Agent skill

Source Search

by pilinux in pilinux/gorest

Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only).

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Source Search

skills CLI
$ npx skills add pilinux/gorest --skill source-search -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install pilinux/gorest source-search --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pilinux/gorest.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/source-search .claude/skills/source-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
source-search
GitHub stars
506
Token cost
~287 tokens
SKILL.md length
131 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only).

  • Works in 4 steps: Identify exact search keys and likely… → Glob by folder or pattern to limit scope. → Grep and rank results by relevance. → …
  • Backend & APIs work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Rules, Workflow and Output, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Source Search is an agent skill from pilinux/gorest. Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only).

Its SKILL.md is about 290 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs. The repository describes itself as: Go RESTful API starter kit with Gin, JWT, GORM (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite), Redis, Mongo, 2FA, email verification, password recovery. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Backend & APIs work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/source-search”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify exact search keys and likely variants.
  2. Glob by folder or pattern to limit scope.
  3. Grep and rank results by relevance.
  4. Return top matches with path:line and a short note.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 38aab64. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Source Search loads about 287 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 131 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~287

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from pilinux/gorest at commit 38aab64, republished under its MIT licence (© pilinux). 131 words, ~287 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/source-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
source-search
description
Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only).
license
MIT
metadata.mode
read-only
metadata.purpose
search

When to Use

  • You need to locate where a symbol, string, env var, or error code is defined or referenced across the codebase.

Rules

  • Read-only: do not modify files.
  • Prefer grep for broad discovery, then targeted read for the best matches.
  • Narrow with glob patterns to reduce noise.

Workflow

  1. Identify exact search keys and likely variants.
  2. Glob by folder or pattern to limit scope.
  3. Grep and rank results by relevance.
  4. Return top matches with path:line and a short note.

Output

  • Definitions and top usages with path:line citations.
  • Brief note on next steps or likely primary file to inspect.

Examples

  • "Where is PrefixJtiBlacklist defined?" - search config/ for the constant.
  • "Which files reference ACTIVATE_JWT?" - grep across config/, setTestEnv.sh, .env.sample.
  • code-navigation (impact mapping), file-reader (detailed read)

© pilinux, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/source-search of pilinux/gorest.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 38aab64

Compare with similar skills

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SaaS Mvp Launchersickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k2 repos~1.9kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Client Secret Exposure Auditsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT

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Questions about Source Search

What does Source Search do?

Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only). Source Search is an agent skill from pilinux/gorest. Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only).

When should I use Source Search?

Source Search fits situations like: backend & APIs work in your project.

How do I install Source Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add pilinux/gorest --skill source-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/source-search in pilinux/gorest) into .claude/skills/source-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Source Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add pilinux/gorest --skill source-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/source-search in pilinux/gorest) into .agents/skills/source-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Source Search in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add pilinux/gorest --skill source-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/source-search, .gemini/skills/source-search, .github/skills/source-search and .opencode/skills/source-search in your project.

What does Source Search need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Source Search is instructions for the agent only.

Does Source Search access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Source Search safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Source Search use?

Source Search is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Source Search use?

About 287 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Source Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Source Search: Apollo Federation (apollographql/skills, 117 stars), Rls Patterns (bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow, 421 stars), Replica Backend (Jakeschincariol/replica-skill, 908 stars) and SaaS Mvp Launcher (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Source Search?

pilinux (a GitHub user) maintains it in pilinux/gorest, which has 506 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.

Source: pilinux/gorest on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.