# Brain Query

> Answer questions from ontology-brain. Use for what, why, status, dependency, ownership, source, or relationship questions where the compiled brain should be checked before re-reading raw material.

- Skill: `rudironsoni/brain-query` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rudironsoni/brain-query`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rudironsoni/brain-query/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: rudironsoni (https://skillmd.com/u/rudironsoni)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rudironsoni/brain-query

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# Brain Query

Use this skill to answer from compiled pages first.

## Workflow

1. Start at `index.md`.
2. Follow typed links in frontmatter before broad text search.
3. Prefer canonical pages over pages that merely mention an object.
4. Check `updated:` and uncertainty labels.
5. Cite brain pages with relative paths in the answer.
6. If the answer required durable synthesis, file it back through `brain-ingest`.

## Answering Rules

- Do not launder uncertainty. Preserve `[INFERENCE]`, `[SPECULATION]`, and `[UNVERIFIED]`.
- If the brain lacks the answer, say that the brain does not contain it.
- Only query raw sources when freshness or missing coverage requires it.
- When a raw-source lookup resolves a gap, update the brain so the next query does not re-derive it.

## Filing Back

File back when the answer combines several pages, resolves a contradiction, derives a timeline, or creates a reusable explanation.

- Reusable logic goes in `concepts/`.
- A faithful digest of a raw input goes in `sources/`.
- Object-specific synthesis belongs on the object page.
- Pure lookup answers do not need new pages.

Regenerate `index.md`, append `log.md` with a `query` entry, and run the lint gate when filing back.