External Code Research

Overview

Research external patterns, documentation, and best practices from GitHub and library docs when AI knowledge is insufficient. Use Octocode MCP for GitHub research, Context7 MCP for library documentation, with WebFetch as final fallback.

Core principle: Research BEFORE building, not during. External research enhances planning, not execution.

This skill is ONLY for external research. Local codebase search is handled by other cc10x tools (Grep/Glob/Read).

The Iron Law

NO EXTERNAL RESEARCH WITHOUT CLEAR AI KNOWLEDGE GAP OR EXPLICIT USER REQUEST

If AI training knowledge covers the technology well, skip external research - UNLESS user explicitly asks. This skill is for NEW technologies, complex integrations, unfamiliar APIs, and explicit user requests.

Rationalization Prevention