| name | query |
| description | Answer questions about the Vortex codebase or pull requests. Use when asked a question via "/query" or when the user wants to understand code, architecture, behavior, or implementation details. |
Vortex Query Skill
Answer questions about the Vortex project, its pull requests, and its implementation.
Key Context
- Vortex is a Rust workspace for columnar arrays, compression encodings, file IO, and scan
integrations.
vortex-array defines the core array traits, dtype system, canonical arrays, and base
encodings.vortex-buffer owns aligned zero-copy buffers.vortex-file and vortex-layout implement file and layout reading.encodings/* contains specialized compressed encodings.- Python, Java, DuckDB, and DataFusion integrations live in their own workspace areas.
Workflow
- Read
AGENTS.md and any closer scoped AGENTS.md before relying on conventions.
- Use
rg and targeted file reads to identify the relevant crate, module, and tests.
- If the question is about a PR, inspect the diff and comments before answering.
- If the question is about behavior, trace the implementation through public entry points,
encoding-specific implementations, and tests.
- Answer with concrete file paths and line numbers when they help.
Answering Guidelines
- Separate confirmed facts from inference.
- Prefer precise code references over broad descriptions.
- Mention important uncertainty and describe what would verify it.
- Do not invent architecture. If the repository does not answer the question, say what you
checked and what is still missing.
