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Stackoverflow by spike-faye-lei — Agent Skill

Name: Stackoverflow
Author: spike-faye-lei

File contents

StackOverflow

Overview

Developer Q&A platform. Public REST API (Stack Exchange API v2.3) for searching questions, reading answers, browsing user profiles, and exploring tags.

Workflows

Find answers to a programming question

searchQuestions(q, site) → question_id, title, score, owner.user_id
getQuestion(id, site) → body, tags, answer_count
getAnswers(id, site) → body, score, is_accepted

Research a user's expertise

searchQuestions(q, site) → owner.user_id from any result
getUser(id=owner.user_id, site) → reputation, badge_counts, display_name

Explore a technology's ecosystem

searchTags(inname, site) → name, count
searchQuestions(q, tagged=name, site) → question_id, title, score

Operations

Operation	Intent	Key Input	Key Output	Notes
searchQuestions	find questions by keyword	q, site	question_id, title, score, answer_count, tags, owner.user_id	entry point, supports tag filtering
getQuestion	question details with body	id ← searchQuestions, site	title, body, score, tags, answer_count	use filter=withbody for body HTML
getAnswers	answers for a question	id ← searchQuestions, site	body, score, is_accepted, owner.user_id	sorted by votes, use filter=withbody
getUser	user profile	id ← owner.user_id, site	reputation, badge_counts, display_name	from question/answer owner
searchTags	browse/search tags	inname, site	name, count	entry point, sorted by popularity

Quick Start

# Search for questions
openweb stackoverflow exec searchQuestions '{"q": "async await javascript", "site": "stackoverflow"}'

# Get question details
openweb stackoverflow exec getQuestion '{"id": 11227809, "site": "stackoverflow"}'

# Get answers for a question
openweb stackoverflow exec getAnswers '{"id": 11227809, "site": "stackoverflow"}'

# Get user profile
openweb stackoverflow exec getUser '{"id": 22656, "site": "stackoverflow"}'

# Search tags
openweb stackoverflow exec searchTags '{"inname": "javascript", "site": "stackoverflow"}'

---name: stackoverflowdescription: StackOverflow---# StackOverflow## OverviewDeveloper Q&A platform. Public REST API (Stack Exchange API v2.3) for searching questions, reading answers, browsing user profiles, and exploring tags.## Workflows### Find answers to a programming question1. `searchQuestions(q, site)` → `question_id`, `title`, `score`, `owner.user_id`2. `getQuestion(id, site)` → `body`, `tags`, `answer_count`3. `getAnswers(id, site)` → `body`, `score`, `is_accepted`### Research a user's expertise1. `searchQuestions(q, site)` → `owner.user_id` from any result2. `getUser(id=owner.user_id, site)` → `reputation`, `badge_counts`, `display_name`### Explore a technology's ecosystem1. `searchTags(inname, site)` → `name`, `count`2. `searchQuestions(q, tagged=name, site)` → `question_id`, `title`, `score`## Operations| Operation | Intent | Key Input | Key Output | Notes ||-----------|--------|-----------|------------|-------|| searchQuestions | find questions by keyword | q, site | question_id, title, score, answer_count, tags, owner.user_id | entry point, supports tag filtering || getQuestion | question details with body | id ← searchQuestions, site | title, body, score, tags, answer_count | use filter=withbody for body HTML || getAnswers | answers for a question | id ← searchQuestions, site | body, score, is_accepted, owner.user_id | sorted by votes, use filter=withbody || getUser | user profile | id ← owner.user_id, site | reputation, badge_counts, display_name | from question/answer owner || searchTags | browse/search tags | inname, site | name, count | entry point, sorted by popularity |## Quick Start```bash# Search for questionsopenweb stackoverflow exec searchQuestions '{"q": "async await javascript", "site": "stackoverflow"}'# Get question detailsopenweb stackoverflow exec getQuestion '{"id": 11227809, "site": "stackoverflow"}'# Get answers for a questionopenweb stackoverflow exec getAnswers '{"id": 11227809, "site": "stackoverflow"}'# Get user profileopenweb stackoverflow exec getUser '{"id": 22656, "site": "stackoverflow"}'# Search tagsopenweb stackoverflow exec searchTags '{"inname": "javascript", "site": "stackoverflow"}'```

Frequently asked questions

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