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Deepwiki by archibate — Agent Skill

Name: Deepwiki
Author: archibate

File contents

DeepWiki

AI-powered documentation for GitHub repositories. Browse auto-generated docs, explore topic structures, and ask questions about any public repo. Powered by DeepWiki MCP. No API key required.

read_wiki_structure

Get a list of documentation topics for a repository. Use this first to discover what's documented.

repoName (required): GitHub repo in owner/repo format

scripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_structure repoName:"facebook/react"
scripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_structure repoName:"anthropics/claude-code"

read_wiki_contents

View full documentation about a repository.

repoName (required): GitHub repo in owner/repo format

scripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_contents repoName:"facebook/react"
scripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_contents repoName:"pallets/flask"

ask_question

Ask any question about a repository and get an AI-powered, context-grounded response.

repoName (required): GitHub repo (owner/repo string) or array of up to 10 repos
question (required): the question to ask

Single repo

scripts/mcpcall.py ask_question repoName:"facebook/react" question:"How does the reconciliation algorithm work?"
scripts/mcpcall.py ask_question repoName:"pallets/flask" question:"How are blueprints registered?"

Cross-repo comparison (up to 10 repos)

scripts/mcpcall.py ask_question --args '{"repoName": ["pallets/flask", "django/django"], "question": "How do these frameworks handle middleware?"}'

Tool Selection Guide

Scenario	Tool
Discover what topics are documented	`read_wiki_structure`
Read full repo documentation	`read_wiki_contents`
Ask a specific question about a repo	`ask_question`
Compare multiple repos	`ask_question` with array of repos

Tips

Start with read_wiki_structure to see available topics before diving into full contents.
ask_question supports up to 10 repos at once for cross-project comparisons.
Use ask_question for targeted queries — it's faster than reading full wiki contents.
Works with any public GitHub repository.
Responses are AI-generated and can hallucinate, especially on small/obscure repos. Always verify key claims against actual source code (use /repo-cache to clone and read).

---name: deepwikidescription: Query AI-generated overview of GitHub repositories via DeepWiki MCP. Use when needing a fast high-level understanding of a repository's architecture and design decisions without fetching full repository.---# DeepWikiAI-powered documentation for GitHub repositories. Browse auto-generated docs, explore topic structures, and ask questions about any public repo. Powered by [DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com) MCP. No API key required.## read_wiki_structureGet a list of documentation topics for a repository. Use this first to discover what's documented.- `repoName` (required): GitHub repo in `owner/repo` format```bashscripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_structure repoName:"facebook/react"scripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_structure repoName:"anthropics/claude-code"```## read_wiki_contentsView full documentation about a repository.- `repoName` (required): GitHub repo in `owner/repo` format```bashscripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_contents repoName:"facebook/react"scripts/mcpcall.py read_wiki_contents repoName:"pallets/flask"```## ask_questionAsk any question about a repository and get an AI-powered, context-grounded response.- `repoName` (required): GitHub repo (`owner/repo` string) or array of up to 10 repos- `question` (required): the question to ask### Single repo```bashscripts/mcpcall.py ask_question repoName:"facebook/react" question:"How does the reconciliation algorithm work?"scripts/mcpcall.py ask_question repoName:"pallets/flask" question:"How are blueprints registered?"```### Cross-repo comparison (up to 10 repos)```bashscripts/mcpcall.py ask_question --args '{"repoName": ["pallets/flask", "django/django"], "question": "How do these frameworks handle middleware?"}'```## Tool Selection Guide| Scenario | Tool ||---|---|| Discover what topics are documented | `read_wiki_structure` || Read full repo documentation | `read_wiki_contents` || Ask a specific question about a repo | `ask_question` || Compare multiple repos | `ask_question` with array of repos |## Tips- Start with `read_wiki_structure` to see available topics before diving into full contents.- `ask_question` supports up to 10 repos at once for cross-project comparisons.- Use `ask_question` for targeted queries — it's faster than reading full wiki contents.- Works with any public GitHub repository.- Responses are AI-generated and can hallucinate, especially on small/obscure repos. Always verify key claims against actual source code (use `/repo-cache` to clone and read).

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