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Deepwiki Usage by ceilf6 — Agent Skill

Name: Deepwiki Usage
Author: ceilf6

Deepwiki Usage

Use when researching external open-source projects, understanding unfamiliar libraries, or getting high-level architecture overviews of public repos. Examples: 'How does Next.js routing work?', 'Explain the architecture of langchain', 'What does this repo do?'

ceilf6 c820e0d 2.3 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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DeepWiki — External Repo Research

When to Use

"How does [external library] work?"
"Explain the architecture of [public repo]"
"What are the main components of [framework]?"
Researching a new dependency before adopting it
Getting oriented in an unfamiliar open-source project

When NOT to Use

Questions about the local Lab repository (use OpenViking + GitNexus)
Symbol-level analysis (use GitNexus after cloning)
Code quality metrics (use CGC)

MCP Tools

read_wiki_structure — get the documentation topic tree:

mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_structure({repo: "owner/repo"})
→ Returns structured topic tree with sections and pages

read_wiki_contents — get documentation content:

mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_contents({repo: "owner/repo"})
→ Returns markdown documentation with Mermaid diagrams

ask_question — conversational Q&A:

mcp__deepwiki__ask_question({
  repo: "owner/repo",
  question: "How does the middleware system work?"
})
→ Returns answer grounded in the repo's actual code

Workflow: Researching a New Library

1. read_wiki_structure → Understand what topics are documented
2. ask_question → Ask specific questions about architecture/design
3. read_wiki_contents → Read detailed documentation on specific topics
4. If deeper analysis needed:
   - Clone the repo locally
   - Index with GitNexus: `npx gitnexus analyze`
   - Use gitnexus_query/context for symbol-level analysis

Checklist

- [ ] Confirm the target is a public repository (DeepWiki only works with public repos)
- [ ] Use read_wiki_structure first to understand available documentation
- [ ] Ask focused questions — one concept at a time
- [ ] Cross-reference with actual source code for implementation details
- [ ] If you need precise call graphs or impact analysis, clone and use GitNexus

Supported Platforms

GitHub: owner/repo (e.g., vercel/next.js)
GitLab: gitlab:owner/repo
Bitbucket: bitbucket:owner/repo

---name: deepwiki-usagedescription: Use when researching external open-source projects, understanding unfamiliar libraries, or getting high-level architecture overviews of public repos. Examples: 'How does Next.js routing work?', 'Explain the architecture of langchain', 'What does this repo do?'---# DeepWiki — External Repo Research## When to Use- "How does [external library] work?"- "Explain the architecture of [public repo]"- "What are the main components of [framework]?"- Researching a new dependency before adopting it- Getting oriented in an unfamiliar open-source project## When NOT to Use- Questions about the local Lab repository (use OpenViking + GitNexus)- Symbol-level analysis (use GitNexus after cloning)- Code quality metrics (use CGC)## MCP Tools**read_wiki_structure** — get the documentation topic tree:```mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_structure({repo: "owner/repo"})→ Returns structured topic tree with sections and pages```**read_wiki_contents** — get documentation content:```mcp__deepwiki__read_wiki_contents({repo: "owner/repo"})→ Returns markdown documentation with Mermaid diagrams```**ask_question** — conversational Q&A:```mcp__deepwiki__ask_question({ repo: "owner/repo", question: "How does the middleware system work?"})→ Returns answer grounded in the repo's actual code```## Workflow: Researching a New Library```1. read_wiki_structure → Understand what topics are documented2. ask_question → Ask specific questions about architecture/design3. read_wiki_contents → Read detailed documentation on specific topics4. If deeper analysis needed: - Clone the repo locally - Index with GitNexus: `npx gitnexus analyze` - Use gitnexus_query/context for symbol-level analysis```## Checklist```- [ ] Confirm the target is a public repository (DeepWiki only works with public repos)- [ ] Use read_wiki_structure first to understand available documentation- [ ] Ask focused questions — one concept at a time- [ ] Cross-reference with actual source code for implementation details- [ ] If you need precise call graphs or impact analysis, clone and use GitNexus```## Supported Platforms- GitHub: `owner/repo` (e.g., `vercel/next.js`)- GitLab: `gitlab:owner/repo`- Bitbucket: `bitbucket:owner/repo`

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