CLI reference

reposniffer search

Find open-source projects that implement a described feature.

reposniffer search QUERY [options]

Option	Description
--intent, -i	adopt (pick a dependency) or study (reference to learn from). Default adopt.
--language, -l	Filter by language, e.g. python, rust.
--license	Filter by SPDX license key, e.g. mit, apache-2.0.
--min-stars	Minimum stars.
--top-k	Number of results (1–20). Default 5.
--json	Emit JSON instead of a table.

reposniffer search "markdown editor live preview" --language python --top-k 3

reposniffer intel

Verify a specific repo you already found: is it alive, licensed, and best-of-kind?

reposniffer intel OWNER/REPO [options]

Option	Description
--query, -q	Optional feature query to frame the comparison.
--top-k	How many alternative repos to suggest (0–5). Default 2.
--json	Emit JSON.

reposniffer intel ianstormtaylor/slate

reposniffer doctor

Report embedding backend, model, and GitHub auth status — useful for diagnosing rate-limit or model issues.

reposniffer doctor

Exit codes

• 0 — success
• 1 — error (including GitHub API/rate-limit failures, reported with a hint)