githits 0.6.7 → 0.7.0

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  1. package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json +21 -3
  2. package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +16 -2
  3. package/.codex-plugin/plugin.json +42 -0
  4. package/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json +29 -0
  5. package/.mcp.json +2 -2
  6. package/.plugin/plugin.json +16 -2
  7. package/AGENTS.md +201 -0
  8. package/README.md +22 -6
  9. package/dist/cli.js +6 -6
  10. package/dist/index.js +1 -1
  11. package/dist/shared/{chunk-4cnb4nss.js → chunk-mysf4hjt.js} +1 -1
  12. package/dist/shared/{chunk-xr5k540v.js → chunk-ncsgqtj1.js} +1 -1
  13. package/dist/shared/{chunk-p09q90sj.js → chunk-p8dg49ey.js} +1 -1
  14. package/gemini-extension.json +2 -3
  15. package/mcp_config.json +7 -0
  16. package/package.json +23 -14
  17. package/plugin.json +3 -0
  18. package/server.json +5 -2
  19. package/GEMINI.md +0 -83
  20. package/commands/example.md +0 -27
  21. package/commands/help.md +0 -52
  22. package/commands/login.md +0 -36
  23. package/commands/logout.md +0 -16
  24. package/commands/search.md +0 -27
  25. package/commands/status.md +0 -22
  26. package/plugins/claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +0 -12
  27. package/plugins/claude/.mcp.json +0 -8
  28. package/plugins/claude/commands/example.md +0 -27
  29. package/plugins/claude/commands/help.md +0 -52
  30. package/plugins/claude/commands/login.md +0 -36
  31. package/plugins/claude/commands/logout.md +0 -16
  32. package/plugins/claude/commands/search.md +0 -27
  33. package/plugins/claude/commands/status.md +0 -22
  34. package/plugins/claude/skills/githits-mcp/SKILL.md +0 -40
  35. package/plugins/claude/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md +0 -156
  36. package/plugins/claude/skills/search/SKILL.md +0 -44
package/package.json CHANGED
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  {
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  "name": "githits",
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  "description": "The code context layer for AI coding agents",
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- "version": "0.6.7",
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+ "version": "0.7.0",
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  "mcpName": "com.githits/githits",
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  "type": "module",
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  "workspaces": [
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  "LICENSE",
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  ".plugin",
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  ".claude-plugin",
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+ ".codex-plugin",
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+ ".cursor-plugin",
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  ".mcp.json",
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  "server.json",
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  "gemini-extension.json",
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+ "plugin.json",
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+ "mcp_config.json",
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+ "AGENTS.md",
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+ "CLAUDE.md",
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  "GEMINI.md",
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- "plugins",
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- "skills",
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- "commands"
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+ "skills"
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  ],
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  "module": "./dist/index.js",
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  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
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  "smoke:proxy-node": "bun run scripts/run-proxy-node-smoke.ts",
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  "validate:packages": "bun run scripts/validate-public-packages.ts",
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  "validate:packages:mcp-publish": "bun run scripts/validate-public-packages.ts --mcp-publish-dry-run",
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- "sync:claude-skills": "bun run scripts/sync-claude-skill-assets.ts",
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+ "plugins:generate": "bun run scripts/generate-plugin-assets.ts",
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+ "plugins:check": "bun run scripts/generate-plugin-assets.ts --check",
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  "audit:pkg-ecosystems": "bun run scripts/pkg-ecosystem-audit.ts",
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  "agent:e2e": "bun run scripts/agent-eval.ts",
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  "agent:e2e:report": "bun run scripts/agent-eval-report.ts",
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  "format:check": "biome format .",
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  "lint": "biome lint .",
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  "prepare": "husky",
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- "prepack": "bun run scripts/sync-claude-skill-assets.ts",
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- "postpack": "bun run scripts/sync-claude-skill-assets.ts --clean",
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+ "prepack": "bun run plugins:check",
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  "prepublishOnly": "bun run build"
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  },
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  "keywords": [
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  "githits",
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- "code-examples",
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- "search",
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- "cli",
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- "mcp",
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- "model-context-protocol",
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- "ai",
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- "llm"
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+ "context layer",
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+ "public open-source",
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+ "open-source code",
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+ "code search",
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+ "package documentation",
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+ "documentation search",
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+ "package metadata",
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+ "vulnerabilities",
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+ "changelogs",
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+ "dependency graphs",
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+ "upgrade evidence",
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+ "implementation examples"
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  ],
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  "author": "GitHits",
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  "license": "Apache-2.0",
package/plugin.json ADDED
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+ {
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+ "name": "githits"
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+ }
package/server.json CHANGED
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  "source": "github",
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  "id": "1165453165"
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  },
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- "version": "0.6.7",
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+ "version": "0.7.0",
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  "remotes": [
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  {
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  "type": "streamable-http",
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  "registryType": "npm",
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  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
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  "identifier": "githits",
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- "version": "0.6.7",
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+ "version": "0.7.0",
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  "runtimeHint": "npx",
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  "transport": {
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  "type": "stdio"
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  "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/publisher-provided": {
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  "keywords": [
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  "githits",
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+ "context layer",
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  "public open-source",
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  "open-source code",
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+ "code search",
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  "package documentation",
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+ "documentation search",
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  "package metadata",
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  "vulnerabilities",
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  "changelogs",
package/GEMINI.md DELETED
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- # GitHits
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- The code context layer for AI coding agents.
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-
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- ## Available Tools
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- ### get_example
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-
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- Find code examples from open source repositories.
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-
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- **Parameters:**
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-
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- - `query` (string, required) - natural language description of what you need
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- - `language` (string, optional) - programming language name; omit it to let GitHits infer the language from the query
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- - `license_mode` (string, optional) - one of `strict` (default), `yolo`, or `custom`
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-
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- ### search_language
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-
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- Look up supported programming language names. Use this before calling `get_example` only when you need to force a specific language and the exact name is uncertain.
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-
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- **Parameters:**
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-
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- - `query` (string, required) - partial or full language name to look up
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-
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- ### feedback
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-
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- Submit feedback on a search result, a GitHits tool result, or the current GitHits session. Use it when a result was useful or when a tool/UX issue should be recorded.
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-
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- **Parameters:**
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-
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- - `solution_id` (string, optional) - ID from a `get_example` result; omit for generic session feedback
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- - `accepted` (boolean, required) - whether the result was useful
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- - `feedback_text` (string, optional) - additional context about why the result was or was not helpful
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- - `tool_name` (string, optional) - GitHits tool or command being rated for generic feedback
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-
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- ## When to Use
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- Use `get_example` when:
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- - You are stuck or blocked on an implementation problem
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- - You need up-to-date examples for an API, library, or framework
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- - The user mentions GitHits or asks you to search for code examples
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- - You encounter an error you cannot resolve from your training data
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-
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- Do not use `get_example` for:
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- - General knowledge questions that do not require code examples
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- - Problems you can already solve confidently
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-
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- ## Authentication
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-
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- - If any GitHits tool returns an authentication error, immediately run
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- `npx -y githits login` in the terminal. This opens the user's browser for
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- quick OAuth approval. Wait for the command to complete, then retry the
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- original tool call.
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- - If the environment has no display (SSH, containers), use
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- `npx -y githits login --no-browser` instead, which prints a URL for the
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- user to open on another device.
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- - Do NOT ask the user to run login manually - handle it automatically.
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- - If login fails, inform the user of the error.
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-
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- ## How to Search Well
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- - Pass `language` only when you need to force a specific language; call `search_language` first if the exact language name is uncertain
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- - Formulate queries as natural language questions (e.g., "How to stream responses with the Vercel AI SDK in Next.js")
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- - Include specific error messages, library names, or API names when relevant
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- - Keep queries focused: 3-4 technical terms maximum
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- - Submit `feedback` after GitHits results you use or discard; omit `solution_id` for generic tool/session feedback
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- ## Indexed Package/Source Tools
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- GitHits also exposes indexed dependency/package tools such as `search`,
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- `search_status`, `docs_list`, `docs_read`, `pkg_info`, `pkg_vulns`,
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- `pkg_deps`, `pkg_changelog`, `pkg_upgrade_review`, `code_files`,
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- `code_read`, and `code_grep`.
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- ## License Filtering
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- Results respect license filtering by default. Three modes:
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- - **strict** (default) - excludes copyleft licenses
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- - **yolo** - includes all licenses
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- - **custom** - uses the user's blocklist configured at githits.com
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- ---
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- description: Search for canonical code examples from open source via GitHits
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- ---
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- # Example
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- Search for code examples using GitHits for the query: "$ARGUMENTS"
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-
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- Use the GitHits MCP `get_example` tool with the user's query.
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-
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- Required parameter:
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-
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- - **query**: The user's search query, formulated in natural language.
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-
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- Optional parameters:
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-
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- - **language**: The programming language. Omit it to let GitHits infer the
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- language from the query. If you need to force a specific language and the
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- exact name is uncertain, use the `search_language` tool first.
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- - **license_mode**: `"strict"` (default, excludes copyleft), `"yolo"` (all
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- licenses), or `"custom"` (user's blocklist).
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-
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- Present the results clearly, including source repository names, URLs, or
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- citations from GitHits' generated references/provenance section whenever
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- present. After the user has reviewed the result, use the `feedback` tool to
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- report whether the example was helpful. Use the returned `solution_id` when
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- available.
package/commands/help.md DELETED
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- ---
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- description: Show available GitHits commands and usage
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- disable-model-invocation: true
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- ---
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- # GitHits Help
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- Run the GitHits CLI help command in the terminal:
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-
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- ```
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- npx -y githits help
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- ```
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- Then display the command output clearly to the user, followed by this plugin
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- context summary:
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-
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- ## Slash Commands
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- - `/githits:example <query>` — Search for canonical code examples from open source.
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- - `/githits:search <query>` — Legacy alias for `/githits:example`.
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- - `/githits:login` — Authenticate with your GitHits account.
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- - `/githits:status` — Show your current authentication status.
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- - `/githits:logout` — Remove stored credentials.
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- - `/githits:help` — Show this help message.
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-
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- ## MCP Tools
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- This plugin connects to the GitHits MCP server and always exposes these core tools:
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-
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- - **get_example** — Find code examples by describing what you need in natural
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- language. Requires `query`; `language` is optional and inferred when omitted.
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- - **search_language** — Look up supported programming language names when you
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- need to force a specific language.
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- - **feedback** — Submit result or session feedback to improve future quality.
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-
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- Additional indexed dependency/package tools are available by default:
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- `search`, `search_status`, `docs_list`, `docs_read`, `pkg_info`, `pkg_vulns`,
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- `pkg_deps`, `pkg_changelog`, `pkg_upgrade_review`, `code_files`,
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- `code_read`, and `code_grep`.
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- ## Authentication
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- Run `npx -y githits login` to authenticate via browser, or set the
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- `GITHITS_API_TOKEN` environment variable for headless environments.
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- If users want to verify MCP tools loaded, suggest `/mcp`.
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- If the command fails, report the error and suggest running:
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- ```
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- npx -y githits login
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- ```
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- ---
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- description: Log in to your GitHits account
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- # Login
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- Authenticate the user with GitHits by running the CLI login command in the
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- terminal:
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- ```
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- npx -y githits login
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- ```
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- This opens the user's browser for secure OAuth authentication. Tokens are stored
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- locally and refreshed automatically.
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- If the environment has no display (SSH, CI, containers), use the `--no-browser`
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- flag instead:
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- ```
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- ```
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- This prints a URL the user can open on another device.
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- Other useful flags:
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- - `--force` — re-authenticate even if already logged in.
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- - `--port <port>` — use a specific port for the local callback server.
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- After running the command, inform the user of the result. If login succeeds,
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- confirm they are authenticated. If it fails, provide the error and suggest they
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- Alternative: the user can set the `GITHITS_API_TOKEN` environment variable
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- instead of using browser login.
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- ---
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- description: Log out of your GitHits account
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- # Logout
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- Sign the user out of GitHits by running the CLI logout command in the terminal:
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- ```
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- ```
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- This removes the locally stored authentication tokens.
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- Confirm to the user that they have been logged out successfully. If the logout
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- ---
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- description: Legacy alias for GitHits example search
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- # Search (Legacy Alias)
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- Use GitHits example search for the query: "$ARGUMENTS"
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- This slash command is the older alias for `/githits:example`.
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- Use the GitHits MCP `get_example` tool with the user's query.
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- Required parameter:
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- - **query**: The user's search query, formulated in natural language.
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- Optional parameters:
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-
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- - **language**: The programming language. Omit it to let GitHits infer the
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- language from the query. If you need to force a specific language and the
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- exact name is uncertain, use the `search_language` tool first.
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- - **license_mode**: `"strict"` (default, excludes copyleft), `"yolo"` (all
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- licenses), or `"custom"` (user's blocklist).
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-
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- Present the results clearly. After the user has reviewed the result, use the
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- `feedback` tool to report whether the result was helpful. Omit `solution_id`
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- for generic session feedback about indexed search results.
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- description: Show your GitHits authentication status
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- # Status
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- Check the user's current GitHits authentication status by running the CLI
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- command in the terminal:
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- ```
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- ```
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- This shows whether the user is authenticated, where credentials are sourced
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- After running the command, report the status clearly. If the user is not
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- ```
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- ```
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- {
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- "name": "githits",
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- "version": "0.6.7",
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- "description": "The code context layer for AI coding agents",
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- "author": {
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- "name": "GitHits"
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- },
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- "homepage": "https://githits.com",
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- "repository": "https://github.com/githits-com/githits-cli",
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- "license": "Apache-2.0",
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- "keywords": ["githits", "code-examples", "search", "mcp", "ai"]
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- }
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- "githits": {
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- "args": ["-y", "githits@latest", "mcp", "start"]
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- }
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- }
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- }
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- ---
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- description: Search for canonical code examples from open source via GitHits
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- ---
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- # Example
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- Search for code examples using GitHits for the query: "$ARGUMENTS"
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- Use the GitHits MCP `get_example` tool with the user's query.
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-
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- Required parameter:
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-
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- - **query**: The user's search query, formulated in natural language.
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-
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- Optional parameters:
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-
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- - **language**: The programming language. Omit it to let GitHits infer the
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- language from the query. If you need to force a specific language and the
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- exact name is uncertain, use the `search_language` tool first.
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- - **license_mode**: `"strict"` (default, excludes copyleft), `"yolo"` (all
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- licenses), or `"custom"` (user's blocklist).
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-
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- Present the results clearly, including source repository names, URLs, or
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- citations from GitHits' generated references/provenance section whenever
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- present. After the user has reviewed the result, use the `feedback` tool to
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- report whether the example was helpful. Use the returned `solution_id` when
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- available.
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- ---
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- description: Show available GitHits commands and usage
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- disable-model-invocation: true
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- ---
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- # GitHits Help
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- Run the GitHits CLI help command in the terminal:
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- ```
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- npx -y githits help
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- ```
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- Then display the command output clearly to the user, followed by this plugin
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- context summary:
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-
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- ## Slash Commands
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- - `/githits:example <query>` — Search for canonical code examples from open source.
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- - `/githits:search <query>` — Legacy alias for `/githits:example`.
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- - `/githits:login` — Authenticate with your GitHits account.
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- - `/githits:status` — Show your current authentication status.
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- - `/githits:logout` — Remove stored credentials.
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- - `/githits:help` — Show this help message.
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-
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- ## MCP Tools
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- This plugin connects to the GitHits MCP server and always exposes these core tools:
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-
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- - **get_example** — Find code examples by describing what you need in natural
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- language. Requires `query`; `language` is optional and inferred when omitted.
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- - **search_language** — Look up supported programming language names when you
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- need to force a specific language.
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- - **feedback** — Submit result or session feedback to improve future quality.
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-
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- Additional indexed dependency/package tools are available by default:
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- `search`, `search_status`, `docs_list`, `docs_read`, `pkg_info`, `pkg_vulns`,
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- `pkg_deps`, `pkg_changelog`, `pkg_upgrade_review`, `code_files`,
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- `code_read`, and `code_grep`.
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-
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- ## Authentication
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-
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- Run `npx -y githits login` to authenticate via browser, or set the
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- `GITHITS_API_TOKEN` environment variable for headless environments.
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-
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- If users want to verify MCP tools loaded, suggest `/mcp`.
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-
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- If the command fails, report the error and suggest running:
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-
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- ```
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- npx -y githits login
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- ```
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- ---
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- description: Log in to your GitHits account
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- ---
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- # Login
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-
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- Authenticate the user with GitHits by running the CLI login command in the
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- terminal:
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-
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- ```
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- npx -y githits login
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- ```
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-
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- This opens the user's browser for secure OAuth authentication. Tokens are stored
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- locally and refreshed automatically.
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-
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- If the environment has no display (SSH, CI, containers), use the `--no-browser`
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- flag instead:
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-
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- ```
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- npx -y githits login --no-browser
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- ```
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-
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- This prints a URL the user can open on another device.
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-
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- Other useful flags:
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-
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- - `--force` — re-authenticate even if already logged in.
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- - `--port <port>` — use a specific port for the local callback server.
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-
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- After running the command, inform the user of the result. If login succeeds,
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- confirm they are authenticated. If it fails, provide the error and suggest they
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- try again.
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-
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- Alternative: the user can set the `GITHITS_API_TOKEN` environment variable
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- instead of using browser login.
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- ---
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- description: Log out of your GitHits account
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- ---
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