Is there a way of displaying all repos which have linked to a GitHub Project?

[Rod-at-DOH]

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I am still new to the GitHub Projects. I've created a few, which have been good, but at these so far rather primitive. One thing I've never been able to figure out is if there is any way to see all repositories which have linked to a GitHub Project, from the GitHub Project's point of view. None of the GitHub Project Templates seem to have that. Today I created a new GitHub Project in our enterprise organization, then I went to 5 different repos, all of which comprise a single software solution, to link to the new project from the repos. That's cool, that's nice, and certainly when I go to any of those 5 repos I can see the linked to GitHub Project from it. But, from the GitHub Project I don't see any of those 5 repos. This is a serious issue for me and anyone else who would work on any of those 5 repos. Those 5 repos haven't been worked on in about 5 years and there are no plans to make any modifications to them, but the function the software project represents is important to our business. Anyone in the future could visit all the hundreds of repos we have, looking to see which ones participate in the GitHub Project, but that's tedious.

So, is there is any way of seeing all repos linked to a GitHub Project, please let me know.

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[Ishantmishra18]

hey ,Currently, GitHub Projects does not natively display a list of all linked repositories from the project’s side.

but,
Since GitHub doesn’t provide a built-in view,
here are some practical solutions:

Use GitHub’s API to Fetch Linked Repos

You can programmatically retrieve linked repositories using the GitHub GraphQL API.

Example query:( graphql )

query {
  projectV2(number: YOUR_PROJECT_NUMBER) {
    repositories(first: 100) {
      nodes {
        nameWithOwner
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools like GitHub CLI or Postman can help run this.

[Rod-at-DOH]

For me, Postman is blocked. 😭

I'll see if I am allowed to use GitHub CLI.

[hadisa]

Great question! Currently, GitHub Projects doesn’t natively display a consolidated list of all repositories linked to it from the project’s perspective. While you can see linked projects from a repository (under the repository’s Projects tab), the reverse isn’t directly available in the UI.
Workarounds:

GitHub API:

You can use the GitHub GraphQL API to query repositories linked to a project. Here’s a sample query to get you started:

    graphql

    {
      node(id: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID") {
        ... on ProjectV2 {
          repositories(first: 100) {
            nodes {
              nameWithOwner
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }

Replace YOUR_PROJECT_ID (find it via the project’s URL or API).

Manual Tracking:

Add a README or Note field in your project listing all linked repositories (manual but visible to collaborators).
Use a Project Field (e.g., a text field named "Linked Repos") to tag issues/PRs with their source repo.

[darkie8055]

No , GitHub Projects currently does not provide a built-in way to list all repositories linked to a project from the project’s view. You can only see the link from each individual repository’s page. The only workaround is to maintain that list manually (e.g., in the project description or a custom field) or use the GitHub API to query linked repositories.

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