GitHub Gist is a service provided by GitHub that allows users to share code snippets, notes, and other text-based content. It supports both public and private gists, enabling easy sharing and collaboration.
Check if the authenticated user has starred a specific gist. Returns True if the gist is starred, False if not starred or if the gist doesn't exist. This is a read-only, idempotent operation that requires authentication but no special permissions.
Tool to create a new gist with one or more files. Use when you need to create a code snippet or text file to share. Note: Do not name your files 'gistfile' with a numerical suffix.
Tool to create a comment on a gist. Use when you need to add a comment to an existing gist.
Tool to delete a gist. Use when you have a gist_id and want to permanently remove that gist. Example prompt: "Delete gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".
Tool to delete a comment on a gist. Use when you have both the gist_id and comment_id and want to remove that comment. Example prompt: "Delete comment 42 from gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".
Tool to fork a gist. Use when you need to create a copy of an existing gist under your own account.
Tool to retrieve a specific gist by its ID. Use when you have a gist_id and need complete gist details.
Tool to get a specific comment on a gist. Use when you need to retrieve details of a particular comment given gist_id and comment_id.
Tool to retrieve a specific gist revision. Use when you need details of a past state for an existing gist by commit SHA.
Tool to list comments on a gist. Use after confirming the gist_id to retrieve comments for a specific gist. Example: 'List comments for gist abc123'.
Tool to list the commit history of a gist. Use after you have the gist ID to review its revisions.
Tool to list forks of a gist. Use after obtaining a gist_id to retrieve all forks for the gist.
Tool to list the authenticated user's gists or all public gists if called anonymously. Use after setting a valid GitHub token in headers.
Tool to list public gists sorted by most recently updated. Use when you need to discover recent public gists. Note: with pagination, you can fetch up to 3000 gists.
Tool to list the authenticated user's starred gists. Use when you need to retrieve all gists the user has starred.
Tool to list public gists for a specified GitHub user. Use when you have a username and need their gists.
Star a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is already starred.
Unstar a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is not currently starred.
Tool to update a gist's description and files. Use when you need to modify gist content, rename files, or delete files from a gist.
Tool to update a Gist comment. Updates an existing comment on a gist. You must be the author of the comment to update it.
The Gist integration connects your Dench AI CRM directly to Gist, so agents can read and act on your Gist data as part of everyday work — answering questions in chat, keeping your CRM in sync, and running automations without anyone copying data between tools.
20 actions are available for agents to invoke on your behalf. Every call runs through Gist's own authorization, scoped to the account you connect.
Sign in to your Dench workspace and open Integrations.
Find Gist and click Connect — you'll authorize access through Gist's own sign-in flow. No API keys or code required.
Ask an agent to use Gist in chat, or call it from an automation.
Manage or disconnect the connection any time from workspace settings.
The Dench Gist integration connects your AI CRM to Gist, so AI agents can work with your Gist data as part of chats, automations, and CRM workflows. You connect your account once, and every agent in your workspace can use it — governed by your workspace permissions.
The Gist integration currently exposes 20 actions, including Check Gist Star, Create Gist, Create Gist Comment, Delete Gist, Delete Gist Comment, and Fork Gist. Agents invoke them on your behalf from chat or from automations.
No. You connect Gist from your Dench workspace using Gist's own sign-in and authorization flow — no API keys to copy, no glue code to maintain.
Connections are authorized through Gist's own authentication flow, and Dench stores only the authorization needed to act on your behalf. You can review and disconnect the Gist connection from your workspace settings at any time.