Skill_Seekers
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Comprehensive reference for AI coding agents. Skill Seekers is a Python CLI tool (v3.6.0) that converts documentation sites, GitHub repos, PDFs, videos, notebooks, wikis, and more into AI-ready skills for 21+ LLM platforms and RAG pipelines. Skill Seekers is a universal preprocessing layer that transforms raw documentation and code into structured knowledge assets. It supports 17+ source types and exports to 21+ AI platforms including Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and various vector databases. Note: tests/conftest.py checks that skill_seekers is…
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# AGENTS.md - Skill Seekers
Comprehensive reference for AI coding agents. Skill Seekers is a Python CLI tool (v3.6.0) that converts documentation sites, GitHub repos, PDFs, videos, notebooks, wikis, and more into AI-ready skills for 21+ LLM platforms and RAG pipelines.
## Project Overview
**Skill Seekers** is a universal preprocessing layer that transforms raw documentation and code into structured knowledge assets. It supports 17+ source types and exports to 21+ AI platforms including Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and various vector databases.
### Key Capabilities
- **Source Types (17):** Documentation websites, GitHub repos, PDFs, Word docs, EPUBs, videos, local codebases, Jupyter notebooks, HTML, OpenAPI specs, AsciiDoc, PowerPoint, Confluence, Notion, RSS feeds, man pages, chat exports
- **Export Targets (21):** Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, MiniMax, OpenCode, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen, OpenRouter, Together AI, Fireworks AI, Markdown, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, Weaviate, ChromaDB, FAISS, Qdrant, Pinecone
- **MCP Server:** FastMCP-based Model Context Protocol server for AI assistant integration
## Setup
```bash
# REQUIRED before running tests (src/ layout — tests hard-exit if package not installed)
pip install -e .
# With dev tools (pytest, ruff, mypy, coverage)
pip install -e ".[dev]"
# With specific LLM platform support
pip install -e ".[gemini]" # Google Gemini
pip install -e ".[openai]" # OpenAI ChatGPT
pip install -e ".[all-llms]" # All LLM platforms
# With all optional dependencies (except video-full)
pip install -e ".[all]"
# Full video processing (heavy dependencies)
pip install -e ".[video-full]"
```
Note: `tests/conftest.py` checks that `skill_seekers` is importable and calls `sys.exit(1)` if not. Always install in editable mode first.
### Environment Variables
Create a `.env` file or export these variables:
```bash
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY # For Claude AI enhancement
GOOGLE_API_KEY # For Gemini support
OPENAI_API_KEY # For OpenAI support
GITHUB_TOKEN # For GitHub repo scraping (higher rate limits)
```
## Build / Test / Lint
```bash
# Full suite (never skip — all must pass)
pytest tests/ -v
# Fast iteration (skip slow, integration, E2E, network, MCP)
pytest tests/ -m "not slow and not integration and not e2e and not network and not serial and not mcp_only" -q
# Fast parallel (install pytest-xdist first)
pytest tests/ -n auto --dist=loadfile -m "not slow and not integration and not e2e and not network and not serial and not mcp_only" -q
# 3-phase runner script (recommended for local dev)
bash scripts/run_tests_fast.sh
# Single test
pytest tests/test_scraper_features.py::test_detect_language -v
# Skip slow/integration
pytest tests/ -v -m "not slow and not integration"
# With coverage
pytest tests/ --cov=src/skill_seekers --cov-report=term
# Lint + format check (matches CI)
ruff check src/ tests/
ruff format --check src/ tests/
# Type check (non-blocking — mypy is continue-on-error in CI)
mypy src/skill_seekers --show-error-codes --pretty
```
**Pytest config:** `asyncio_mode = "auto"`, so `@pytest.mark.asyncio` is implicit. Test markers: `slow`, `integration`, `e2e`, `venv`, `bootstrap`, `benchmark`, `asyncio`, `serial`, `network`, `mcp_only`.
**CI note:** CI pins `ruff==0.15.8` (not the `>=0.14.13` dev dep). If formatting behaves differently locally, check the CI version.
**CI test phases:** Tests are split into 3 parallel jobs:
- `test-fast` — 3386 unit tests with xdist across OS/Python matrix
- `test-serial` — 69 serial/integration/E2E/network tests
- `test-mcp` — 193 MCP tests (requires `[mcp]` extras)
## Code Style
### Formatting Rules (ruff — from pyproject.toml)
- **Line length:** 100 characters
- **Target Python:** 3.10+
- **Enabled lint rules:** E, W, F, I, B, C4, UP, ARG, SIM
- **Ignored rules:** E501 (line length handled by formatter), F541 (f-string style), ARG002 (unused method args for interface compliance), B007 (intentional unused loop vars), I001 (formatter handles imports), SIM114 (readability preference)
### Imports
- Sort with isort (via ruff); `skill_seekers` is first-party
- Standard library → third-party → first-party, separated by blank lines
- Use `from __future__ import annotations` only if needed for forward refs
- Guard optional imports with try/except ImportError (see `adaptors/__init__.py` pattern):
```python
try:
from .claude import ClaudeAdaptor
from .minimax import MiniMaxAdaptor
except ImportError:
ClaudeAdaptor = None
MiniMaxAdaptor = None
```
### Naming Conventions
- **Files:** `snake_case.py` (e.g., `source_detector.py`, `config_validator.py`)
- **Classes:** `PascalCase` (e.g., `SkillAdaptor`, `ClaudeAdaptor`, `SourceDetector`)
- **Functions/methods:** `snake_case` (e.g., `get_adaptor()`, `detect_language()`)
- **Constants:** `UPPER_CASE` (e.g., `ADAPTORS`, `DEFAULT_CHUNK_TOKENS`, `VALID_SOURCE_TYPES`)
- **Private:** prefix with `_` (e.g., `_read_existing_content()`, `_validate_unified()`)
### Type Hints
- Gradual typing — add hints where practical, not enforced everywhere
- Use modern syntax: `str | None` not `Optional[str]`, `list[str]` not `List[str]`
- MyPy config: `disallow_untyped_defs = false`, `check_untyped_defs = true`, `ignore_missing_imports = true`
- Tests are excluded from strict type checking (`disallow_untyped_defs = false`, `check_untyped_defs = false` for `tests.*`)
### Docstrings
- Module-level docstring on every file (triple-quoted, describes purpose)
- Google-style docstrings for public functions/classes
- Include `Args:`, `Returns:`, `Raises:` sections where useful
### Error Handling
- Use specific exceptions, never bare `except:`
- Provide helpful error messages with context
- Use `raise ValueError(...)` for invalid arguments, `raise RuntimeError(...)` for state errors
- Guard optional dependency imports with try/except and give clear install instructions on failure
- Chain exceptions with `raise ... from e` when wrapping
### Suppressing Lint Warnings
- Use inline `# noqa: XXXX` comments (e.g., `# noqa: F401` for re-exports, `# noqa: ARG001` for required but unused params)
## Project Layout
```
src/skill_seekers/ # Main package (src/ layout)
cli/ # CLI commands and entry points (100+ files)
adaptors/ # Platform adaptors (Strategy pattern, inherit SkillAdaptor)
arguments/ # CLI argument definitions (one per source type)
parsers/ # Subcommand parsers (one per source type)
storage/ # Cloud storage (inherit BaseStorageAdaptor)
main.py # Unified CLI entry point (COMMAND_MODULES dict)
source_detector.py # Auto-detects source type from user input
create_command.py # Unified `create` command routing
config_validator.py # VALID_SOURCE_TYPES set + per-type validation
unified_scraper.py # Multi-source orchestrator (scraped_data + dispatch)
unified_skill_builder.py # Pairwise synthesis + generic merge
mcp/ # MCP server (FastMCP + legacy)
tools/ # MCP tool implementations by category (10 files)
server_fastmcp.py # FastMCP server implementation
server_legacy.py # Legacy MCP server
sync/ # Sync monitoring (Pydantic models)
benchmark/ # Benchmarking framework
embedding/ # FastAPI embedding server
workflows/ # 67 YAML workflow presets
_version.py # Reads version from pyproject.toml
tests/ # 160 test files (pytest)
test_adaptors/ # 22 adaptor-specific test files
conftest.py # Test configuration with package check
configs/ # Preset JSON scraping configs
docs/ # Documentation (guides, integrations, architecture)
```
## Key Patterns
**Adaptor (Strategy) pattern** — all platform logic in `cli/adaptors/`. Inherit `SkillAdaptor`, implement `format_skill_md()`, `package()`, `upload()`. Register in `adaptors/__init__.py` ADAPTORS dict.
**Scraper pattern** — each source type has: `cli/<type>_scraper.py` (with `<Type>ToSkillConverter` class + `main()`), `arguments/<type>.py`, `parsers/<type>_parser.py`. Register in `parsers/__init__.py` PARSERS list, `main.py` COMMAND_MODULES dict, `config_validator.py` VALID_SOURCE_TYPES set.
**Unified pipeline** — `unified_scraper.py` dispatches to per-type `_scrape_<type>()` methods. `unified_skill_builder.py` uses pairwise synthesis for docs+github+pdf combos and `_generic_merge()` for all other combinations.
**MCP tools** — grouped in `mcp/tools/` by category. `scrape_generic_tool` handles all new source types.
**CLI subcommands** — git-style in `cli/main.py`. Each delegates to a module's `main()` function.
**Supported source types (17):** documentation (web), github, pdf, local, word, video, epub, jupyter, html, openapi, asciidoc, pptx, confluence, notion, rss, manpage, chat. Each detected automatically by `source_detector.py`.
**Supported platforms (21):** claude, gemini, openai, minimax, opencode, kimi, deepseek, qwen, openrouter, together, fireworks, markdown, langchain, llama-index, haystack, weaviate, chroma, faiss, qdrant, pinecone.
## Web UI (Seeker HUD)
Local web app: React 19 + Vite + Tailwind/shadcn frontend in `ui/`, FastAPI backend in `src/skill_seekers/web/`.
```bash
# Run the app (opens browser; API on :8770)
skill-seekers ui
# Frontend dev mode (hot reload, proxies /api to :8770)
cd ui && npm install && npm run dev
# Build frontend (Vite outputs to src/skill_seekers/web/dist, which the
# backend serves and the wheel bundles as package-data)
cd ui && npm run build
```
- Backend deps: `pip install -e ".[ui]"` (fastapi + uvicorn; also in `[all]` and dev group)
- **Packaging:** the built SPA is bundled into the wheel from `src/skill_seekers/web/dist` (gitignored; the release workflow runs `npm run build` before `uv build`). `skill-seekers ui` warns if the frontend hasn't been built.
- Jobs run as subprocesses (`python -m skill_seekers.web.runner`) with streamed logs + `[[PROGRESS:nn]]` markers
- UI state: `~/.skill-seekers/ui/` (jobs, projects, activity, skill overrides, settings)
- API tests: `tests/test_web_api.py`
## CLI Commands
```bash
# Core commands
skill-seekers create <source> # Create skill from any source (auto-detects type)
skill-seekers create <source> --index # ...plus an opt-in SQLite search index + scripts/search.py
skill-seekers scan <dir> # AI-detect a project's tech stack and emit per-framework configs
skill-seekers enhance <directory> # AI-powered enhancement
skill-seekers package <directory> # Package skill for target platform
skill-seekers upload <file> # Upload skill to target platform
skill-seekers install <source> # One-command workflow (scrape + enhance + package + upload)
# Utilities
skill-seekers estimate <source> # Estimate page count before scraping
skill-seekers detect <source> [--json] # Read-only: how create would classify a source (exit 2 if invalid)
skill-seekers doctor [--json] # Health check for dependencies (--json for CI/agents)
skill-seekers config # Configure API keys and settings
skill-seekers workflows # List and apply workflow presets
skill-seekers resume <job_id> # Resume interrupted scraping
# Advanced
skill-seekers stream <source> # Streaming ingestion
skill-seekers update <directory> # Incremental update
skill-seekers multilang <directory> # Multi-language support
```
## Testing Instructions
### Test Structure
- Unit tests: `tests/test_*.py` — test individual modules
- Adaptor tests: `tests/test_adaptors/test_*_adaptor.py` — test platform adaptors
- E2E tests: `tests/test_*_e2e.py` — end-to-end integration tests
### Running Tests
```bash
# Fast test run (skip slow/integration tests)
pytest tests/ -v -m "not slow and not integration"
# Full test suite
pytest tests/ -v
# With coverage report
pytest tests/ --cov=src/skill_seekers --cov-report=term-missing
# Specific test categories
pytest tests/ -v -m "slow" # Only slow tests
pytest tests/ -v -m "integration" # Only integration tests
pytest tests/ -v -m "e2e" # Only E2E tests
```
### Test Fixtures
Test fixtures are located in `tests/fixtures/` and include sample configs, HTML files, and mock data.
## Git Workflow
- **`main`** — production, protected
- **`development`** — default PR target, active dev
- Feature branches created from `development`
## Pre-commit Checklist
```bash
ruff check src/ tests/
ruff format --check src/ tests/
pytest tests/ -v -x # stop on first failure
```
Never commit API keys. Use env vars: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `GOOGLE_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `GITHUB_TOKEN`.
## CI/CD
GitHub Actions (7 workflows in `.github/workflows/`):
- **tests.yml** — ruff + mypy lint job, then pytest matrix (Ubuntu + macOS, Python 3.10-3.12) with Codecov upload
- **release.yml** — tag-triggered: tests → version verification → PyPI publish via `uv build`
- **test-vector-dbs.yml** — tests vector DB adaptors (weaviate, chroma, faiss, qdrant)
- **docker-publish.yml** — multi-platform Docker builds (amd64, arm64) for CLI + MCP images
- **quality-metrics.yml** — quality analysis with configurable threshold
- **scheduled-updates.yml** — weekly skill updates for popular frameworks
- **vector-db-export.yml** — weekly vector DB exports
## Deployment
### Docker
Multi-stage Dockerfile with Python 3.12 slim base:
```bash
# Build CLI image
docker build -t skill-seekers:local -f Dockerfile .
# Run CLI
docker run -v $(pwd)/output:/output skill-seekers:local create https://docs.example.com
# Run MCP server
docker build -t skill-seekers-mcp:local -f Dockerfile.mcp .
docker run -p 8765:8765 skill-seekers-mcp:local
```
### MCP Server
The MCP server provides Model Context Protocol integration:
```bash
# Start FastMCP server
skill-seekers-mcp
# Or use the Python module
python -m skill_seekers.mcp.server_fastmcp
```
## Security Considerations
- **API Keys:** Never commit API keys to version control. Use environment variables or `.env` files (already in `.gitignore`)
- **Docker:** Runs as non-root user (`skillseeker`, UID 1000)
- **Dependencies:** Regular security updates via `pip audit` or `safety check`
- **Sandboxing:** Video processing uses optional dependencies that can be heavy; install `[video-full]` only when needed
## Additional Resources
- **Website:** https://skillseekersweb.com/
- **Documentation:** https://skillseekersweb.com/
- **PyPI:** https://pypi.org/project/skill-seekers/
- **Repository:** https://github.com/yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers
- **Config Browser:** https://skillseekersweb.com/
- **Project Board:** https://github.com/users/yusufkaraaslan/projects/2
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