Btca Cli

davis7dotsh/better-context/skills/btca-cli

by davis7dotsh864e5ba452566c318d60f75229882233b2a5c120No licenseListed Oct 9, 2026Updated Oct 9, 2026

Operate the btca CLI for local resources and source-first answers. Use when setting up btca in a project, connecting a provider, adding or managing resources, and asking questions via btca commands. Invoke this skill when the user says "use btca" or needs to do more detailed research on a specific library or framework.

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AI-generated overview

Operate the btca source-first research CLI to add resources and ask grounded questions.

What it does: This skill explains how to use the btca command-line tool, a source-first research CLI that hydrates git, local, and npm resources into searchable context and answers questions grounded in those sources. It covers adding resources, verifying them, asking questions with one or more resources, using anonymous one-off resources, config file locations, and troubleshooting common errors. It produces command guidance and configuration knowledge rather than files.
When to use it: Use it when setting up btca in a project, connecting a provider, adding or managing resources, or asking questions through btca commands. It is also meant for users who say "use btca" or need more detailed research on a specific library or framework.
Requirements: Requires the btca CLI to be installed and a connected provider; network access is needed for git and npm resources. No scripts ship with the skill; it is instructions only.

btca CLI

btca is a source-first research CLI. It hydrates resources (git, local, npm) into searchable context, then answers questions grounded in those sources. Use configured resources for ongoing work, or one-off anonymous resources directly in btca ask.

Full CLI reference: https://docs.btca.dev/guides/cli-reference

Add resources:

bash

# Git resourcebtca add -n svelte-dev https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte.dev
# Local directorybtca add -n my-docs -t local /absolute/path/to/docs
# npm packagebtca add npm:@types/[email protected] -n node-types -t npm

# Git resourcebtca add -n svelte-dev https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte.dev
# Local directorybtca add -n my-docs -t local /absolute/path/to/docs
# npm packagebtca add npm:@types/[email protected] -n node-types -t npm

Verify resources:

Ask a question:

Common Tasks

Ask with multiple resources:

Ask with anonymous one-off resources (not saved to config):

bash

# One-off git repobtca ask -r https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte -q "Where is the implementation of writable stores?"
# One-off npm packagebtca ask -r npm:[email protected] -q "How is useTransition exported?"

# One-off git repobtca ask -r https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte -q "Where is the implementation of writable stores?"
# One-off npm packagebtca ask -r npm:[email protected] -q "How is useTransition exported?"

Config Overview

Config lives in btca.config.jsonc (project) and ~/.config/btca/btca.config.jsonc (global).
Project config overrides global and controls provider/model and resources.

Troubleshooting

"No resources configured": add resources with btca add ... and re-run btca resources.
"Provider not connected": run btca connect and follow the prompts.
"Unknown resource": use btca resources for configured names, or pass a valid HTTPS git URL / npm:<package> as an anonymous one-off in btca ask.

Source and attribution

Source:davis7dotsh/better-contextinskills/btca-cliat commit864e5ba

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Btca Cli

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Config Overview

Troubleshooting

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