Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
Version History
Fix: declare all runtime requirements (GITHUB_TOKEN, gh CLI) in metadata to match SKILL.md docs
What This Skill Does
Wraps the Greptile REST API to index, query, and search codebases using AI-powered understanding. Supports GitHub and GitLab repositories, returning answers with source file references or ranked code snippets with line numbers.
Greptile provides AI answers grounded in actual source code with file and line citations, unlike general-purpose LLMs that may hallucinate code structure.
When to use it
- Ask how authentication works in an unfamiliar repo
- Find all files handling payment processing logic
- Index a new repo before a code review session
- Check whether Greptile has finished processing a large repository
- Get file and line references for a specific code pattern
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: How does the auth middleware work in my API repo?
- 1Index the repository with `greptile.sh index owner/repo main`
- 2Check index status with `greptile.sh status owner/repo` until completed
- 3Run `greptile.sh query owner/repo main "How does auth middleware work?" --genius`
- 4Parse the response with jq to extract the answer and source references
AI-generated explanation of the auth middleware with references to specific files and line numbers
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.