deepwiki-cli

deepwiki

Query GitHub repository wikis via DeepWiki — without MCP token overhead.

Prerequisites

Install the deepwiki CLI:

cargo install deepwiki-cli

Install Plugin

claude plugin install deepwiki@hamsurang/hamkit

Usage

Auto-invoked

Ask Claude about any GitHub repository — the skill activates automatically:

"How does useEffect work in facebook/react?" "Explain the App Router architecture of vercel/next.js"

Slash command

/deepwiki:ask facebook/react "What is the reconciler?"

Token Savings

Method	Overhead
MCP server connection	initialize + tool listing per session
deepwiki CLI (this plugin)	result text only

Plugin Structure

deepwiki/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json              # Plugin manifest
├── skills/
│   └── deepwiki/
│       └── SKILL.md             # Auto-invoked skill
├── commands/
│   └── ask.md                   # /deepwiki:ask slash command
└── README.md

License

MIT