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Outline by gabrielmoreira — Agent Skill

Name: Outline
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

Outline

Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. Use when: (1) searching wiki for documentation, (2) reading wiki pages or articles, (3) listing wiki collections or documents, (4) creating or updating wiki content, (5) exporting documents as markdown. Works with any Outline wiki instance (self-hosted or cloud).

gabrielmoreira Updated Sep 9, 2026 17 repo stars

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Outline Wiki Skill

Search, read, create, and manage documents in any Outline wiki instance. Works with all AI clients supporting the Agent Skills Standard.

Requirements

Python 3.8+
Dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup

Get your API key from your Outline wiki:
- Go to Settings > API Tokens
- Create a new token with appropriate permissions

Configure the environment:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API key

Set the environment variables:

export OUTLINE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
# Optional: for self-hosted instances
export OUTLINE_API_URL=https://your-wiki.example.com/api

Usage

Search documents

python3 scripts/outline.py search "deployment guide"
python3 scripts/outline.py search "API documentation" --limit 10
python3 scripts/outline.py search "onboarding" --collection-id <id>

Read a document

python3 scripts/outline.py read <document-id>
python3 scripts/outline.py read <document-id> --json

List collections

python3 scripts/outline.py list-collections
python3 scripts/outline.py list-collections --limit 50

List documents in a collection

python3 scripts/outline.py list-documents --collection-id <id>

Get collection details

python3 scripts/outline.py get-collection <collection-id>

Create a document

python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "New Guide" --collection-id <id>
python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "Guide" --collection-id <id> --text "# Content here"
python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "Draft" --collection-id <id> --draft

Update a document

python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --title "Updated Title"
python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --text "New content"
python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --publish

Export document as markdown

python3 scripts/outline.py export <document-id>
python3 scripts/outline.py export <document-id> --output doc.md

Test authentication

python3 scripts/outline.py auth-info

JSON Output

Add --json flag to any command for machine-readable output:

python3 scripts/outline.py search "query" --json
python3 scripts/outline.py read <id> --json

Operations Reference

Command	Description	Required Args
search	Full-text search	query
read	Get document content	document_id
list-collections	List all collections	-
list-documents	List docs (optionally in collection)	-
get-collection	Get collection details	collection_id
create	Create new document	--title, --collection-id
update	Update existing document	document_id
export	Export as markdown	document_id
auth-info	Test API connection	-

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
OUTLINE_API_KEY	Yes	-	Your Outline API token
OUTLINE_API_URL	No	https://app.getoutline.com/api	API URL
OUTLINE_TIMEOUT	No	30	Request timeout (seconds)

Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
API key not configured	Set OUTLINE_API_KEY environment variable
Authentication failed	Verify API key is valid and not expired
Connection timeout	Check OUTLINE_API_URL and network connectivity
Document not found	Verify document ID is correct
Permission denied	Check API token has required permissions

Exit Codes

0: Success
1: Error (auth failed, not found, invalid request)

Workflow

Run auth-info to verify connection
Run list-collections to see available collections
Run search or list-documents to find content
Run read to get full document content
Use create/update to modify wiki content

---name: outlinedescription: Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. Use when: (1) searching wiki for documentation, (2) reading wiki pages or articles, (3) listing wiki collections or documents, (4) creating or updating wiki content, (5) exporting documents as markdown. Works with any Outline wiki instance (self-hosted or cloud).license: Apache-2.0--- # Outline Wiki Skill Search, read, create, and manage documents in any Outline wiki instance. Works with all AI clients supporting the Agent Skills Standard. ## Requirements - Python 3.8+ - Dependencies: `pip install -r requirements.txt` ## Setup 1. Get your API key from your Outline wiki: - Go to **Settings > API Tokens** - Create a new token with appropriate permissions 2. Configure the environment: ```bash cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your API key ``` 3. Set the environment variables: ```bash export OUTLINE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here # Optional: for self-hosted instances export OUTLINE_API_URL=https://your-wiki.example.com/api ``` ## Usage ### Search documents ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py search "deployment guide" python3 scripts/outline.py search "API documentation" --limit 10 python3 scripts/outline.py search "onboarding" --collection-id <id> ``` ### Read a document ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py read <document-id> python3 scripts/outline.py read <document-id> --json ``` ### List collections ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py list-collections python3 scripts/outline.py list-collections --limit 50 ``` ### List documents in a collection ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py list-documents --collection-id <id> ``` ### Get collection details ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py get-collection <collection-id> ``` ### Create a document ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "New Guide" --collection-id <id> python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "Guide" --collection-id <id> --text "# Content here" python3 scripts/outline.py create --title "Draft" --collection-id <id> --draft ``` ### Update a document ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --title "Updated Title" python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --text "New content" python3 scripts/outline.py update <document-id> --publish ``` ### Export document as markdown ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py export <document-id> python3 scripts/outline.py export <document-id> --output doc.md ``` ### Test authentication ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py auth-info ``` ## JSON Output Add `--json` flag to any command for machine-readable output: ```bash python3 scripts/outline.py search "query" --json python3 scripts/outline.py read <id> --json ``` ## Operations Reference | Command | Description | Required Args | |---------|-------------|---------------| | search | Full-text search | query | | read | Get document content | document_id | | list-collections | List all collections | - | | list-documents | List docs (optionally in collection) | - | | get-collection | Get collection details | collection_id | | create | Create new document | --title, --collection-id | | update | Update existing document | document_id | | export | Export as markdown | document_id | | auth-info | Test API connection | - | ## Environment Variables | Variable | Required | Default | Description | |----------|----------|---------|-------------| | OUTLINE_API_KEY | Yes | - | Your Outline API token | | OUTLINE_API_URL | No | https://app.getoutline.com/api | API URL | | OUTLINE_TIMEOUT | No | 30 | Request timeout (seconds) | ## Troubleshooting | Error | Solution | |-------|----------| | API key not configured | Set OUTLINE_API_KEY environment variable | | Authentication failed | Verify API key is valid and not expired | | Connection timeout | Check OUTLINE_API_URL and network connectivity | | Document not found | Verify document ID is correct | | Permission denied | Check API token has required permissions | ## Exit Codes - **0**: Success - **1**: Error (auth failed, not found, invalid request) ## Workflow 1. Run `auth-info` to verify connection 2. Run `list-collections` to see available collections 3. Run `search` or `list-documents` to find content 4. Run `read` to get full document content 5. Use `create`/`update` to modify wiki content

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