Claude Code Tutorial 9 - Claude Code with GitHub

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Authors: "[[Net Ninja]]"
contentPublished: 2025-09-02
noteCreated: 2025-12-13
description: In this course, you'll learn how to harness the power of Claude Code within your development workflow, including how to install, setup a new project, add con...
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Status: ✅ Read

Description

In this course, you'll learn how to harness the power of Claude Code within your development workflow, including how to install, setup a new project, add con...

Notes

00:01 Claude Code GitHub App Overview

Features of the GitHub integration:
- 00:21 Automatic pull request reviews with feedback
- 00:30 Automatically work on issues when mentioned with @Claude on a new feature branch

00:41 Prerequisites & Setup

GitHub CLI Installation:
- 00:41 Must have GitHub CLI installed first
- 00:51 Can install via Homebrew (Mac) or Winget (Windows)
- 01:02 Login with terminal command: gh auth login

01:13 Installing the GitHub App

Using slash command:
- 01:13 Use /install github app command in Claude Code
- 01:23 Select which repository to set up
Authorization process:
- 01:42 Browser opens to install Claude Code on GitHub
- 01:52 Choose between all repositories or select specific ones
- 02:12 Select both workflows to install
- 02:12 Create a long-lived token with Claude subscription

02:23 Creating and Merging Setup PR

02:33 Pull request created with two GitHub actions configured
02:45 Merge pull request once checks complete
02:56 Verify two actions appear: "Claude Code" and "Claude Code review"

03:06 Practical Example: Creating an Issue

Issue creation:
- 03:17 Create new issue: "link from title missing"
- 03:36 Describe issue: missing link from navbar title to homepage
Claude automatically handles the issue:
- 03:50 Mention @Claude in comments to trigger action
- 03:59 Claude creates task list: examine navbar, add link, test, commit and push changes

04:18 Creating and Reviewing the Pull Request

04:27 Claude provides summary of changes and link to create PR
04:39 PR description and title are pre-populated
Automatic code review:
- 04:50 Claude Code review runs automatically on PR creation
- 05:00 Review shows green checks for: code quality, bugs, performance and security with approval recommendation

05:11 Merging and Verification

05:11 Merge pull request
05:21 Verify fix in browser: navbar title now links to homepage and shows pointer cursor

05:31 Customization Opportunities

05:40 Create additional custom actions to integrate Claude Code in different workflows
Review and customize action files for specific use cases

Claude Code Tutorial 9 - Claude Code with GitHub

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Notes

00:01 Claude Code GitHub App Overview

00:41 Prerequisites & Setup

01:13 Installing the GitHub App

02:23 Creating and Merging Setup PR

03:06 Practical Example: Creating an Issue

04:18 Creating and Reviewing the Pull Request

05:11 Merging and Verification

05:31 Customization Opportunities