Other Repo

Other Repo

Treat other local repos as read-only extensions of the current workspace.

Workspace

repo_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
parent_dir=$(dirname "$repo_root")
current_repo=$(basename "$repo_root")

find "$parent_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d \
  ! -name "$current_repo" -print | sort

Stay inside "$parent_dir" only.

Resolve a target repo

target="$parent_dir/TARGET_REPO"

[ -d "$target" ] || {
  echo "Missing target repo: $target" >&2
  exit 1
}

git -C "$target" status --short --branch

Mention dirty state or non-main branches when relevant.

Search fast

Prefer rg. Avoid ls -R.

# files
rg --files "$target"

# symbol / endpoint / type search
rg -n "createSession|SessionRequest|FEATURE_X" \
  "$repo_root" "$target" \
  --glob '!**/{node_modules,dist,build,target,.next}/**'

Read focused slices only:

nl -ba "$target/path/to/file.ts" | sed -n '40,120p'

Best search order

For contracts and shared behavior:

1. schema / OpenAPI / proto / GraphQL
2. exported types
3. routes / handlers
4. SDK or generated client
5. call sites

Search definition shapes first:

rg -n "export\s+(type|interface|class|function|const)\s+NAME\b" "$target"

Rules

• Read-only by default.
• Do not edit, install, build, test, fetch, pull, switch branches, or commit in other repos unless explicitly requested.
• Avoid secrets and real .env files.
• Prefer .env.example, schemas, and docs.
• Report evidence with paths and line numbers.
• If no matching repo exists, say what was checked.