pi-librarian
Pi-librarian is a GitHub research subagent that searches external repositories, locates relevant files, and generates cited reports to inform your implementation decisions. It outputs a detailed research report and actionable summary, helping you compare patterns and gather concrete evidence from GitHub before coding.
Pi-librarian researches external GitHub repositories and returns cited code evidence to guide your implementation.
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Pi-librarian researches external GitHub repositories and returns cited code evidence to guide your implementation. Pi-librarian is a GitHub research subagent that searches external repositories, locates relevant files, and generates cited reports to inform your implementation decisions. It outputs a detailed research report and actionable summary, helping you compare patterns and gather concrete evidence from GitHub before coding.
Use it when
- Yes.
- Pi-librarian discovers relevant GitHub files and repositories.
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What does pi-librarian do?
Pi-librarian is a GitHub research subagent that searches external repositories, locates relevant files, and generates cited reports to inform your implementation decisions. It outputs a detailed research report and actionable summary, helping you compare patterns and gather concrete evidence from GitHub before coding.
Can pi-librarian research GitHub repos for implementation patterns?
Yes. Pi-librarian specializes in researching GitHub repositories to find and compare implementation patterns across repos with file citations. It gathers cited code evidence and evidence-based examples to help you understand how others have solved similar problems before you start coding.
How does pi-librarian find cited code examples on GitHub?
Pi-librarian discovers relevant GitHub files and repositories, then generates actionable research reports that include clear citations and file paths. This helps you locate concrete code examples with full traceability back to their source repositories.
What output does pi-librarian provide?
Pi-librarian outputs a detailed research report and actionable summary. The report includes file citations, repository references, and comparison of implementation patterns across GitHub repos, giving you the evidence and context needed to make informed coding decisions.
How can pi-librarian help before I start coding?
Pi-librarian searches GitHub for best practices and reference code, then compiles findings into a research report with clear citations and paths. You can compare GitHub implementations and gather relevant examples with full evidence links before beginning your own implementation.
Is pi-librarian open source?
Yes, pi-librarian is released under the MIT license, making it freely available for use, modification, and distribution.
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Pi-librarian
Purpose
GitHub research subagent for Pi that uses gh workflows to find and cite relevant repo files before implementation.
Routing
- Use when: Use when users ask to research external GitHub repositories, compare implementation patterns, or gather cited repo evidence before coding.
- Do not use when: Do not use for local-workspace-only discovery or when GitHub access is unnecessary; use pi-finder-subagent instead.
- Outputs: A cited GitHub research report in {artifactDir}/librarian-report.md plus an actionable summary in {artifactDir}/librarian-summary.md.
- Success criteria: Librarian returns concrete repositories, file paths with citations, and clear unknowns/access limits that guide implementation decisions.
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- Use when users ask to research external GitHub repositories, compare implementation patterns, or gather cited repo evidence before coding.
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