# deep-wiki

Turns a code repository into a wiki with Mermaid diagrams, source citations and a VitePress site.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code, GitHub Copilot · ★ 3148
- Author: thegovind
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/deep-wiki
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/deep-wiki

## What it does

The plugin scans a repo and builds documentation in stages. `wiki-architect` produces a hierarchical JSON table of contents, then `wiki-page-writer` writes pages with Mermaid diagrams and `file:line` citations. From there you can package everything as a dark-theme VitePress site, generate `AGENTS.md` for folders that lack one, and emit `llms.txt` plus `llms-full.txt`.

There are twelve commands. `/deep-wiki:generate` runs the whole pipeline, `/deep-wiki:crisp` is the fast path at 5–8 pages with no site build, and `/deep-wiki:page <topic>` writes a single page. Others cover changelogs from git commits, multi-turn research, four onboarding guides for different roles, and conversion to Azure DevOps Wiki format.

Skills fire on their own when you ask to document a repo or explain how something works. For remote repositories the citations are built from the repo URL, so check that it resolved correctly — otherwise every source link points somewhere wrong.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install deep-wiki@skills
```

## When to use it
- document an unfamiliar repository
- get a project table of contents as JSON
- write a page about one component
- build a changelog from git commits
- export docs to Azure DevOps Wiki format

## Example prompts
- /deep-wiki:generate
- /deep-wiki:page Authentication System
- /deep-wiki:research How does the caching layer work?

## Source text · deep-wiki · MIT

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# 🌊 Deep Wiki

**AI-Powered Wiki Generator for Code Repositories — GitHub Copilot CLI Plugin**

Generate comprehensive, structured, Mermaid-rich documentation wikis for any codebase — with dark-mode VitePress sites, onboarding guides, and deep research capabilities. Distilled from the prompt architectures of [OpenDeepWiki](https://github.com/AIDotNet/OpenDeepWiki) and [deepwiki-open](https://github.com/AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open).

## Installation

### From a marketplace

```bash
# Inside Copilot CLI, run these slash commands:
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills
/plugin install deep-wiki@skills
```

```bash
copilot --plugin-dir ./deep-wiki
```

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/deep-wiki:generate` | Generate a complete wiki — catalogue + all pages + onboarding guides + VitePress site |
| `/deep-wiki:crisp` | Fast wiki generation — concise, parallelized, rate-limit-friendly. 5–8 pages, no build step |
| `/deep-wiki:catalogue` | Generate only the hierarchical wiki structure as JSON |
| `/deep-wiki:page <topic>` | Generate a single wiki page with dark-mode Mermaid diagrams |
| `/deep-wiki:changelog` | Generate a structured changelog from git commits |
| `/deep-wiki:research <topic>` | Multi-turn deep investigation with evidence-based analysis |
| `/deep-wiki:ask <question>` | Ask a question about the repository |
| `/deep-wiki:onboard` | Generate 4 audience-tailored onboarding guides (Contributor, Staff Engineer, Executive, PM) |
| `/deep-wiki:agents` | Generate `AGENTS.md` files for pertinent folders (only where missing) |
| `/deep-wiki:llms` | Generate `llms.txt` and `llms-full.txt` for LLM-friendly project access |
| `/deep-wiki:ado` | Generate a Node.js script to convert wiki to Azure DevOps Wiki-compatible format |
| `/deep-wiki:build` | Package generated wiki as a VitePress site with dark theme |
| `/deep-wiki:deploy` | Generate GitHub Actions workflow to deploy wiki to GitHub Pages |

## Agents

| Agent | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `wiki-architect` | Analyzes repos, generates structured catalogues + onboarding architecture |
| `wiki-writer` | Generates pages with dark-mode Mermaid diagrams and deep citations |
| `wiki-researcher` | Deep research with zero tolerance for shallow analysis — evidence-first |

View available agents: `/agents`

## Skills (Auto-Invoked)

| Skill | Triggers When |
|-------|---------------|
| `wiki-architect` | User asks to create a wiki, document a repo, or map a codebase |
| `wiki-page-writer` | User asks to document a component or generate a technical deep-dive |
| `wiki-changelog` | User asks about recent changes or wants a changelog |
| `wiki-researcher` | User wants in-depth investigation across multiple files |
| `wiki-qa` | User asks a question about how something works in the repo |
| `wiki-vitepress` | User asks to build a site or package wiki as VitePress |
| `wiki-onboarding` | User asks for onboarding docs or getting-started guides |
| `wiki-agents-md` | User asks to generate AGENTS.md files for coding agent context |
| `wiki-llms-txt` | User asks to generate llms.txt or make docs LLM-friendly |
| `wiki-ado-convert` | User asks to export wiki for Azure DevOps or convert Mermaid/markdown for ADO |

## Quick Start

```bash
# Install the plugin (slash command inside Copilot CLI)
/plugin install deep-wiki@skills

# Generate a full wiki with onboarding guides and VitePress site
/deep-wiki:generate

# Fast wiki — concise, parallelized, avoids rate limits
/deep-wiki:crisp

# Just the structure
/deep-wiki:catalogue

# Single page with dark-mode diagrams
/deep-wiki:page Authentication System

# Generate onboarding guides
/deep-wiki:onboard

# Build VitePress dark-theme site
/deep-wiki:build

# Research a topic (evidence-based, 5 iterations)
/deep-wiki:research How does the caching layer work?

# Ask a question
/deep-wiki:ask What database migrations exist?

# Generate llms.txt for LLM-friendly access
/deep-wiki:llms

# Deploy wiki to GitHub Pages (optional)
/deep-wiki:deploy
```

## How It Works

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