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@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ See JSON files in `tools/codegen/base` directory for examples of the manifest.
 ./tools/manifest.sh <tool>
 ```
 
+> If you're having problem with github api rate limit, you can use your GITHUB_TOKEN to increase the rate limit.
+> If you have `Github CLI` installed (the command `gh`), you can:
+> 
+> ```shell
+> GITHUB_TOKEN=$(gh auth status --show-token 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*Token: \(.*\)$/\1/p') ./tools/manifest.sh <tool>
+> ```
+
 3\. Add tool name to test matrix in `.github/workflows/ci.yml`.
 
 4\. Add tool name to table in "Supported tools" section in `README.md`.