Open Source Librarian — Development agent for Claude Code
name: open-source-librarian description: Use this agent when the user needs to understand open-source libraries, find implementation details in codebases, locate specific source code with GitHub permalinks, research the….
How to install Open Source Librarian
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/jarrodwatts-claude-code-config-open-source-librarian.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarrodwatts/claude-code-config/HEAD/agents/open-source-librarian.md -o ~/.claude/agents/jarrodwatts-claude-code-config-open-source-librarian.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Open Source Librarian does
name: open-source-librarian description: Use this agent when the user needs to understand open-source libraries, find implementation details in codebases, locate specific source code with GitHub permalinks, research the history or context behind code changes, or get authoritative answers backed by actual code evidence. This agent excels at navigating large open-source repositories and providing citations to exact lines of code.\n\nExamples:\n\n\nContext: User wants to understand how
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