- name
- docs
- description
- Access and update the user's Docs vaults. Use whenever the user asks to read, find, create, update, or store a note, document, plan, or HTML artifact; when a Docs @-mention appears in context; or when an answer should link to a document the user can open in Docs.
# Docs
Docs is the user's filesystem-first document library. Documents can live on
the primary machine or another connected host, but the `bb docs` command
handles that routing through named vaults.
## Access documents
Start with the smallest useful lookup:
```sh
bb docs vaults --json
bb docs list --vault <vault-id> --json
bb docs read <path> --vault <vault-id>
```
Use the path and vault exactly as returned. Paths are relative to the vault;
do not guess an absolute host path or inspect the vault outside `bb docs`.
## Docs @-mentions
A Docs mention resolves at send time and appears in agent context as a
`Docs document (<vault>/<path>)` block. Treat that block as user-provided
source material from their document library:
- Read and use its current contents even if the prompt only says “this” or
“the attached doc.”
- Preserve its meaning and distinguish its claims from your own inference.
- Do not rewrite the mentioned document unless the user asks you to change it.
- When your answer refers the user back to it, emit a Docs directive rather
than an opaque filesystem path.
## Create and update documents
Docs is a good destination for durable plans, specifications, write-ups, and
HTML artifacts the user should be able to reopen.
```sh
bb docs pull plans/release-plan.md --vault personal --into ./docs-work
# Edit ./docs-work/plans/release-plan.md with normal file tools.
bb docs status ./docs-work --diff
bb docs push ./docs-work
```
Pull a folder subtree with `--folder`, or the whole selected vault with
`--all`:
```sh
bb docs pull plans --folder --vault personal --into ./docs-work
bb docs pull --all --vault personal --into ./docs-work
```
Always edit the pulled files with ordinary workspace tools, then run `status`
before `push`. The manifest in `.bb-docs-state.json` records stable vault paths
and remote SHA-256 versions; do not edit it. Pull and push fail closed when both
the local and vault copies changed. Resolve the content manually, then pull or
push again. `push --dry-run --diff` previews without writing.
Local file and empty-directory deletions are ignored by default. Only use
`push --delete` when the user explicitly asked to delete the corresponding
vault paths. A pulled folder root is intentionally retained; pull its parent or
the whole vault to remove that folder. Binary assets round-trip with their
original bytes. If state is malformed, preserve the directory for recovery and
pull into a new clean `--into` directory.
The direct `write`, `mkdir`, `move`, and `remove` commands are deprecated. Do
not use them for agent edits; they remain temporarily available only for
backward compatibility.
Use Markdown for documents and plans. Use a self-contained `.html` file for a
visual artifact or interactive report; relative assets can live beside it.
Only write into Docs when the user asks to create, save, store, or update
something there.
## Link documents in responses
Emit this leaf directive on its own line:
```md
::docs{vault="personal" path="plans/release-plan.md" title="Release plan"}
```
`vault` and `path` are required. Include a short human-readable `title` when
known. The rendered card opens an editable, autosaving document in the thread
side panel; its secondary action opens the full Docs editor. Use the directive for both
Markdown documents and full HTML artifacts.
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