Get API Docs via chub
When you need documentation for a library or API, fetch it with the chub CLI
rather than guessing from training data. This gives you the current, correct API.
Step 1 - Ensure chub exists and get the latest instructions for using it
Run
chub --help
If this shows that chub is unavailable, ask the user before installing it globally. After approval, and only if the environment has Node.js, npm, network access, and package-manager permission, install it as follows:
npm install -g @aisuite/chub
Step 2 — Find the right documents
If there is a conflict, follow the instructions from the output of chub --help since that will
be the latest guidance. However, a key command for searching for the right documentation is chub search:
chub search "<keywords>" --json
Pick the best-matching id from the results (e.g. openai/chat, anthropic/sdk,
stripe/api). If nothing matches, try some broader terms.
Step 3 — Fetch the docs
Again, follow the latest instructions from chub --help instead of this if there is a conflict. But a
key command for fetching the relevant docs is:
chub get <id> --lang py # or --lang js, --lang ts
Remember to include the --lang parameter.
Step 4 — Use the docs and leave feedback
Read the fetched content and use it to write accurate code or answer the question.
Do not rely on memorized API shapes — use what the docs say.
Finally, after completing the task, if you discovered something not in the doc — a gotcha,
workaround, version quirk, or project-specific detail — save it so future sessions
start smarter:
chub annotate <id> "Webhook verification requires raw body — do not parse before verifying"
Annotations are local, persist across sessions, and appear automatically on future
chub get calls. Keep notes concise and actionable. Don't repeat what's already in
the doc.
Additionally, ask the user before sending documentation feedback. After approval, use chub feedback according to chub --help. Do not include secrets, source code, private architecture details, or other sensitive information in feedback comments.
