LLM Wiki

LLM Wiki

Use this skill to maintain a persistent wiki that compounds knowledge from AI conversations and curated sources.

Wiki root

Resolution order (used by all scripts):

1. --root <path> CLI flag
2. LLM_WIKI_ROOT environment variable
3. $HOME/.llm-wiki (default)

Set LLM_WIKI_ROOT once per shell/session if you want a non-default location, e.g. export LLM_WIKI_ROOT=/path/to/wiki.

Core model

Follow the LLM Wiki pattern: raw sources are immutable, the wiki is LLM-maintained markdown synthesis, and AGENTS.md is the operating schema. Prefer compiling knowledge into maintained pages over leaving it trapped in chat history.

Read references/karpathy-pattern.md when you need the rationale or operation details. Use scripts without reading them unless they fail or need changes.

Directory contract

• Raw layer: raw/conversations/, raw/sources/, raw/assets/; never rewrite existing raw files except to fix a capture error from the current turn.
• Wiki layer: wiki/index.md, wiki/log.md, and categorized pages under:
  • wiki/topics/ for durable concepts and factual knowledge
  • wiki/workflows/ for repeatable procedures and playbooks
  • wiki/tools/ for tools, commands, products, APIs, libraries
  • wiki/decisions/ for explicit choices, tradeoffs, and rationale
  • wiki/sessions/ for notable conversation/session summaries
  • wiki/sources/ for source-document summaries
  • wiki/questions/ for open questions and investigation backlog
• Schema layer: AGENTS.md; update it only when the wiki operating convention changes.

Workflows

Bootstrap or repair structure

Run:

python3 scripts/bootstrap_llm_wiki.py            # uses $LLM_WIKI_ROOT or ~/.llm-wiki
python3 scripts/bootstrap_llm_wiki.py --root /custom/path

This creates missing directories and starter AGENTS.md, wiki/index.md, and wiki/log.md without overwriting existing files.

File a conversation or answer

1. Capture the raw source first. If the user asks to file the current conversation, write a short raw transcript/summary to raw/conversations/YYYY-MM-DD-short-title.md. If ingesting an external source, put or preserve it under raw/sources/ and summarize it in wiki/sources/.
2. Extract durable knowledge, not just a chat summary. Separate: facts/concepts, workflows, tool notes, decisions, open questions, and session context.
3. Update existing pages before creating new pages. Create a new page only for a durable topic likely to be referenced again.
4. On each touched wiki page, include a concise Evidence or Sources section linking back to raw conversation/source files or source summary pages.
5. Maintain cross-links between related pages using relative markdown links.
6. Update wiki/index.md with each created or materially changed page and one-line summary.
7. Append exactly one chronological entry to wiki/log.md using ## [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] <operation> | <title>.
8. Run the lint script and fix issues caused by this update.

Answer from the wiki

1. Read wiki/index.md first.
2. Read only the relevant pages and, when needed, their linked evidence.
3. Answer with citations to wiki pages or raw/source files.
4. If the answer produces reusable synthesis, ask or decide (for low-risk cases) to file it back into the wiki as a new or updated page.

Lint / health check

Run:

python3 scripts/lint_llm_wiki.py                 # uses $LLM_WIKI_ROOT or ~/.llm-wiki
python3 scripts/lint_llm_wiki.py --root /custom/path
python3 scripts/lint_llm_wiki.py --strict        # treat warnings as errors (CI mode)

Fix broken links, missing index entries, stale contradictions, orphan pages, and uncategorized knowledge that matter for actual use. Do not churn wording or formatting just to make pages look uniform.

Page conventions

Use frontmatter for wiki pages except index.md and log.md:

---
title: Page Title
category: topics|workflows|tools|decisions|sessions|sources|questions
status: active|draft|archived
created: YYYY-MM-DD
updated: YYYY-MM-DD
---

Keep pages concise and maintainable:

• Start with a 2-5 bullet Summary.
• Add Details only when useful.
• Add Links for related wiki pages.
• Add Evidence/Sources for raw backing material.
• Mark contradictions explicitly instead of silently replacing claims: Conflict: ... with links to both sources.

Constraints

• Do not overwrite raw sources.
• Do not invent citations or source links.
• Do not create broad abstractions for one-off notes; prefer a session page plus index/log entry.
• Keep every edit traceable to the user request or the current ingest/query/lint workflow.