You can set a successor in your GitHub settings: https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/maintaining-ownership-continuit

You can set a successor in your GitHub settings: https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/maintaining-ownership-continuity-of-your-user-accounts-repositories https://docs.github.com/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-... That successor will gain access to the _public_ repos of your account after presenting a death certificate. As it's only for public repositories, it's a no-brainer for me.