Localref

Clone a GitHub repo or download a reference source locally to /tmp/ for searching and reading. Use when you need to reference external code, docs, or examples to complete the current task.

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Localref

Clone or download external references to /tmp/ for local searching and reading.

Workflow

  1. Clone — shallow clone to /tmp/ref-<name>:

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/owner/repo.git /tmp/ref-<name>
    

    For a specific branch/tag: add --branch <ref>. If /tmp/ref-<name> already exists, reuse it.

  2. Search and read — grep, glob, read files to find what you need.

  3. Apply — use findings to complete the task in the working repo.

For non-git sources (tarballs, zips): curl -L <url> into /tmp/ref-<name> and extract.

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Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add samgalanakis/localref