faroxdev Vault Read
Purpose
Safely retrieve high-quality information from a long-term Markdown Vault.
When to Use
Use this skill to answer questions from existing Vault content, locate canonical knowledge, or trace relevant historical context.
When Not to Use
Do not use this skill to create, edit, move, rename, or delete notes. Use vault-maintain for persistent changes and vault-review for knowledge-base audits.
Principles
Apply these evidence priorities:
Current > History
Active > Archived
Explicit fact > inference
Canonical entity note > chronological note
20-Tech / 30-Projects > 10-Daily > 00-Inbox
Treat the Markdown Vault as the source of truth. Any search index is only a rebuildable aid.
Workflow
- Clarify the information being requested and the required level of certainty.
- Search titles, aliases, and relevant keywords.
- Identify the likely canonical entity or project note.
- Read its summary and current-state sections first.
- Read relevant architecture, configuration, operations, or troubleshooting sections.
- Inspect history or chronological notes only when current content is insufficient or the question is historical.
- Follow relevant links when they are needed to confirm context or resolve ambiguity.
- Answer with explicit facts, distinguish inference, and note unresolved conflicts.
Rules
- Use Current as the starting point, not proof of freshness. If later dated evidence contradicts it, report the conflict rather than silently preferring either statement.
- Distinguish document edits from factual verification. Report the evidence date and scope; a recent
updatedvalue does not establish live system state. - Do not infer that a component remains in production merely because an old record mentions it.
- Treat
00-Inboxas unorganized input and10-Dailyas chronological context, not authoritative current state. - Prefer long-term technical notes in
20-Techand lifecycle/project notes in30-Projectswhen evidence conflicts. - Report uncertainty when no canonical or current statement resolves a conflict.
- Do not mutate the Vault.
Completion Criteria
The answer identifies the strongest current evidence, separates facts from inference, uses history only for the requested context, and makes no Vault changes.