repocache

Use repocache/ as a local mirror of third-party repositories so answers come from source code, not model memory.

What lives where

skills/repocache/scripts/
├── bootstrap_repocache.sh   # initialize local repocache workspace
└── clone.sh                 # sync script (static, bundled with skill)

.gitignore                   # root ignore rules for repocache clones

repocache/
├── repocache.json      # tracked config
└── <org>/<repo>/       # cloned repositories

If repocache/ or repocache/repocache.json is missing, bootstrap first.

Quick workflow

1. Bootstrap repocache/ if needed.
2. Add/update a resource in repocache/repocache.json.
3. Run the bundled skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh to clone or update repositories.
4. Search cloned source with rg, Glob, SemanticSearch, and Read.
5. Refine config entries when you learn repo layout details.

1) Bootstrap when missing

Run the bundled bootstrap script:

bash skills/repocache/scripts/bootstrap_repocache.sh

If your environment stores skills elsewhere, run the same script from that skill installation path.

Verify:

test -f repocache/repocache.json
test -f .gitignore
test -f skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh

Root .gitignore should include:

repocache/*
!repocache/repocache.json

Use repocache/* (not repocache/) so repocache/repocache.json can stay tracked.

2) Config schema (repocache/repocache.json)

Top level:

{
  "resources": []
}

Each resource is an object with this core schema:

Example:

{
  "name": "@trpc/server",
  "url": "https://github.com/trpc/trpc.git",
  "path": "trpc/trpc"
}

Unknown fields are allowed for agent notes, but the current clone.sh ignores them.

3) Add resources

Workflow A: user gives a GitHub URL

1. Derive path from URL (org/repo).
2. Choose name:
   • npm package name if known (preferred), otherwise repo name.
3. Add { "name", "url", "path" } to repocache.json.
4. Clone it:

   bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh <name> --root repocache
   

Workflow B: user gives an npm package name

1. Resolve repository URL:

   npm view <package-name> repository.url
   

2. Normalize URL to a cloneable Git URL (HTTPS or SSH).
3. Set name to the npm package name.
4. Set path to org/repo from the URL.
5. Add the resource and run:

   bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh <package-name> --root repocache
   

For monorepos, multiple package names can intentionally point at the same path.

4) Clone/update commands

bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh                               # sync all (default root: ./repocache)
bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh <name>                        # sync one
bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh --no-update                   # clone missing only
bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh <name> --no-update --root repocache
REPOCACHE_DIR=./repocache bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh <name>

Behavior:

• Missing clone: git clone --depth 1
• Existing clone: git fetch + git pull --ff-only
• Missing name: exits with error

5) Search process

1. Read repocache/repocache.json and find a matching resources[].name.
2. Build repo root from path: repocache/<path>/.
3. If missing, run bash skills/repocache/scripts/clone.sh <name> --root repocache.
4. Search from repo root:
   • rg for symbols/strings
   • Glob for file discovery
   • SemanticSearch for behavior-level questions
   • Read for exact files and snippets
5. For monorepos, narrow manually to likely subdirs (packages/<pkg>, src, etc.).

Maintenance guidance

• Keep name stable to avoid lookup misses.
• Prefer SSH URLs for private repos.
• If clone/auth fails, switch URL form and retry.
• Update entries when you discover better package naming or path mapping.