Notestorelab Case Review

NoteStore Lab Case Review

Use this skill when an agent needs to install, wire, or operate the NoteStore Lab review flow on one explicit case root or the public-safe demo surface.

What this skill teaches

• how to prove the workflow shape on demo artifacts first
• how to wire the local stdio MCP surface without pretending there is a hosted service
• how to inspect one case root at a time using derived artifacts first
• how to ask bounded, evidence-backed questions instead of free-form guessing

MCP capability surface

• read-only review surfaces: list_case_roots, inspect_case_manifest, select_case_evidence, inspect_case_artifact, and ask_case
• bounded workflows: run_verify, run_report, build_timeline, and public_safe_export
• one explicit case root at a time, local stdio only, with no live Notes store access

Product truth

• Recovery is the main product.
• AI and MCP are review layers, not the recovery engine.
• Stay local, copy-first, and case-root-driven.
• Prefer derived artifacts before raw copied evidence.
• Do not treat the live Notes store as a target.
• Do not describe NoteStore Lab as a hosted or multi-tenant platform.

First-success flow

1. Install or launch the shipped surface using references/install-and-mcp.md.
2. Run the public-safe proof path:
   • notes-recovery demo
   • notes-recovery ai-review --demo
   • notes-recovery ask-case --demo --question "What should I inspect first?"
   • notes-recovery doctor
3. Only after the demo path works, point the MCP server at one explicit Notes_Forensics_<run_ts> case root.
4. Keep all reasoning on copied evidence and derived artifacts, not on the live Notes store.

Preferred evidence order

1. Read review_index.md.
2. Read the verification preview and pipeline summary.
3. Use notes-recovery ask-case for one bounded operator question.
4. Use notes-recovery case-diff only when comparing two case roots.
5. Use notes-recovery public-safe-export when you need a shareable bundle.

Bounded MCP entry

notes-recovery-mcp --case-dir ./output/Notes_Forensics_<run_ts>

Example prompts

• "Review this NoteStore Lab case root and tell me which artifact to inspect first."
• "Wire NoteStore Lab MCP to ./output/Notes_Forensics_2026-04-08_... and summarize the review-safe surfaces."
• "Compare these two case roots and tell me what changed at the manifest/review layer."
• "Generate a public-safe export plan for this case without exposing raw copied evidence."

Truth language

• Good: "repo-owned independent skill surface"
• Good: "local copy-first case review skill"
• Forbidden: "officially listed skill" without fresh host-side read-back
• Forbidden: "hosted Notes recovery platform"

Read next

• references/install-and-mcp.md
• references/usage-and-proof.md