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Hexdocs Fetcher

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oliver-kriska·vlatest·backend·MIT

This tool fetches documentation from HexDocs, streamlining access to project resources and improving developer workflow efficiency.

Repository

Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix --skill hexdocs-fetcher -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

oliver-kriska

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix at 19791bb7dc.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
19791bb7dc
Manifest
targets/pi/skills/hexdocs-fetcher/SKILL.md
Scanned
3 files, 330 lines
Copies in repo
3 — all of them scanned
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About this skill

What it does

The hexdocs-fetcher skill retrieves and parses documentation from Elixir HexDocs. It allows AI agents to access information about Elixir modules, functions, and types directly from the official documentation source. This enables agents to understand and explain Elixir code more effectively.

When to use it

  • Understanding Elixir Code: When an agent needs to comprehend what a specific function or module does within an Elixir project.
  • Explaining Error Messages: To provide context for Elixir error messages by fetching relevant documentation about the functions involved.
  • Code Generation Assistance: When generating Elixir code, the skill can be used to ensure that generated code aligns with documented APIs and best practices.
  • Learning Elixir: For agents assisting users learning Elixir, providing direct access to HexDocs is a valuable resource.

Key capabilities

  • Fetches documentation from Elixir HexDocs.
  • Parses the fetched content for structured information.
  • Provides access to module, function, and type definitions.

Example prompts

  • "What does the String.length/1 function do?"
  • "Show me the documentation for the Ecto.Repo module."
  • "Explain how to use the Phoenix.PubSub API."

Tips & gotchas

The skill relies on a stable HexDocs structure; changes in Elixir's documentation format may require updates to the skill. Ensure the agent has network access to reach the HexDocs servers.