Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SE --skill reference-searchergit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SEWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/arabelatso/skills-4-se/reference-searcher)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/arabelatso/skills-4-se/reference-searcher"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/arabelatso/skills-4-se/reference-searcher/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/arabelatso/skills-4-se/reference-searcher"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/arabelatso/skills-4-se/reference-searcher.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- NVIDIA SkillSpector pass
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00037 | $0.00872 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00018 | $0.00436 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00007 | $0.00174 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00004 | $0.00087 |
Grade A, and why
reference-searcher scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 120 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Reference Searcher
Structured methodology for searching external references — official docs, open-source implementations, and web resources — to inform development decisions.
When to Use This Skill
- Working with unfamiliar libraries or frameworks
- Needing production-quality implementation examples
- Debugging unexpected behavior from external dependencies
- Finding best practices for specific patterns (auth, caching, etc.)
- Evaluating library choices with real-world usage data
What This Skill Does
Search Strategy: Three Layers
Layer 1: Official Documentation
Search official docs for the specific library using web search:
# Search official docs directly
# e.g., "next.js middleware authentication site:nextjs.org"
# Or use documentation MCP tools if available (e.g., Context7)
Best for: API signatures, configuration options, migration guides, official patterns.
Layer 2: Open-Source Implementation Examples (GitHub)
Search real codebases for production patterns:
# Search GitHub for code patterns via grep.app or GitHub search
# e.g., https://grep.app/search?q=getServerSession%28&filter[lang][0]=TypeScript
# Or use GitHub code search: gh search code "getServerSession(" --language=TypeScript
Best for: How established projects (1000+ stars) handle specific patterns, battle-tested error handling, real-world integration examples.
Search tips:
- Search for actual code patterns, not keywords
- Use
(?s)prefix for multi-line regex patterns - Filter by language and file path for precision
- Look for repos with 1000+ stars for production quality
Layer 3: Web Search (Current Information)
Search the web for recent articles, discussions, and guides:
# Web search for current information
# e.g., "OWASP JWT security best practices 2024"
Best for: Security advisories, recent breaking changes, community discussions, performance benchmarks, "why does X behave this way" questions.
Search Workflow
- Start with official docs — fastest, most authoritative
- If docs insufficient — search GitHub for real implementations
- If pattern unclear — web search for community knowledge
- Synthesize — combine findings into actionable guidance
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 9d ago First seen · 120 lines · 37 tokens per session scan A 8609e66e4460
reference-searcher is a skill published in the GitHub repository ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SE (252 stars, last pushed 22d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 37 tokens to every session and 872 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.
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