Recover deleted commits from GitHub using REST API, web interface, and git fetch. Use when you have commit SHAs and need to retrieve actual commit content, diffs, or patches. Includes techniques for accessing "deleted" commits that remain on GitHub servers.
Install
npx skills add gadievron/raptor --skill github-commit-recoverynpx skills add gadievron/raptor --skill github-commit-recovery -a claude-code -gnpx skills add gadievron/raptor --skill github-commit-recovery -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/gadievron/raptor.git --path .claude/skills/oss-forensics/github-commit-recoverygh skill install gadievron/raptor github-commit-recoverygit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gadievron/raptor /tmp/gadievron__raptor
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/gadievron__raptor/.claude/skills/oss-forensics/github-commit-recovery ~/.claude/skills/github-commit-recovery # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/gadievron__raptor/.claude/skills/oss-forensics/github-commit-recovery ~/.agents/skills/github-commit-recovery # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode