RonanCodes/ingest-github-discussions

Ingest GitHub Discussion

Extract the full content of a GitHub Discussion thread, including all comments and nested replies.

Extraction Method

1. Parse the URL to extract owner, repo, and discussion number:

   • Pattern: https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}/discussions/{number}

2. Fetch via GraphQL using gh api graphql:

gh api graphql -f query='
query($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $number: Int!) {
  repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
    discussion(number: $number) {
      title
      body
      createdAt
      author { login }
      url
      category { name }
      labels(first: 10) { nodes { name } }
      comments(first: 100) {
        totalCount
        pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
        nodes {
          body
          createdAt
          author { login }
          replies(first: 100) {
            nodes {
              body
              createdAt
              author { login }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}' -F owner='{owner}' -F repo='{repo}' -F number={number}

3. Parse JSON response:
   • .data.repository.discussion.title — discussion title
   • .data.repository.discussion.body — opening post body (markdown)
   • .data.repository.discussion.author.login — author username
   • .data.repository.discussion.createdAt — creation date
   • .data.repository.discussion.category.name — category (e.g. "Ideas", "Q&A")
   • .data.repository.discussion.labels — labels
   • .data.repository.discussion.comments.nodes[] — top-level comments
   • Each comment's .replies.nodes[] — nested replies (max 2 levels deep)

Pagination for Large Threads

If comments.pageInfo.hasNextPage is true, fetch additional pages using the endCursor:

gh api graphql -f query='
query($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $number: Int!, $after: String!) {
  repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
    discussion(number: $number) {
      comments(first: 100, after: $after) {
        totalCount
        pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
        nodes {
          body
          createdAt
          author { login }
          replies(first: 100) {
            nodes {
              body
              createdAt
              author { login }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}' -F owner='{owner}' -F repo='{repo}' -F number={number} -f after='{endCursor}'

Repeat until hasNextPage is false.

Post-Extraction

• Save to vault's raw/<owner>-<repo>-discussion-<number>.md with YAML header:

---
source-url: <discussion-url>
title: "<discussion-title>"
author: "<github-username>"
date-fetched: <today>
source-type: discussion
category: "<category-name>"
comment-count: <total-count>
---

• Format the raw file as:
  • Opening post body (attributed to author)
  • Each comment as a section with author and timestamp
  • Nested replies indented under their parent comment
  • Preserve original markdown formatting in all bodies

Raw File Format

---
source-url: https://github.com/owner/repo/discussions/123
title: "Discussion Title"
author: "username"
date-fetched: 2026-04-14
source-type: discussion
category: "Ideas"
comment-count: 42
---

# Discussion Title

**@username** — 2026-04-10

<opening post body>

---

## Comments

### @commenter1 — 2026-04-10

<comment body>

> **@replier1** — 2026-04-11
>
> <reply body>

> **@replier2** — 2026-04-11
>
> <reply body>

---

### @commenter2 — 2026-04-11

<comment body>

Dependencies

Requires gh CLI (authenticated). No additional tools needed.