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Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/greptile in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Greptile by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Greptile
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Greptile

Query, search, and manage repositories indexed by Greptile (AI codebase intelligence). Use when asking questions about a codebase, searching for code patterns, indexing repos for Greptile review, or checking Greptile index status. Requires GREPTILE_TOKEN and a GitHub/GitLab token.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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Greptile Skill

Query and manage Greptile-indexed repositories via the REST API.

Setup

Required environment variables:

GREPTILE_TOKEN — Greptile API token (from https://app.greptile.com)
GITHUB_TOKEN — GitHub PAT with repo access (alternatively set GREPTILE_GITHUB_TOKEN, or authenticate via gh auth login — the script falls back to gh auth token)

Commands

All commands use scripts/greptile.sh (resolve path relative to this skill directory).

Index a repository

scripts/greptile.sh index owner/repo [branch] [--remote github|gitlab] [--no-reload] [--no-notify]

Default branch: main. Use --no-reload to skip re-indexing if already processed.

Check index status

scripts/greptile.sh status owner/repo [branch] [--remote github|gitlab]

Returns: status (completed/processing/failed), filesProcessed, numFiles.

Query a codebase (AI answer + sources)

scripts/greptile.sh query owner/repo [branch] "How does auth work?" [--genius] [--remote github|gitlab]

--genius — slower but smarter analysis (good for PR reviews, architecture questions)
Returns: AI-generated answer + source file references with line numbers

Search a codebase (sources only, no AI answer)

scripts/greptile.sh search owner/repo [branch] "payment processing" [--remote github|gitlab]

Returns: ranked list of relevant files, functions, and snippets with line numbers.

Tips

Always index a repo before querying/searching it. Check status to confirm indexing is complete.
Use query --genius for complex questions (architecture, PR review context, cross-file analysis).
Use search when you just need file locations without an AI explanation.
For GitLab repos, pass --remote gitlab.
Pipe output through jq for formatting: scripts/greptile.sh query ... | jq .
Multi-repo queries: not supported by the wrapper; use the API directly with multiple repositories in the body.

---name: greptiledescription: Query, search, and manage repositories indexed by Greptile (AI codebase intelligence). Use when asking questions about a codebase, searching for code patterns, indexing repos for Greptile review, or checking Greptile index status. Requires GREPTILE_TOKEN and a GitHub/GitLab token.--- # Greptile Skill Query and manage Greptile-indexed repositories via the REST API. ## Setup Required environment variables: - `GREPTILE_TOKEN` — Greptile API token (from https://app.greptile.com) - `GITHUB_TOKEN` — GitHub PAT with repo access (alternatively set `GREPTILE_GITHUB_TOKEN`, or authenticate via `gh auth login` — the script falls back to `gh auth token`) ## Commands All commands use `scripts/greptile.sh` (resolve path relative to this skill directory). ### Index a repository ```bash scripts/greptile.sh index owner/repo [branch] [--remote github|gitlab] [--no-reload] [--no-notify] ``` Default branch: `main`. Use `--no-reload` to skip re-indexing if already processed. ### Check index status ```bash scripts/greptile.sh status owner/repo [branch] [--remote github|gitlab] ``` Returns: `status` (completed/processing/failed), `filesProcessed`, `numFiles`. ### Query a codebase (AI answer + sources) ```bash scripts/greptile.sh query owner/repo [branch] "How does auth work?" [--genius] [--remote github|gitlab] ``` - `--genius` — slower but smarter analysis (good for PR reviews, architecture questions) - Returns: AI-generated answer + source file references with line numbers ### Search a codebase (sources only, no AI answer) ```bash scripts/greptile.sh search owner/repo [branch] "payment processing" [--remote github|gitlab] ``` Returns: ranked list of relevant files, functions, and snippets with line numbers. ## Tips - Always `index` a repo before querying/searching it. Check `status` to confirm indexing is complete. - Use `query --genius` for complex questions (architecture, PR review context, cross-file analysis). - Use `search` when you just need file locations without an AI explanation. - For GitLab repos, pass `--remote gitlab`. - Pipe output through `jq` for formatting: `scripts/greptile.sh query ... | jq .` - Multi-repo queries: not supported by the wrapper; use the API directly with multiple repositories in the body.

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