vault-section

name	vault-section
description	Get the content under a specific heading in a note without reading the entire file. Triggers on "extract section", "get section", "content under heading", "section content".
auto_trigger	true
trigger_keywords	["extract section","get section","content under heading","section content","heading content","show section","read section","get the X section","content under","text in section","what's under heading","pull section","section text","under the heading"]
allowed-tools	mcp__flywheel__get_section_content

Section Content Extractor

Extract content from a specific heading without reading the entire note.

When to Use

Invoke when you want to:

• Get just one section from a large note
• Extract references, notes, or specific headings
• Avoid reading entire files when you know what section you need
• Surgically retrieve content for processing

Arguments

Argument	Required	Default	Description
path	Yes	-	Path to the note
heading	Yes	-	Heading text to find (e.g., "References")
include_subheadings	No	true	Include content under sub-headings

Process

1. Parse User Input

Identify the note and heading:

• "get the References section from [[Project Alpha]]"
• "extract the ## Notes heading from daily note"
• "show me the 'Implementation' section of architecture.md"

2. Call MCP Tool

mcp__flywheel__get_section_content(
  path: "projects/Project Alpha.md",
  heading: "References",
  include_subheadings: true
)

3. Format Results

Section Found:

Section Content
=================================================

Note: [[Project Alpha]]
Heading: ## References

-------------------------------------------------

Content (including subheadings):

### Internal Links
- [[Architecture Overview]]
- [[API Documentation]]
- [[Testing Strategy]]

### External Resources
- [React Docs](https://react.dev)
- [TypeScript Handbook](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/)

### Papers
- Smith et al. 2024, "Modern Architecture Patterns"

-------------------------------------------------

Stats:
  Lines: 12
  Links: 5 (3 internal, 2 external)
  Characters: 342

=================================================

Heading Not Found:

Section Content
=================================================

Note: [[Project Alpha]]
Heading: "Appendix"

⚠️ Heading not found in note

Available headings:
  - ## Overview
  - ## Features
  - ## References
  - ## Status

Did you mean: "References"?

=================================================

Why Use This Over Read?

Approach	Token Cost	Use Case
Read(full_file)	High	Need entire note content
get_section_content	Low	Need specific section only

Example savings:

• Full note: 5,000 tokens
• Just "References" section: 200 tokens
• Savings: 96%

Use Cases

• Reference extraction: "Get the references from this paper note"
• Rollup processing: "Extract the achievements section from daily notes"
• Template sections: "Get the template structure from this note"
• Targeted editing: "Show me just the TODO section"

Integration

Works well with other skills:

• vault-find-sections: Find all notes with a specific heading first
• vault-backlinks: Understand what links to this note
• vault-search: Find notes to extract sections from

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Version: 1.0.0