nitrorcr Gread
Provide the ability to search, inspect, and read source code from all public GitHub repositories and their associated documentation.
Endpoints
All endpoints are GET endpoints exposed at https://api.gread.dev. Only use parameters through the query string (?key=value). The system returns well-formatted markdown blocks.
- If the exact repository full name is known (e.g.,
owner/repo), view repository (/repo) directly. - Otherwise, search repositories (
/search) first to find the correct repository. - To retrieve documents, also view the main repository through
/repo; its corresponding document repo will also be returned (if exists).
1. Search Repositories
Search for GitHub repositories by name, description, or topic keywords using the GitHub Search API.
Format: GET https://api.gread.dev/search?q={keyword}
Example: GET https://api.gread.dev/search?q=hono
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q |
string | Yes | Keyword to search in repository names, descriptions, or topics |
2. View Repository
View repository basic information and its directory structure. Includes corresponding documentation repo if available.
Format: GET https://api.gread.dev/repo?name={user/repo}
Example: GET https://api.gread.dev/repo?name=honojs/hono
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | Yes | Full name of the repository (owner/repo) |
3. List Directory Tree
Detailed view of a repository's directory tree with recursion limits.
Format: GET https://api.gread.dev/tree?name={user/repo}&dir={targetDir}&depth={num}&limit={num}
Example: GET https://api.gread.dev/tree?name=honojs/hono&dir=src&depth=3&limit=50
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | Yes | Full name of the repository (owner/repo) |
dir |
string | No | Target directory path to inspect (defaults to root if empty) |
depth |
number | No | Maximum depth into the directory structure to list (default:3) |
limit |
number | No | Maximum number of items to display per directory level (default: 40) |
4. Read Code
Retrieve the raw source code of specified files from within a known repository. Provide paths separated by commas.
Format: GET https://api.gread.dev/read?name={user/repo}&paths={path1,path2}
Example: GET https://api.gread.dev/read?name=honojs/hono&paths=src/index.ts,package.json
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | Yes | Full name of the repository (owner/repo) |
paths |
string | Yes | Comma-separated list of precise file paths within the repository |
5. Search within Repo
Perform a fast git grep inside the repository.
Format: GET https://api.gread.dev/grep?name={user/repo}&q={search_pattern}&i=true&F=true&E=true&C=2&path={targetDir}
Example: GET https://api.gread.dev/grep?name=honojs/hono&q=listen&C=2&path=src
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | Yes | Full name of the repository (owner/repo) |
q |
string | Yes | Search pattern or query to pass to git grep |
i |
boolean | No | Ignore case distinctions (-i) |
F |
boolean | No | Interpret pattern as fixed string (-F) |
E |
boolean | No | Interpret pattern as extended regular expression (-E) |
C |
number | No | Print num lines of output context (-C) |
path |
string | No | Directory or file path to limit the search scope |