# Ccc Knowledge

> Knowledge compounding — search past lessons, view learning history, browse by category. Use when the user says 'what did we learn', 'past lessons', 'knowledge base',…

- Skill: `kevinzai/ccc-knowledge` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kevinzai/ccc-knowledge`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kevinzai/ccc-knowledge/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: KevinZai (https://skillmd.com/u/kevinzai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kevinzai/ccc-knowledge

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# /ccc-knowledge — Knowledge compounding

> Placeholders like ~~knowledge base refer to connected tools. See [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md).

Search and surface lessons from the CC Commander knowledge base at `~/.claude/commander/knowledge/`. Lessons are captured by the knowledge-capture hook (file-level edits) and manual entries created via this skill — no manual input required for basic capture.

## Quick Mode (default)

Show the 3 most recent lessons and offer to search or browse:

```bash
ls -t ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/*.json 2>/dev/null | head -3
```

Read each file, display one line per lesson:
```
[2026-04-10] web | success — Build Next.js dashboard with Tremor charts
[2026-04-09] api | error — Stripe webhook signature validation failed
[2026-04-08] cli | success — Build RTK proxy CLI with Rust + clap
```

Then ask via AskUserQuestion:
- "Search by topic"
- "Show all recent lessons (10)"
- "Browse by category"
- "View stats"
- "Back to main menu"

## Power Mode

Full browse, search, and filter. Activate by passing `--power` or `browse` as argument.

### Search by Topic

```bash
grep -rl "KEYWORD" ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/ 2>/dev/null
```

Read matching files. Extract `description`, `outcome`, `successPatterns`, `errorPatterns`. Format:

```
[2026-03-15] web | success
Task: Build Next.js dashboard with auth
Worked: shadcn/ui init before Tremor, use server actions for mutations
Failed: n/a
Stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Prisma, NextAuth
```

Example queries: "next.js" → Next.js lessons | "auth" → JWT/OAuth lessons | "timeout" → timeout failures | "postgres" → DB lessons

### Recent Lessons (10)

```bash
ls -t ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/*.json 2>/dev/null | head -10
```

Display: `[timestamp] category | outcome — task description (60 chars max)`

### Stats

```bash
ls ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/*.json 2>/dev/null | wc -l
grep -rl '"outcome":"success"' ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l
grep -rl '"outcome":"error"' ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l
```

Display:
```
Knowledge Base Stats
────────────────────
Total lessons:    47
  Successful:     38  (81%)
  Errors:          7  (15%)
  Cancelled:       2   (4%)

Top categories: web 18, api 12, cli 8, content 5, research 4
```

### Browse by Category

Ask: web / api / cli / content / social / research / other

```bash
grep -rl '"category":"CATEGORY"' ~/.claude/commander/knowledge/ 2>/dev/null
```

List matching lessons chronologically, most recent first.

## Auto-Captures

The knowledge-capture hook logs Write/Edit file touches to `~/.claude/commander/knowledge/auto-captures.jsonl` automatically. Each line records the file path and timestamp of the edit.

Manual lessons can be created via Quick Mode or Power Mode as structured `.json` files at `~/.claude/commander/knowledge/{timestamp}.json`. A typical manual lesson:

```json
{
  "timestamp": "2026-03-15T14:22:00Z",
  "description": "Build Next.js dashboard with auth",
  "keywords": ["next.js", "auth", "dashboard"],
  "category": "web",
  "outcome": "success"
}
```

If the knowledge base is empty (0 files), say: "No lessons recorded yet. Lessons are extracted automatically after each CC Commander session."

## If Connectors Available

If **~~knowledge base** is connected (e.g., Notion, Confluence):
- Sync lessons to the external knowledge base after extraction
- Pull relevant external docs into context before a build

If **~~files** (Google Drive) is connected:
- Sync lessons to a Drive folder for team visibility
- Pull context from existing runbooks or retrospectives

If **~~project tracker** is connected:
- Link lessons to the issues they were generated from
- Search lessons by issue ID (e.g., "CC-150")

## Tips

1. Pass a search term directly as argument (e.g., `knowledge next.js`) to skip the menu and search immediately.
2. Before any significant build, the `commander` skill auto-surfaces relevant lessons — this skill exposes the full browse UI.
3. Lessons compound over time — the more sessions you run, the more accurate the suggestions become.

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> ⚙️ **Fable contract:** plan before build · verifier ≠ worker · prove before alarm · loops need gates · leave durable state — `rules/fable-method.md`