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Open git repo from direct url

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, typescript
Domain
devtools

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how code-server handles incoming URL parameters and workspace startup, then compare the requested GitHub URL flow with the existing repository-opening behavior. Done means a documented URL format reliably opens the requested repository and the relevant startup behavior is covered by tests.

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Description

enhancement

What is your suggestion?

i want to run my git poroject by visiting https://my-codeserver.com/?github=git-repourl

Why do you want this feature?

I'm looking somthing like gitpod laternative

Are there any workarounds to get this functionality today?

gitpod can be a example https://gitpod.io/?autostart=true#https://github.com/example/eg-repo

Are you interested in submitting a PR for this?

no i dont have any idea i wish someone would impliment it

Dominant language
TypeScript
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Merged PRs (30d)
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