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Check reference SDK implementations using btca ask

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Reference SDK Check

When implementing SDK features or debugging provider-specific issues, check reference implementations.

When to Use

  • Implementing SDK features
  • Debugging provider-specific issues
  • Understanding how other libraries solve similar problems
  • "How does Vercel AI SDK do X?"
  • "Check Anthropic SDK for Y"

Commands

Use btca ask to check how reference SDKs implement similar features:

# Check Vercel AI SDK for streaming patterns
btca ask -r vercel-ai -q "How does streamObject work?"

# Check Anthropic SDK for tool calling
btca ask -r anthropic-sdk -q "How are tools defined and called?"

# Check Zod for validation patterns
btca ask -r zod -q "How does safeParse handle errors?"

Configured Resources

  • vercel-ai - Streaming, tool calling, structured output
  • anthropic-sdk - Anthropic API patterns
  • zod - Schema validation

Add more: btca config resources add -n <name> -t git -u <url> -b <branch>

When to Check

  1. Before implementing - See how others solved similar problems
  2. When debugging - Find how reference code handles edge cases
  3. Multi-provider support - Compare implementations across SDKs
  4. Validation patterns - Check idiomatic approaches

Don't Use For

  • Documentation lookups (use /nia-docs instead)
  • Simple API questions (use WebSearch)
  • Project-specific patterns (use Grep/Glob)