ambler-ts

On-demand reference for the globally-installed `azk` CLI — exact JSON output shapes and non-obvious gotchas per subcommand (search, create, get, update, delete, link, reindex) that aren't covered by the binary's own usage/error output. Use this once `azk-install` has already installed `azk` globally, whenever you're about to run a CRUD operation and need to know the response shape or an edge case (e.g. what happens on empty stdin, what partial update returns, what delete cascades to). For installing `azk` globally in the first place, use azk-install instead.

Installs the `azk` CLI globally for the current user — a one-time, project-independent setup so any workspace can use `azk search/create/get/update/delete/link/reindex` as a bare command, backed by ambler-ts's Zettelkasten-RAG walk. Also installs the on-demand `azk-reference` skill (CRUD JSON shapes and gotchas) into the current agent's own global skills directory. Use this whenever a user wants to install azk (or "the zettel/zettelkasten command") globally, system-wide, or for every project, without vendoring the walk's code into any specific project. For vendoring the walk's code into one Ambler project instead (so it doesn't depend on this global install), use azk-init.

On-demand reference for a project's already-installed vendored `azk` deno task — exact JSON output shapes and non-obvious gotchas per subcommand (search, create, get, update, delete, link, reindex) that aren't covered by the walk's own usage/error output. Use this once `azk-init` has already installed the walk, whenever you're about to run a CRUD operation and need to know the response shape or an edge case (e.g. what happens on empty stdin, what partial update returns, what delete cascades to). For installing the walk into a project in the first place, use azk-init instead.

Installs a Zettelkasten-RAG knowledge store into an Ambler project by vendoring the `azk` walk's actual code into it — version-controlled Markdown notes in `notes/`, a derived SQLite search index, the unified `azk` walk/nodes/utils, a project `AGENTS.md` enforcing retrieve-before/store-after, and local copies of this skill and azk-reference. Use this whenever a user wants to add a knowledge base, notes, memory, or "second brain" to an Ambler project — even if they say "set up zettelkasten", "add RAG", "let the agent remember things", or "add AGENTS.md". For day-to-day search/create/get/update/delete/link/reindex once installed, use azk-reference instead. For a global, project-independent `azk` command instead of vendoring code into this one project, use azk-install.

Creates a complete Ambler walk — the TypeScript wiring file (walks/<name>.ts) and the Markdown spec (specs/<name>.md) — and ensures all required nodes exist. Use this whenever a user wants to add a new program or flow to an Ambler project, even if they say "new walk", "add a program", "wire up these nodes", or just describe what they want the app to do.

Creates a new Ambler node — with tests, using test-driven development. Use this whenever the user wants to add a node, step, or state to an Ambler project — even if they phrase it as "add a step", "create a handler", or describe the behavior without using the word "node". Also use when creating a node WITH tests or following TDD for a new node. For adding tests to an existing node that already has an implementation, use `/ambler-test` instead.

Adds or updates tests for an existing Ambler node that already has an implementation. Use this when a node exists in nodes/<name>.ts but has no test file, when tests need extending after new branches were added, or when retrofitting TDD onto existing code. For creating a brand-new node with tests, use `/ambler-node` instead.

Creates or updates a Markdown specification file for an Ambler walk in the specs/ directory. Use this whenever a user wants to document, plan, or describe a walk — including "write a spec", "document this walk", or "plan out the nodes" — even before any code exists.

Initializes a new Ambler state-machine project. Use this whenever a user wants to start a new Ambler project, bootstrap a state-machine app, or set up the Ambler folder structure — even if they just say "new project" or "set up ambler" or "create ambler folder".

Creates or extracts utility modules into the utils/ directory of an Ambler project. Use this whenever a node's defaultUtils needs external npm/jsr dependencies, contains logic reusable across multiple nodes, or has implementations too complex to inline — even if the user just says "add a util", "extract this helper", "share this function", "create a utility", or "this code is getting too long for the node". When a user creates a node that imports an npm package or has complex async logic, proactively suggest using this skill.