btca-local

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

Audit 0.4.1 · source sha d097e7c76da7 · 21 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• Publisherdavis7dotsh GitHub organizationOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source folderdavis7dotsh/better-context/skills/btca-localThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceMITAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdictd097e7c76da7A new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedLast push 192 days ago
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: Invoke this skill when the user says "use btca

---
name: btca-local
description: Invoke this skill when the user says "use btca"
---

# BTCA Local

BTCA Local, aka "The Better Context App Local" is a simple app defined as a skill file. The purpose of this app is to search git repos cloned onto this machine.

## the BTCA Search Workflow

<guidelines>
    <guideline>
        if the user includes a direct like to a github repo, always load and reference that
    </guideline>
    <guideline>
        if the user doesn't include any specific links/repos they want you to use, do your best to guess based on the context provided
    </guideline>
    <guideline>
        always include links/citations in your answers explaining what you found
    </guideline>
    <guideline>
        include very clear and complete code snippets. don't leave out stuff like imports, that's important context
    </guideline>
    <guideline>
        when answering use lots of bulleted/numbered lists to keep things readable and clear
    </guideline>
</guidelines>

<workflow>
    <step name="work dir setup">
        use ~/.btca/agent/sandbox as the place where you clone/search repos
    </step>
    <step name="load">
        if the repo(s) are already in the work dir ~/.btca/agent/sandbox update them, otherwise clone them. clone the main branch by default, unless the user asks for something else
    </step>
    <step name="search">
        search the repo for the information you need. make sure to follow the guidelines
    </step>
<workflow>

<end_goal>
a clear, concise answer to the question with code examples
</end_goal>

## Startup Cases:

This skill can be invoked in a couple different ways, and your behavior should reflect that:

### user invoked without extra context/question

this is the "app startup" state, almost as if a terminal app was booted up.

Your job is to search the working directory ~/.btca/agent/sandbox at the top level, just to get a list of all the repos that have been previously cloned

Then you should simply output the following markdown (filling in the existing repos):

```md
# BTCA Local

_use your coding agent to search any git repo locally_

Previously searched:

- repo 1
- ...

Give me a question and the link to a git repo to get started!
(we can also clean out or pre-load some resources to this list...)
```

### you invoked because of user's prompt

in this case, your job is to answer/execute the users prompt faithfully, just while also using the btca search workflow when needed to better execute your task

### user invoked while also giving a prompt/questions

this one's simple, simply answer the users prompt with the btca search workflow

Excerpt, first 2,637 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

git clone https://github.com/davis7dotsh/better-context
git -C better-context checkout d097e7c76da7

Works in

1. 2026-10-21
   ✓SAFE B 89 / 100

   first audit · source d097e7c76da7

Questions about btca-local

• github.com/davis7dotsh/better-context/tree/main/skills/btca-loca — the audited source at commit d097e7c76da7 and every finding aboveObserved · 21 Oct 2026

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