---
title: "axiom source node"
description: "Print a published node's handler source and repository link"
category: reference
surfaces: [cli]
related: [reference/cli/axiom-source]
last_reviewed: 2026-06-06
---

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# axiom source node

Print a published node's handler source and repository link

Fetch a published node's handler source (GET /nodes/{id}/source) — the same data
the MCP's axiom_get_source returns. When @version is omitted, the most recently
published version is used.

By default the source code prints to stdout (pipes cleanly into a file or pager)
and the repository link + metadata print to stderr. With --json, the full
structured response (source_snippet, repo_url, commit_hash, source_url, and — for
an Instance node — the inherited generic origin) prints to stdout as one object.

```text
axiom source node nadia/summarizer/Summarize
axiom source node nadia/summarizer/Summarize@0.1.0 > Summarize.py
axiom source node nadia/summarizer/Summarize --json | jq .
```

## Usage

```sh
axiom source node <handle>/<package>/<node>[@version] [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag | Shorthand | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--help` | `-h` | bool |  | help for node |
| `--json` |  | bool |  | Emit the full structured response as one JSON object |

## See also

- [axiom source](./axiom-source.md) — Print a node's handler source code and a link to its full repository