How do I install the Deepwiki skill?

Run npx skillmds add seflless/deepwiki 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.

What does the Deepwiki skill do?

Query any public GitHub repo's documentation via DeepWiki. Use when needing to understand a library, framework, or dependency. Triggers on "look up docs", "how does X work", "deepwiki", "deepwiki". It is listed under Docs & Writing on SkillMD.

Is Deepwiki safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Deepwiki?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Deepwiki free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Deepwiki?

seflless (@seflless) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Deepwiki by seflless — Agent Skill

Name: Deepwiki
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: seflless

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deepwiki

Query any public GitHub repo's docs from the terminal via DeepWiki. Assumes Node.js is installed.

Commands

Command	Usage	Description
`toc`	`npx @seflless/deepwiki toc <owner/repo>`	Table of contents
`wiki`	`npx @seflless/deepwiki wiki <owner/repo>`	Full wiki content
`ask`	`npx @seflless/deepwiki ask <owner/repo> "<question>"`	AI-powered Q&A
`ask`	`npx @seflless/deepwiki ask <repo1> <repo2> "<question>"`	Multi-repo Q&A (max 10)

Flags

Flag	Purpose
`--json`	Raw JSON output (good for piping)
`-q, --quiet`	No spinners/progress
`--no-color`	Disable colors

Examples

# Understand a library's structure
npx @seflless/deepwiki toc facebook/react

# Get full docs for reference
npx @seflless/deepwiki wiki oven-sh/bun --json > bun-docs.json

# Ask a specific question
npx @seflless/deepwiki ask anthropics/claude-code "How does the tool permission system work?"

# Cross-project question
npx @seflless/deepwiki ask facebook/react vercel/next.js "How do server components work across these projects?"

Tips

Use --json when you need structured data to parse
Use toc first to understand what docs exist, then ask for specifics
Multi-repo ask is great for understanding how libraries interact

Frequently asked questions