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Opensrc by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Opensrc
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Opensrc

Fetch dependency source code to give AI agents deeper implementation context. Use when the agent needs to understand how a library works internally, read source code for a package, fetch implementation details for a dependency, or explore how an npm/PyPI/crates.io package is built. Triggers include "fetch source for", "read the source of", "how does X work internally", "get the implementation of", "opensrc path", or any task requiring access to dependency source code beyond types and docs.

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Source Code Fetching with opensrc

Fetches dependency source code so agents can read implementations, not just types. Clones repositories at the correct version tag and caches them globally at ~/.opensrc/.

Core Pattern

rg "parse" $(opensrc path zod)
cat $(opensrc path zod)/src/types.ts
find $(opensrc path zod) -name "*.test.ts"

opensrc path <pkg> prints the absolute path to cached source. If not cached, it fetches automatically. Progress goes to stderr, path to stdout, so $(opensrc path ...) works in subshells.

Fetching Source Code

opensrc path zod
opensrc path pypi:requests
opensrc path crates:serde
opensrc path facebook/react

# Multiple packages at once
opensrc path zod react next
opensrc path pypi:requests pypi:flask
opensrc path crates:serde crates:tokio

# Specific versions
opensrc path zod@3.22.0
opensrc path pypi:flask@3.0.0
opensrc path owner/repo@v1.0.0
opensrc path owner/repo#main

Version Resolution

For npm packages, opensrc auto-detects the installed version from lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock). Use --cwd to resolve from a different project:

opensrc path zod --cwd /path/to/project

For PyPI and crates.io, explicit versions or latest are used. For repos, use @ref or #ref to pin a branch, tag, or commit.

Managing the Cache

Source is cached globally at ~/.opensrc/ (override with OPENSRC_HOME).

opensrc list                     # show all cached sources
opensrc list --json              # JSON output

opensrc remove zod               # remove a package
opensrc remove facebook/react    # remove a repo

opensrc clean                    # remove everything
opensrc clean --npm              # only npm packages
opensrc clean --pypi             # only PyPI packages
opensrc clean --crates           # only crates.io packages
opensrc clean --packages         # all packages, keep repos
opensrc clean --repos            # all repos, keep packages

When to Fetch Source

Fetch source when you need to:

Understand internal behavior that types don't reveal
Debug unexpected library behavior
Learn patterns from well-known implementations
Verify how a function handles edge cases

Don't fetch source for simple API usage questions that docs or types can answer.

---name: opensrc-2description: Fetch dependency source code to give AI agents deeper implementation context. Use when the agent needs to understand how a library works internally, read source code for a package, fetch implementation details for a dependency, or explore how an npm/PyPI/crates.io package is built. Triggers include "fetch source for", "read the source of", "how does X work internally", "get the implementation of", "opensrc path", or any task requiring access to dependency source code beyond types and docs.--- # Source Code Fetching with opensrc Fetches dependency source code so agents can read implementations, not just types. Clones repositories at the correct version tag and caches them globally at `~/.opensrc/`. ## Core Pattern ```bash rg "parse" $(opensrc path zod) cat $(opensrc path zod)/src/types.ts find $(opensrc path zod) -name "*.test.ts" ``` `opensrc path <pkg>` prints the absolute path to cached source. If not cached, it fetches automatically. Progress goes to stderr, path to stdout, so `$(opensrc path ...)` works in subshells. ## Fetching Source Code ```bash opensrc path zod opensrc path pypi:requests opensrc path crates:serde opensrc path facebook/react # Multiple packages at once opensrc path zod react next opensrc path pypi:requests pypi:flask opensrc path crates:serde crates:tokio # Specific versions opensrc path zod@3.22.0 opensrc path pypi:flask@3.0.0 opensrc path owner/repo@v1.0.0 opensrc path owner/repo#main ``` ### Version Resolution For npm packages, opensrc auto-detects the installed version from lockfiles (`package-lock.json`, `pnpm-lock.yaml`, `yarn.lock`). Use `--cwd` to resolve from a different project: ```bash opensrc path zod --cwd /path/to/project ``` For PyPI and crates.io, explicit versions or latest are used. For repos, use `@ref` or `#ref` to pin a branch, tag, or commit. ## Managing the Cache Source is cached globally at `~/.opensrc/` (override with `OPENSRC_HOME`). ```bash opensrc list # show all cached sources opensrc list --json # JSON output opensrc remove zod # remove a package opensrc remove facebook/react # remove a repo opensrc clean # remove everything opensrc clean --npm # only npm packages opensrc clean --pypi # only PyPI packages opensrc clean --crates # only crates.io packages opensrc clean --packages # all packages, keep repos opensrc clean --repos # all repos, keep packages ``` ## When to Fetch Source Fetch source when you need to: - Understand internal behavior that types don't reveal - Debug unexpected library behavior - Learn patterns from well-known implementations - Verify how a function handles edge cases Don't fetch source for simple API usage questions that docs or types can answer.

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