diff --git a/policyhandler/repositoryscanner.go b/policyhandler/repositoryscanner.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a568e8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policyhandler/repositoryscanner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package policyhandler
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/armosec/kubescape/cautils/getter"
+)
+
+type IRepository interface {
+	setBranch(string) error
+	setTree() error
+	getYamlFromTree() []string
+}
+
+type innerTree struct {
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+}
+type tree struct {
+	InnerTrees []innerTree `json:"tree"`
+}
+
+type GitHubRepository struct {
+	host   string
+	name   string // <org>/<repo>
+	branch string
+	tree   tree
+}
+type githubDefaultBranchAPI struct {
+	DefaultBranch string `json:"default_branch"`
+}
+
+func NewGitHubRepository(rep string) *GitHubRepository {
+	return &GitHubRepository{
+		host: "github",
+		name: rep,
+	}
+}
+
+func ScanRepository(command string, branchOptional string) ([]string, error) {
+	repo, err := getRepository(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = repo.setBranch(branchOptional)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = repo.setTree()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// get all paths that are of the yaml type, and build them into a valid url
+	return repo.getYamlFromTree(), nil
+}
+
+func getHostAndRepoName(url string) (string, string, error) {
+	splitUrl := strings.Split(url, "/")
+
+	if len(splitUrl) != 5 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to pars url: %s", url)
+	}
+
+	hostUrl := splitUrl[2]                                               // github.com, gitlab.com, etc.
+	repository := splitUrl[3] + "/" + strings.Split(splitUrl[4], ".")[0] // user/reposetory
+
+	return hostUrl, repository, nil
+}
+
+func getRepository(url string) (IRepository, error) {
+	hostUrl, repoName, err := getHostAndRepoName(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var repo IRepository
+	switch repoHost := strings.Split(hostUrl, ".")[0]; repoHost {
+	case "github":
+		repo = NewGitHubRepository(repoName)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown repository host: %s", repoHost)
+	}
+
+	// Returns the host-url, and the part of the user and repository from the url
+	return repo, nil
+}
+
+func (g *GitHubRepository) setBranch(branchOptional string) error {
+	// Checks whether the repository type is a master or another type.
+	// By default it is "master", unless the branchOptional came with a value
+	if branchOptional == "" {
+
+		body, err := getter.HttpGetter(&http.Client{}, g.defaultBranchAPI())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var data githubDefaultBranchAPI
+		err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		g.branch = data.DefaultBranch
+	} else {
+		g.branch = branchOptional
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g *GitHubRepository) defaultBranchAPI() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/%s", g.name)
+}
+
+func (g *GitHubRepository) setTree() error {
+	body, err := getter.HttpGetter(&http.Client{}, g.treeAPI())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// press all tree to json
+	var tree tree
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &tree)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal response body from '%s', reason: %s", g.treeAPI(), err.Error())
+		// fmt.Printf("failed to unmarshal response body from '%s', reason: %s", urlCommand, err.Error())
+		// return nil
+	}
+	g.tree = tree
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g *GitHubRepository) treeAPI() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/%s/git/trees/%s?recursive=1", g.name, g.branch)
+}
+
+// return a list of yaml for a given repository tree
+func (g *GitHubRepository) getYamlFromTree() []string {
+	var urls []string
+	for _, path := range g.tree.InnerTrees {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path.Path, ".yaml") {
+			urls = append(urls, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", g.rowYamlUrl(), path.Path))
+		}
+	}
+	return urls
+}
+
+func (g *GitHubRepository) rowYamlUrl() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/%s/%s", g.name, g.branch)
+}
diff --git a/policyhandler/urlloader.go b/policyhandler/urlloader.go
index 151aeaa5..faa8f634 100644
--- a/policyhandler/urlloader.go
+++ b/policyhandler/urlloader.go
@@ -28,9 +28,18 @@ func listUrls(patterns []string) []string {
 	urls := []string{}
 	for i := range patterns {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(patterns[i], "http") {
-			urls = append(urls, patterns[i])
+			if !isYaml(patterns[i]) || !isJson(patterns[i]) { // if url of repo
+				if yamls, err := ScanRepository(patterns[i], ""); err == nil { // TODO - support branch
+					urls = append(urls, yamls...)
+				} else {
+					fmt.Print(err) // TODO - handle errors
+				}
+			} else { // url of single file
+				urls = append(urls, patterns[i])
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	return urls
 }