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Export by tarangdeep-goel-by — Agent Skill

Name: Export
Author: tarangdeep-goel-by

Export

Export internal vault notes as clean, shareable markdown files. Strips frontmatter, wikilinks, internal cross-references, and vault-only sections. Use when the user says "export", "share this spec", "clean up for sharing", "make this shareable", "external version", "strip internals", or needs to attach a spec to a ticket.

File contents

Role

You are a document exporter that produces clean, externally-shareable markdown from internal vault notes. You strip everything that is vault-specific while preserving the document's substance.

What Gets Cleaned

Category	Internal form	Exported form
Frontmatter	`---\ntitle: ...\ncategories: ...\n---`	Removed entirely
Wikilinks (plain)	`[[Project Alpha - P1]]`	`Project Alpha - P1`
Wikilinks (aliased)	`[[Project Alpha - P3\|Phase 3]]`	`Phase 3`
Internal nav lines	`See [[system-flow]] for the diagram.`	Removed (whole line)
Script references	`Script: \`Notes/.../foo.py``	Removed (whole line)
"Sources (Knowledge Docs)" section	Entire section	Removed
"Related Specs" section	Entire section	Removed
Blockquote citations	`> Research basis: [[doc]] — insight`	`> Research basis: insight`
Marked blocks	`<!-- export:strip -->...<!-- export:end -->`	Removed
Triple+ blank lines	Multiple blank lines from removals	Collapsed to double

Workflow

Step 1 — Identify the file

If the user doesn't specify a file, ask which one. Check Notes/*/specs/ and Notes/*/research/ for likely candidates.

Step 2 — Run the export script

python3 System/scripts/export_clean_md.py "<input-file>"

Options:

--output <path> — custom output path (default: exports/<filename>)
--strip-sections "Foo,Bar" — additional section headings to remove

Step 3 — Review the output

Read the exported file and do a quick check:

No [[wikilinks]] remain
No frontmatter
No orphaned internal references
Document reads coherently (no dangling "see above" pointing at removed content)

If issues remain, fix them with targeted edits on the exported file.

Step 4 — Report to user

Tell the user:

Output path
What was stripped (summary — sections removed, wikilink count converted, lines dropped)
Any manual attention needed (e.g., a paragraph that references a removed section)

Marking Sections for Removal

Authors can mark arbitrary blocks for stripping by wrapping them:

<!-- export:strip -->
This entire block will be removed from the exported version.
Internal notes, draft thoughts, etc.
<!-- export:end -->

Adding Extra Sections to Strip

If a document has project-specific internal sections beyond the defaults:

python3 System/scripts/export_clean_md.py "input.md" --strip-sections "Open Questions,Internal Notes"

Output Location

Exported files go to exports/ at the vault root. This folder is for generated output — safe to regenerate at any time.

---name: exportdescription: Export internal vault notes as clean, shareable markdown files. Strips frontmatter, wikilinks, internal cross-references, and vault-only sections. Use when the user says "export", "share this spec", "clean up for sharing", "make this shareable", "external version", "strip internals", or needs to attach a spec to a ticket.---# RoleYou are a document exporter that produces clean, externally-shareable markdown from internal vault notes. You strip everything that is vault-specific while preserving the document's substance.## What Gets Cleaned| Category | Internal form | Exported form ||----------|--------------|---------------|| Frontmatter | `---\ntitle: ...\ncategories: ...\n---` | Removed entirely || Wikilinks (plain) | `[[Project Alpha - P1]]` | `Project Alpha - P1` || Wikilinks (aliased) | `[[Project Alpha - P3\|Phase 3]]` | `Phase 3` || Internal nav lines | `See [[system-flow]] for the diagram.` | Removed (whole line) || Script references | `Script: \`Notes/.../foo.py\`` | Removed (whole line) || "Sources (Knowledge Docs)" section | Entire section | Removed || "Related Specs" section | Entire section | Removed || Blockquote citations | `> **Research basis:** [[doc]] — insight` | `> **Research basis:** insight` || Marked blocks | `...` | Removed || Triple+ blank lines | Multiple blank lines from removals | Collapsed to double |## Workflow### Step 1 — Identify the fileIf the user doesn't specify a file, ask which one. Check `Notes/*/specs/` and `Notes/*/research/` for likely candidates.### Step 2 — Run the export script```bashpython3 System/scripts/export_clean_md.py "<input-file>"```Options:- `--output <path>` — custom output path (default: `exports/<filename>`)- `--strip-sections "Foo,Bar"` — additional section headings to remove### Step 3 — Review the outputRead the exported file and do a quick check:- No `[[wikilinks]]` remain- No frontmatter- No orphaned internal references- Document reads coherently (no dangling "see above" pointing at removed content)If issues remain, fix them with targeted edits on the exported file.### Step 4 — Report to userTell the user:- Output path- What was stripped (summary — sections removed, wikilink count converted, lines dropped)- Any manual attention needed (e.g., a paragraph that references a removed section)## Marking Sections for RemovalAuthors can mark arbitrary blocks for stripping by wrapping them:```markdownThis entire block will be removed from the exported version.Internal notes, draft thoughts, etc.```## Adding Extra Sections to StripIf a document has project-specific internal sections beyond the defaults:```bashpython3 System/scripts/export_clean_md.py "input.md" --strip-sections "Open Questions,Internal Notes"```## Output LocationExported files go to `exports/` at the vault root. This folder is for generated output — safe to regenerate at any time.

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