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# How to Integrate GitHub with Walnut?

#### **Steps to Generate a** GitHub Personal Access Token

* Log in to your GitHub account.
* Click on your profile picture and open the User Navigation Menu.

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* Select Settings.
* Navigate to Developer settings.
* Click Personal access tokens.
* Select Tokens and click Generate new token.

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* Choose the required permissions.
* Generate the token and copy it.

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#### &#x20;**Connect GitHub to Walnut**

* Log in to Walnut.
* Go to Integrations and select GitHub.
* Paste the copied Personal Access Token.
* Click Validate and Fetch to verify the token and retrieve repository details.

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* Select the required repositories.
* Choose the relevant branches.

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* Click Save to complete the integration.
* Go to the Walnut code editor and clone the project.

To know more about the **Code Editor**, refer to the relevant Code Editor section


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