$audit-//') npm audit fix if npm test; then git checkout -b security$patch-$(date +%Y%m%d) git add -A git commit -m "security: Apply security patches" git push origin HEAD gh pr create --title "Security patches" --label "security" fi fi done) Configuration Multi-Repo Config File
.swarm$multi-repo.yml
version : 1 organization : my - org repositories : - name : frontend url : github.com$my - org$frontend role : ui agents : [ coder , designer , tester ] - name : backend url : github.com$my - org$backend role : api agents : [ architect , coder , tester ] - name : shared url : github.com$my - org$shared role : library agents : [ analyst , coder ] coordination : topology : hierarchical communication : webhook memory : redis : /$shared - memory dependencies : - from : frontend to : [ backend , shared ] - from : backend to : [ shared ] Repository Roles { "roles" : { "ui" : { "responsibilities" : [ "user-interface" , "ux" , "accessibility" ] , "default-agents" : [ "designer" , "coder" , "tester" ] } , "api" : { "responsibilities" : [ "endpoints" , "business-logic" , "data" ] , "default-agents" : [ "architect" , "coder" , "security" ] } , "library" : { "responsibilities" : [ "shared-code" , "utilities" , "types" ] , "default-agents" : [ "analyst" , "coder" , "documenter" ] } } } Communication Strategies 1. Webhook-Based Coordination const { MultiRepoSwarm } = require ( 'ruv-swarm' ) ; const swarm = new MultiRepoSwarm ( { webhook : { url : 'https:/$swarm-coordinator.example.com' , secret : process . env . WEBHOOK_SECRET } } ) ; swarm . on ( 'repo:update' , async ( event ) => { await swarm . propagate ( event , { to : event . dependencies , strategy : 'eventual-consistency' } ) ; } ) ; 2. Event Streaming
Kafka configuration for real-time coordination
kafka : brokers : [ 'kafka1:9092' , 'kafka2:9092' ] topics : swarm-events : partitions : 10 replication : 3 swarm-memory : partitions : 5 replication : 3 Synchronization Patterns 1. Eventually Consistent { "sync" : { "strategy" : "eventual" , "max-lag" : "5m" , "retry" : { "attempts" : 3 , "backoff" : "exponential" } } } 2. Strong Consistency { "sync" : { "strategy" : "strong" , "consensus" : "raft" , "quorum" : 0.51 , "timeout" : "30s" } } 3. Hybrid Approach { "sync" : { "default" : "eventual" , "overrides" : { "security-updates" : "strong" , "dependency-updates" : "strong" , "documentation" : "eventual" } } } Use Cases 1. Microservices Coordination npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo microservices \ --services "auth,users,orders,payments" \ --ensure-compatibility \ --sync-contracts \ --integration-tests 2. Library Updates npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo lib-update \ --library "org $shared -lib" \ --version "2.0.0" \ --find-consumers \ --update-imports \ --run-tests 3. Organization-Wide Changes npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo org-policy \ --policy "add-security-headers" \ --repos "org/" \ --validate-compliance \ --create-reports Architecture Patterns Monorepo Structure ruv-FANN/ ├── packages/ │ ├── claude-code-flow/ │ │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── .claude/ │ │ └── package.json │ ├── ruv-swarm/ │ │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── wasm/ │ │ └── package.json │ └── shared/ │ ├── types/ │ ├── utils/ │ └── config/ ├── tools/ │ ├── build/ │ ├── test/ │ └── deploy/ ├── docs/ │ ├── architecture/ │ ├── integration/ │ └── examples/ └── .github/ ├── workflows/ ├── templates/ └── actions/ Command Structure .claude/ ├── commands/ │ ├── github/ │ │ ├── github-modes.md │ │ ├── pr-manager.md │ │ ├── issue-tracker.md │ │ └── sync-coordinator.md │ ├── sparc/ │ │ ├── sparc-modes.md │ │ ├── coder.md │ │ └── tester.md │ └── swarm/ │ ├── coordination.md │ └── orchestration.md ├── templates/ │ ├── issue.md │ ├── pr.md │ └── project.md └── config.json Monitoring & Visualization Multi-Repo Dashboard npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo dashboard \ --port 3000 \ --metrics "agent-activity,task-progress,memory-usage" \ --real-time Dependency Graph npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo dep-graph \ --format mermaid \ --include-agents \ --show-data-flow Health Monitoring npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo health-check \ --repos "org/" \ --check "connectivity,memory,agents" \ --alert-on-issues Best Practices 1. Repository Organization Clear repository roles and boundaries Consistent naming conventions Documented dependencies Shared configuration standards 2. Communication Use appropriate sync strategies Implement circuit breakers Monitor latency and failures Clear error propagation 3. Security Secure cross-repo authentication Encrypted communication channels Audit trail for all operations Principle of least privilege 4. Version Management Semantic versioning alignment Dependency compatibility validation Automated version bump coordination 5. Testing Integration Cross-package test validation Integration test automation Performance regression detection Performance Optimization Caching Strategy npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo cache-strategy \ --analyze-patterns \ --suggest-cache-layers \ --implement-invalidation Parallel Execution npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo parallel-optimize \ --analyze-dependencies \ --identify-parallelizable \ --execute-optimal Resource Pooling npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo resource-pool \ --share-agents \ --distribute-load \ --monitor-usage Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo diagnose-connectivity \ --test-all-repos \ --check-permissions \ --verify-webhooks Memory Synchronization npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo debug-memory \ --check-consistency \ --identify-conflicts \ --repair-state Performance Bottlenecks npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo perf-analysis \ --profile-operations \ --identify-bottlenecks \ --suggest-optimizations Advanced Features 1. Distributed Task Queue npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo queue \ --backend redis \ --workers 10 \ --priority-routing \ --dead-letter-queue 2. Cross-Repo Testing npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo test \ --setup-test-env \ --link-services \ --run-e2e \ --tear-down 3. Monorepo Migration npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo to-monorepo \ --analyze-repos \ --suggest-structure \ --preserve-history \ --create-migration-prs Examples Full-Stack Application Update npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo fullstack-update \ --frontend "org $web -app" \ --backend "org $api -server" \ --database "org $db -migrations" \ --coordinate-deployment Cross-Team Collaboration npx claude-flow skill run github-multi-repo cross-team \ --teams "frontend,backend,devops" \ --task "implement-feature-x" \ --assign-by-expertise \ --track-progress Metrics and Reporting Sync Quality Metrics Package version alignment percentage Documentation consistency score Integration test success rate Synchronization completion time Architecture Health Metrics Repository structure consistency score Documentation coverage percentage Cross-repository integration success rate Template adoption and usage statistics Automated Reporting Weekly sync status reports Dependency drift detection Documentation divergence alerts Integration health monitoring Integration Points