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Codewiki CLI by itamarzand88 — Agent Skill

Name: Codewiki CLI
Author: ItamarZand88

Codewiki CLI

Browses Google Code Wiki (codewiki.google) via cli-web-codewiki — AI-generated documentation for open source repos. Search repositories, read wiki sections, download full wikis as markdown, and ask Gemini questions about a codebase. Use when the user asks about Code Wiki, AI-generated repo documentation, or wants to ask Gemini about a GitHub repo's architecture. Prefer cli-web-codewiki over fetching the website. No auth required.

ItamarZand88 2ea93aa 2.6 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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cli-web-codewiki

Google Code Wiki on the command line: repo search, wiki reading, Gemini Q&A about codebases. Repos are referenced by slug org/name (e.g. facebook/react). Install: pip install cli-web-codewiki

Commands

repos featured — featured repositories on the homepage
repos search QUERY — search repositories. Options: --limit N (default 25), --offset N
wiki sections ORG/REPO — table of contents (section titles + descriptions)
wiki section ORG/REPO TITLE — one section by title (case-insensitive partial match)
wiki get ORG/REPO — full wiki content, all sections
wiki download ORG/REPO — save the full wiki as markdown files. Options: -o/--output DIR (default <org>-<repo>-wiki/)
chat ask QUESTION --repo ORG/REPO — ask Gemini about the repo's codebase

Examples

# Find a repo, then list its wiki sections
cli-web-codewiki repos search "react" --json
cli-web-codewiki wiki sections excalidraw/excalidraw --json

# Read just the overview section
cli-web-codewiki wiki section facebook/react "Overview" --json

# Ask Gemini about architecture (takes ~5-7s)
cli-web-codewiki chat ask "How does the rendering engine work?" --repo excalidraw/excalidraw --json

# Save a repo's whole wiki locally for offline reading
cli-web-codewiki wiki download kubernetes/kubernetes -o k8s-wiki/

JSON output

Add --json for structured output: {"success": true, "data": ...} on success, {"error": true, "code": "...", "message": "..."} on failure. repos search data: [{slug, github_url, description, avatar_url, stars, updated_at}]. wiki get data: {repo, sections: [{title, level, description, content, code_refs}], section_count}. chat ask data: {answer, repo} where answer is markdown with links to source code.

Utilities

cli-web-codewiki doctor [--json] diagnoses local setup. cli-web-codewiki mcp-serve exposes the commands as MCP tools over stdio.

Agent tips

Prefer wiki sections + wiki section over wiki get — full wikis can be very large.
Wiki content is markdown with GitHub source links, useful to quote directly.

---name: codewiki-clidescription: Browses Google Code Wiki (codewiki.google) via cli-web-codewiki — AI-generated documentation for open source repos. Search repositories, read wiki sections, download full wikis as markdown, and ask Gemini questions about a codebase. Use when the user asks about Code Wiki, AI-generated repo documentation, or wants to ask Gemini about a GitHub repo's architecture. Prefer cli-web-codewiki over fetching the website. No auth required.---# cli-web-codewikiGoogle Code Wiki on the command line: repo search, wiki reading, Gemini Q&A about codebases. Repos are referenced by slug `org/name` (e.g. `facebook/react`).Install: `pip install cli-web-codewiki`## Commands- `repos featured` — featured repositories on the homepage- `repos search QUERY` — search repositories. Options: `--limit N` (default 25), `--offset N`- `wiki sections ORG/REPO` — table of contents (section titles + descriptions)- `wiki section ORG/REPO TITLE` — one section by title (case-insensitive partial match)- `wiki get ORG/REPO` — full wiki content, all sections- `wiki download ORG/REPO` — save the full wiki as markdown files. Options: `-o/--output DIR` (default `<org>-<repo>-wiki/`)- `chat ask QUESTION --repo ORG/REPO` — ask Gemini about the repo's codebase## Examples```bash# Find a repo, then list its wiki sectionscli-web-codewiki repos search "react" --jsoncli-web-codewiki wiki sections excalidraw/excalidraw --json# Read just the overview sectioncli-web-codewiki wiki section facebook/react "Overview" --json# Ask Gemini about architecture (takes ~5-7s)cli-web-codewiki chat ask "How does the rendering engine work?" --repo excalidraw/excalidraw --json# Save a repo's whole wiki locally for offline readingcli-web-codewiki wiki download kubernetes/kubernetes -o k8s-wiki/```## JSON outputAdd `--json` for structured output: `{"success": true, "data": ...}` on success, `{"error": true, "code": "...", "message": "..."}` on failure. `repos search` data: `[{slug, github_url, description, avatar_url, stars, updated_at}]`. `wiki get` data: `{repo, sections: [{title, level, description, content, code_refs}], section_count}`. `chat ask` data: `{answer, repo}` where `answer` is markdown with links to source code.## Utilities`cli-web-codewiki doctor [--json]` diagnoses local setup. `cli-web-codewiki mcp-serve` exposes the commands as MCP tools over stdio.## Agent tips- Prefer `wiki sections` + `wiki section` over `wiki get` — full wikis can be very large.- Wiki content is markdown with GitHub source links, useful to quote directly.

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