/btca-cli

name: btca-cli
description: 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.

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:

# Git resource
btca add -n svelte-dev https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte.dev

# Local directory
btca add -n my-docs -t local /absolute/path/to/docs

# npm package
btca add npm:@types/node@22.10.1 -n node-types -t npm

Verify resources:

btca resources

Ask a question:

btca ask -r svelte-dev -q "How do I define remote functions?"

Common Tasks

• Ask with multiple resources:

btca ask -r react -r typescript -q "How do I type useState?"

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

# One-off git repo
btca ask -r https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte -q "Where is the implementation of writable stores?"

# One-off npm package
btca ask -r npm:react@19.0.0 -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`.