Auto-Clone GitHub Repo on Workspace Creation (with GitHub Auth)
Request:
Add support for automatically cloning a GitHub repository (including private repos) when a new workspace is created, if the user authenticated with GitHub.
Details:
- Use the user's GitHub token from OAuth to clone the repo.
- Allow specifying the repo URL, branch, and target directory in the workspace template or
- Optionally support running an initialization script after cloning (e.g.,
Stretch Goal:
Support cloning multiple repositories into the workspace with separate paths and branches defined per repo.
Why it matters:
This would streamline onboarding and setup, ensuring all developers start with the correct codebase and configuration without manual steps.
Add support for automatically cloning a GitHub repository (including private repos) when a new workspace is created, if the user authenticated with GitHub.
Details:
- Use the user's GitHub token from OAuth to clone the repo.
- Allow specifying the repo URL, branch, and target directory in the workspace template or
coder.yaml- Optionally support running an initialization script after cloning (e.g.,
pnpm installStretch Goal:
Support cloning multiple repositories into the workspace with separate paths and branches defined per repo.
Why it matters:
This would streamline onboarding and setup, ensuring all developers start with the correct codebase and configuration without manual steps.
