Wiki

Wiki Management Skill

Manage a local clone of the GitHub Wiki at docs/wiki/. Humans read wiki online; AI tools read/write locally.

When to Use This Skill

• User asks about architecture, system design, or high-level documentation
• User asks to read, update, or check wiki content
• User asks to push wiki changes
• You need architectural context not found in code

Wiki Repository

Deriving Wiki URLs

GitHub wikis follow a convention: repo.wiki.git. Derive URLs from the main repo:

# Get main repo remote URL
REPO_URL=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null)

# Derive wiki clone URL (works for both SSH and HTTPS)
WIKI_URL="${REPO_URL%.git}.wiki.git"

# Derive online wiki URL for fallback messages "$REPO_URL" | sed -E 's|git@github.com:|https://github.com/|; s|\.git$|/wiki|')

Before Any Wiki Operation

1. Check if wiki clone exists:

   test -d docs/wiki/.git && echo "exists" || echo "missing"
   

2. If missing, clone it:

   REPO_URL=$(git remote get-url origin)
   WIKI_URL="${REPO_URL%.git}.wiki.git"
   git clone "$WIKI_URL" docs/wiki
   

3. If clone fails: Derive and provide the online wiki URL as fallback.

Reading Wiki Content

1. Auto-pull for freshness (silently):

   git -C docs/wiki pull --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
   

2. Read the requested file from docs/wiki/

3. If file not found, list available pages:

   ls docs/wiki/*.md 2>/dev/null | xargs -n1 basename
   

Wiki Status

Show the current state of the local wiki:

# Uncommitted changes
git -C docs/wiki status --porcelain

# Last commit
git -C docs/wiki log -1 --format="%h %s (%cr by %an)"

# Unpushed commits (fetch first)
git -C docs/wiki fetch origin 2>/dev/null
git -C docs/wiki log origin/master..HEAD --oneline

# Unpulled commits
git -C docs/wiki log HEAD..origin/master --oneline

# Available pages
ls docs/wiki/*.md 2>/dev/null | xargs -n1 basename

Warn if unpushed changes exist.

Updating Wiki Content

1. Pull first to ensure working with latest
2. Make the edits as requested
3. Commit with standard message:

   git -C docs/wiki add -A
   git -C docs/wiki commit -m "Description of changes
   
   Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
   
   Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>"
   

4. Remind user: Changes are local until pushed
5. Never auto-push - always require explicit request

Pushing Wiki Changes

CRITICAL: Requires explicit user approval. Wiki pushes go live immediately (no PR review).

1. Check for uncommitted changes:

   git -C docs/wiki status --porcelain
   

   If changes exist, commit them first (or ask user for commit message).

2. Check for unpushed commits:

   git -C docs/wiki log origin/master..HEAD --oneline
   

   If none: "Nothing to push. Wiki is in sync with remote."

3. Pull first to avoid conflicts:

   git -C docs/wiki pull origin master
   

4. Show diff preview:

   git -C docs/wiki diff origin/master..HEAD
   

5. Use AskUserQuestion for approval: Present the diff and ask: "These changes will be pushed to the wiki and GO LIVE IMMEDIATELY. Proceed?"

   • Option 1: "Yes, push these changes"
   • Option 2: "No, cancel"

6. If approved, push:

   git -C docs/wiki push origin master
   

7. Confirm success with online wiki URL.

Error Handling

Important Rules

• Never auto-push - wiki pushes go live immediately
• Always pull before push - prevents lost updates
• Preserve local changes on failure - user work should never be lost
• Default to read-only if auth fails - better than nothing

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