wiki-builder

name	wiki-builder
description	Create and maintain reusable research wikis with source provenance, configurable structure, and local markdown outputs.
category	knowledge-management
risk	safe
source	official
source_repo	dair-ai/dair-academy-plugins
source_type	official
date_added	2026-06-19
author	DAIR.AI
license	MIT
license_source	https://github.com/dair-ai/dair-academy-plugins/blob/main/README.md#license
tags	["dair-academy","ai","workflow"]
tools	["claude-code","codex-cli","cursor"]

Wiki Builder

Source: dair-ai/dair-academy-plugins (MIT).

Purpose

Create and maintain configurable research wikis. Each wiki is a standalone folder with its own sources, compiled pages, derived artifacts, prompts, and local configuration.

By default, wikis live under ~/dair-wikis/. Override the location with the WIKI_ROOT enprojectnment variable or the --root flag on init_wiki.sh.

This skill is intentionally general. Do not hard-code every wiki into the AI papers structure. Use each wiki's wiki.config.md as the source of truth for purpose, audience, page types, style rules, and update workflow.

When To Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Start a new wiki or knowledge base.
• Create a wiki for research notes, papers, products, people, organizations, domains, projects, or events.
• Ingest source material into an existing wiki.
• Generate wiki pages, source pages, concept pages, maps, timelines, briefs, or indexes.
• Query a wiki and file the answer back into the wiki.
• Refactor or evolve a wiki's structure, requirements, or flavor.
• Maintain provenance, source notes, and update logs for a wiki.

Default Wiki Location

Store wikis here unless the user explicitly gives a different path:

${WIKI_ROOT:-$HOME/dair-wikis}/<wiki-slug>

Use lowercase kebab-case slugs, for example agent-memory, ai-evals, open-source-models, or company-research.

Core Layout

New wikis should start with this layout:

<wiki-slug>/
├── wiki.config.md
├── raw/
├── wiki/
│   └── index.md
├── derived/
├── prompts/
│   ├── compile-index.md
│   ├── compile-source-page.md
│   ├── compile-concept-page.md
│   ├── query-and-file.md
│   └── lint-wiki.md
├── logs/
│   └── maintenance-log.md
└── sources.md

Add more folders only when the wiki's config needs them. Common additions include wiki/papers, wiki/concepts, wiki/people, wiki/products, wiki/organizations, wiki/timelines, wiki/questions, wiki/maps, and .