wiki-query

name	wiki-query
description	Answers a question against an Obsidian-based LLM knowledge wiki. Performs index-first search, reads relevant pages, synthesizes an answer with citations, and optionally files the synthesis back as a new wiki page. Triggers when the user runs /wiki:query or asks a question that should be answered from the curated wiki rather than from raw sources.

wiki-query

When to invoke

The user runs /wiki:query <question>, or asks a question that should be answered from the curated <wiki-root>/_wiki/ rather than from raw sources or web search.

Configuration

Same vault layout as wiki-ingest.

Inputs

A natural-language question.

Workflow

1. Index-first search:

   • Read <wiki-root>/_wiki/index.md.
   • Identify top candidates by filename match, tags, and one-liner match (heuristic, no embeddings).
   • Take at most five to seven candidates as the initial set.

2. Full-text fallback:

   • If the index yields no good matches: grep -ril "<keyword>" "<wiki-root>/_wiki/" for terms from the question.
   • Add the top five hits.

3. Read the pages:

   • Load all candidates with the Read tool.
   • Extract the relevant sections.

4. Synthesize with citations:

   • Write the answer; format citations as [[Page#Heading]].
   • Use multi-citations for claims supported by multiple sources.
   • Name contradictions explicitly ("X says A, Y says B").

5. Propose answer format:

   • Default: inline (chat reply).
   • On request: a new _wiki/compare/<name>.md page, a table, a cheatsheet, or Marp slides.

6. Filing-back prompt:

   • "Should I file this synthesis as _wiki/compare/<proposed-name>.md?"
   • Default: no. On yes: create the page using the wiki-compare.md template, populate sources: with all consulted pages, update index and log, run markdown-syntax-formatter.

7. Knowledge-gap hint:

   • If the answer is incomplete: "Sources X, Y would help here — should I prepare /wiki:ingest for them?" — or offer a web search with user approval.

Edge Cases

• No index entries match: fall back to full text. If full text also finds nothing, state plainly that the wiki has nothing on this topic, plus a suggestion of what to ingest.
• Synthesized answer would exceed approximately 300 words: offer the filing-back option more prominently.
• Question is actually an ingest ("digest this for me"): forward to /wiki:ingest.

Output

Answer with citations, plus an optional pointer to the filed synthesis page.