oracle, best use

Oracle bundles your prompt + selected files into one “one-shot” request so another model can answer with real repo context (API or browser automation). Treat output as advisory: verify against code + tests.

Main use case (browser, GPT‑5.2 Pro)

Default workflow here: --engine browser with GPT‑5.2 Pro in ChatGPT. This is the common “long think” path: ~10 minutes to ~1 hour is normal; expect a stored session you can reattach to.

Recommended defaults:

• Engine: browser (--engine browser)
• Model: GPT‑5.2 Pro (--model gpt-5.2-pro or --model "5.2 Pro")

Golden path

1. Pick a tight file set (fewest files that still contain the truth).
2. Preview payload + token spend (--dry-run + --files-report).
3. Use browser mode for the usual GPT‑5.2 Pro workflow; use API only when you explicitly want it.
4. If the run detaches/timeouts: reattach to the stored session (don’t re-run).

Commands (preferred)

• Help:

  • oracle --help
  • If the binary isn’t installed: npx -y @steipete/oracle --help (avoid pnpx here; sqlite bindings).

• Preview (no tokens):

  • oracle --dry-run summary -p "<task>" --file "src/**" --file "!**/*.test.*"
  • oracle --dry-run full -p "<task>" --file "src/**"

• Token sanity:

  • oracle --dry-run summary --files-report -p "<task>" --file "src/**"

• Browser run (main path; long-running is normal):

  • oracle --engine browser --model gpt-5.2-pro -p "<task>" --file "src/**"

• Manual paste fallback:

  • oracle --render --copy -p "<task>" --file "src/**"
  • Note: --copy is a hidden alias for --copy-markdown.

Attaching files (--file)

--file accepts files, directories, and globs. You can pass it multiple times; entries can be comma-separated.

• Include:

  • --file "src/**"
  • --file src/index.ts
  • --file docs --file README.md

• Exclude:

  • --file "src/**" --file "!src/**/*.test.ts" --file "!**/*.snap"