Reference Repositories

Install external repositories as disposable, read-only references under .repos/.

1. Inventory

For every requested reference repository, establish:

• its canonical clone URL;
• a unique local name, normally the repository basename without .git;
• what its code is useful for in this project, stated as concrete APIs, patterns, behavior, or implementation areas;
• the project's established directory for maintenance scripts. Use scripts/ at the project root when none exists.
• the project's tracked bootstrap command or lifecycle. Prefer the entrypoint contributors already run after cloning.

Derive missing details from the current project and the reference repository. When project and repository evidence cannot settle a detail, ask the user.