wiki-intake

name	wiki-intake
description	Wiki intake and compilation — process new content into the knowledge base. Use when the user says 'compile', 'add this to the wiki', 'process raw files', drops content in raw/, shares a URL to capture, or wants to ingest new material into the wiki. Also use when new raw files need processing or the user mentions intake, ingestion, or web clipping.

Wiki Intake and Compilation

Process new content into the wiki knowledge base. Content enters raw/, gets compiled into curated wiki articles.

Intake Pathways

Content enters raw/ four ways:

1. Daily notes — Obsidian daily notes save directly to raw/ (configure daily notes plugin to save to raw/). These accumulate tasks, thoughts, and observations throughout the day and are subject to compilation like any other raw file.
2. Manual drop — user puts files in raw/ directly
3. Conversation capture — when wiki-worthy knowledge surfaces, ask: "This seems worth capturing — want me to add it to raw/?" Only create the note on approval. Include ## Source: conversation, YYYY-MM-DD at the top.
4. URL/content ingestion — user shares a URL or content block; extract the useful parts and save to raw/

Compile Workflow

When compiling raw sources into wiki articles:

1. Read .config/compiled-raw.txt to see which raw files are already compiled
2. Read each uncompiled raw file
3. Decide which topic it belongs to (or create a new topic folder)
4. Write a wiki article with YAML frontmatter, key takeaways, and [[wiki links]] to related concepts. Frontmatter format:

   ---
   created: YYYY-MM-DD
   updated: YYYY-MM-DD
   source: <origin of the content — URL, author, email, conversation>
   ---
   

   For _index.md files add type: index (no source needed).
5. Update that topic's _index.md
6. Update wiki/_master-index.md
7. If a raw file spans multiple topics, create articles in both and cross-link
8. Append an entry to wiki/log.md
9. Append each compiled raw filename to .config/compiled-raw.txt

Log Format

wiki/log.md is a chronological, append-only record of wiki activity. Format each entry as:

## [YYYY-MM-DD] action | Description
Brief notes on what changed or was added.

Where action is one of: ingest, query, lint, update. The LLM appends to this file; the user reads it to see what's evolved.