Octocode: Research Driven Development for AI

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Installation

Prerequisites: GitHub authentication required. See Authentication Setup.

Recommended: Octocode CLI

npx octocode-cli

Interactive setup wizard with GitHub OAuth, MCP server installation, and skills marketplace.

Alternative Methods

Add to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octocode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["octocode-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

npx add-skill https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode-mcp/tree/main/skills/octocode-research

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MCP Server

The Octocode MCP Server connects your AI assistant to code:

• GitHub & GitLab: Search repositories, find usage patterns, read implementations, explore PRs
• Local Tools: Search code, browse directories, find files in your local codebase
• LSP Intelligence: Go to Definition, Find References, Call Hierarchy -- compiler-level understanding

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/de8d14c0-2ead-46ed-895e-09144c9b5071

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Skills

Agent Skills are a lightweight, open format for extending AI agent capabilities. Skills index: skills/README.md

| Skill | What it does | |-------|--------------| | Researcher | Code search & exploration — local LSP + external (GitHub, npm/PyPI) | | Research | Multi-phase research with sessions, checkpoints, state persistence | | Engineer | Understand, write, analyze, audit code — AST + LSP + dependency graph | | Plan | Evidence-based planning: Understand > Research > Plan > Implement | | RFC Generator | Formal technical decisions with alternatives, trade-offs, and recommendations | | PR Reviewer | PR & local code review across 7 domains with LSP flow tracing | | Roast | Brutal code critique with file:line citations and severity levels | | Prompt Optimizer | Turn weak prompts into enforceable agent protocols | | Doc Writer | 6-phase pipeline producing 16+ validated docs |

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5b630763-2dee-4c2d-b5c1-6335396723ec

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Documentation

For the full documentation index, start here: docs/README.md

Recommended quick links:

• Authentication Setup
• Configuration Reference
• Local Tools + LSP Reference
• CLI Skills Guide
• Skills Index
• Troubleshooting

The Manifest

"Code is Truth, but Context is the Map." -- Read the Manifest for Research Driven Development to understand the philosophy behind Octocode.

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Contributing

See the Development Guide for monorepo setup, testing, and contribution guidelines.

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