# Fossick

> Use this tool when you need to search and explore code across large repositories, and want to query public repositories, drill into file trees, or find specific code patterns. Fossick solves problems related to code discovery, research, and analysis, providing read-only access to GitHub, PyPI, and npm repositories. It takes a GitHub token as input and outputs relevant code search results, making it ideal for developers and researchers working with open-source code.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/fossick  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/fossick

## Description

Fossick provides seven read-only tools for searching and exploring code across GitHub, PyPI, and npm. Query 200M+ public repositories, drill into file trees, find symbols, and search code patterns using the GitHub and package registry APIs. All tools are idempotent and require only a GitHub token for authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-05-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/fossick)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lipdog/fossick-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "fossick"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/fossick` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/fossick/pull`

---
SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt