Code Search
Search GitHub for prior art, libraries, and reference implementations while researching what to build or how others solved a problem.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market --skill code-searchWhat is this skill?
- Six-step workflow: build queries, WebSearch, parse results, optional GitHub API, rank findings, return Finding objects
- Integrates with tome.channels.github helpers (build_github_search_queries, parse_github_result, rank_github_findings)
- Designed as part of `/tome:research` or standalone invocation
- Explicit anti-pattern: not for local codebase search (use Grep/Explore) or papers (`/tome:papers`)
Adoption & trust: 1 installs on skills.sh; 304 GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits); trending (+100% hot-view momentum).
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Journey fit
Primary fit
External code discovery is a research activity that belongs on the Idea shelf before you commit architecture or reimplement solved problems. The skill explicitly targets GitHub implementations during research sessions, not local repo grep or academic paper search.
Common Questions / FAQ
Is Code Search safe to install?
skills.sh reports 2 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Code Search
# Code Search ## When To Use - Finding existing implementations or libraries on GitHub - Part of a `/tome:research` session or standalone search ## When NOT To Use - Searching local codebase (use Grep or Explore agent) - Academic literature (use `/tome:papers`) Search GitHub for implementations of a given topic. ## Usage Invoked as part of `/tome:research` or standalone. ## Workflow 1. Build search queries using `tome.channels.github.build_github_search_queries()` 2. Execute queries via WebSearch 3. Parse results via `parse_github_result()` 4. Optionally use GitHub API via `build_github_api_search()` for richer metadata 5. Rank via `rank_github_findings()` 6. Return Finding objects