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gitreverse: Get Original Prompts

Name: gitreverse: Get Original Prompts
Author: filiksyos

Reverse engineer repos for original prompts. For founders needing insight into code origins with 1.0k+ GitHub stars.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (self-hosted)

1,959 stars+10★ this week318 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jun 29Updated 10/9/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Take a Git repository and guess the original prompt used to create it.

Real use case example

"A founder wanting to build a similar app to a popular open-source project, can use gitreverse to generate the original prompt and learn from it."

Best insideClaude Desktop

When to use it

•When you need to understand the original intent or parameters behind a popular open-source project on GitHub
•To gain insight into how a successful GitHub repository was initially designed or configured
•For founders seeking to learn from or build upon existing open-source projects with significant community support

Ready-to-paste prompt

node dist/index.js https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript to reverse engineer the TypeScript repository

Heads up: Ensure you have Node.js version 16 or higher installed, as gitreverse may not be compatible with older Node.js versions due to its TypeScript dependencies

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/gitreverse && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/gitreverse/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/gitreverse/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How gitreverse: Get Original Prompts works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Gitreverse: Get Original Prompts is a medium TypeScript project (~10k lines across 112 code files, plus 5 test files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, no license file, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~10k lines · 112 code files · ~1 h to skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

Node.js

Needs API keys (.env)

TypeScript 80%PLpgSQL 7%HTML 5%JavaScript 5%CSS 3%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide
5
lib/auth-request.ts
Inside lib/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

lib/Core code — the actual logic42 files

app/Core code — the actual logic38 files

components/Frontend / UI16 files

docs/Documentation3 files

supabase/Folder10 files

scripts/Helper scripts4 files

caddy/Folder2 files

contexts/Folder1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksNo licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/gitreverse && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/gitreverse/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/gitreverse/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

filiksyos

Language

TypeScript