Bolt to GitHub Guide: Save Your Code Before You Lose it Forever (2025 Update)

[@toddwmac]

Great stuff as always. Thanks!

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you found the guide helpful!

[@mircomorrone1199]

Amazing video!!!!

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Glad you liked it!!

[@diegojaumandreu5671]

Great idea dude! Only worry is the security acess. Could you tell me about the security features etc?

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Thanks, good question. Your GitHub token is never sent anywhere else, not even to Bolt. It's between your browser and GitHub API only. The token is saved in your local browser storage. The extension uses Bolt-provided Download button, intercepts the project zip, unzip/process the files in-memory, and push it to GitHub. Other security aspects depends on the user (e.g., they shared their token online willingly).

[@ODDBRONCO]

@@AIDrivenCoder do you maintain access to the code/files pushed?

[@AIDrivenCoder]

I don't have access to it if that's what you mean. Access to GitHub is only allowed for the extension whenever you push your changes and disconnect immediately.

[@danielandrew6908]

Hello! Thanks, i've been using for the last 2 days and it was great. However, today when i import to bolt i see the erros: You don't have access to the repository. An unknown error occured while running an action. its been 2 hours from now that i can't import any new projetcs. The olders i can. i think that the exportation is not ok. And the project is still public, not private.

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Hi there! I'm glad to hear you've been enjoying the extension. Have you checked your permissions and made sure that everything is set up correctly? Sometimes a quick refresh or re-checking the GitHub token can help too!

[@danielandrew6908]

@@AIDrivenCoder Hii!! i did that. I removed everything, and start again. I even created a new account in github and bolt. I can import olders projects that i had, but if i send one to git hub now, i can see the success menssage, but when i export to bolt i have the same erro, "You don't have access to the repository". So, i think how can i have access if the repository is still public?

[@krzysztofwicher4998]

Do you think a workaround for enabling to pull from private repository is possible?

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Yes, there's a potential workaround, though it comes with risks: The extension could create a temporary public copy of your private repo, load it into Bolt, then immediately delete the public copy. You could then configure Bolt to GitHub extension to push changes back to your private repo. While this would only expose your code publicly for seconds/minutes, there's still a security risk since automated GitHub scrapers could potentially capture your code during this window. I could add this feature to the extension, but it's important to consider whether this temporary exposure is acceptable for your codebase. What's your take on this trade-off between convenience and security?

[@krzysztofwicher4998]

​@@AIDrivenCoder For me it's good enough. I won't use it on projects that are commercial and for clients tho. I don't understand fully how bolt can't access private git, and believe they will change it. I wonder - can you like download files from any public resources? I feel like if plugin made a copy in some cloud(not github) for fast pull if it would be enough. To summarize: you're idea for temporary public repo is great, if it won't take much time I would love to have it. Otherwise i would wait for future updates from bolt.

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Good idea. Using a temporary server and loading it to Bolt crossed my mind. However, Bolt's security won't allow it to load from other public resources. I tested it with Gitlab, and it doesn't work 😆 I will try to implement the workaround and let users decide whether to use it. Thanks for brainstorming with me.

[@richardmateffy7190]

Is there option in private project to roll back to a previous commit, if the line of work and generated code was an dead end?

[@AIDrivenCoder]

Yes, you can open your repository in GitHub and find the good commit for your code. Then, you would have to manually copy and paste the correct code into Bolt.

[@learningisgrowinglig]

not working..how are you downloading the project from bolt

[@AIDrivenCoder]

I just tested it again and I don't see any issues. I'm sorry to hear that it does not work for you. Can you provide more details? The extension is simply using the built-in Download functionality provided by Bolt.