# ripwire

> ripwire — redhat-et-ripwire. Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and analyze code repositories to identify specific changes, tests, or quality issues. Ripwire solves problems of navigating large codebases, reducing the time spent on reading and understanding repository content. It takes in code repository inputs and outputs relevant information on changes, tests, and quality deltas, making it ideal for use cases involving code review, testing, and quality assurance in Git-based projects.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/redhat-et-ripwire  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/redhat-et-ripwire

## Description

The ripgrep of AI context: a zero-dependency C++23 CLI + MCP server for coding agents. Find what you want without reading the repo, then check you built what you meant — blast radius, tests-to-run, quality deltas. Signatures at 74.7% fewer bytes than bodies; every guess labelled, every loss published. Paddle out with a map.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.36
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/redhat-et/ripwire)

## 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": "redhat-et-ripwire"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/redhat-et-ripwire` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/redhat-et-ripwire/pull`

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