| name | bates |
| description | This skill should be used when the user types "/bates", "/bates ABC0001-ABC0010", or "/bates clear". It exposes Retriever's visible slash-command surface for Bates-aware browsing.
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| metadata | {"version":"1.1.17"} |
Operates under retriever:routing. If the user's intent actually fits a different tier — another retriever:* skill, a Tier 2 slash, a Tier 3 tools.py subcommand, or (last resort) direct DB access — stop and re-route against the ladder before continuing.
Retriever /bates
Use this skill for /bates, /bates <token-or-range>, and /bates clear.
Read-only fast path
For the exact read-only form /bates:
- Do not read ../search/SKILL.md.
- Do not read schema docs.
- Run exactly one Bash command from the workspace root:
/bates: python3 skills/tool-template/tools.py slash . /bates
- If canonical tool auto-discovery fails, retry once with
RETRIEVER_CANONICAL_TOOL_PATH pointed at ../tool-template/tools.py.
- Return stdout exactly as the entire response. No preamble. No commentary. No reformatting.
Other forms
For /bates <token-or-range> and /bates clear:
- Read ../search/SKILL.md.
- Read ../schema/schema.md only if Bates-like identifier semantics are unclear.
- Treat this skill as the slash command
/bates.
- Prefer the Bates-aware path over plain keyword FTS when the user provides a single control token or a Bates range.
- Return only the resulting Retriever state or table output. Do not add a preamble, trailing summary, or follow-up suggestion.
