App-to-App Source Read Access

Problem

Today, if I run multiple Replit Apps (e.g., a main web app + a scheduled worker), there’s no clean way for App A to programmatically read App B’s code unless I:

-duplicate files manually,

–use GitHub as the source of truth, or

-build brittle “copy/paste” or webhook-based syncing.

Request

Add a first-party mechanism for one Replit App to read another App’s repository/files within Replit, without GitHub integration, using an explicit permission model.

This comes up a lot. I’d love to be able to read code and info across apps.

yes I suspect, something going via github might be the only solution. Brittle, but if done right would be a very useful skill many developers would want to get their hands on :blush:

Yeah, GitHub sync is the only viable path right now. Brittle is the right word for it. A first-party solution would save a lot of people a lot of headaches.

Yes this is a must have feature, I hope they figure this out it would be powerful.

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