majiayu000 DeepWiki API (Direct)
Overview
DeepWiki provides AI-powered documentation exploration for GitHub repositories. This skill uses the API directly via curl - no MCP server required.
Base URL
https://api.deepwiki.com
Read Wiki Structure
Get a list of documentation topics for a repository.
Endpoint
GET https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/{owner}/{repo}/structure
Usage
curl -s "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/microsoft/vscode/structure" \
-H "Accept: application/json" | jq '.'
Read Wiki Contents
Get full documentation content for a repository.
Endpoint
GET https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/{owner}/{repo}/contents
Usage
curl -s "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/xtermjs/xterm.js/contents" \
-H "Accept: application/json" | jq '.'
Ask Question
Ask a question about a repository and get AI-generated answers.
Endpoint
POST https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/{owner}/{repo}/ask
Usage
curl -s -X POST "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/microsoft/vscode/ask" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "How does the terminal handle PTY integration?"}'
Common Workflows
Research a Library
# Get structure first
curl -s "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/xtermjs/xterm.js/structure" | jq '.topics[]'
# Then ask specific questions
curl -s -X POST "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/xtermjs/xterm.js/ask" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "How to implement custom key handling?"}'
Understand VS Code Patterns
curl -s -X POST "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/microsoft/vscode/ask" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "How are WebView panels implemented?"}'
Explore Repository Architecture
curl -s -X POST "https://api.deepwiki.com/wiki/anthropics/claude-code/ask" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "What is the overall architecture?"}'
Response Processing
# Extract answer only
| jq '.answer'
# Get with sources
| jq '{answer, sources}'
Notes
- No API key required for public repositories
- Rate limits may apply
- Responses are AI-generated based on repository content