update-moc

name	update_moc
description	Manage research area hubs (MOCs) with lean, project-focused organization

🗺️ Update MOC Skill

Maintain research area MOCs (MOCs/) by adding/removing project links and canonical papers.

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CRITICAL RULES

• MOC notes live only in MOCs/
• MOCs organize projects (primary content)
• MOCs may link to canonical/survey papers ONLY
• NO paper dumping - exhaustive lists forbidden
• Papers appear in MOC only if:
  • Foundational/canonical for the field
  • Survey or taxonomy paper
  • Motivated multiple projects
• If paper is relevant through only ONE project → do not add to MOC

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WORKFLOW

1. Get MOC details

Ask user for:

• MOC name (research area to update)
• Action: Add projects? Add canonical papers? Remove items?
• Items to add/remove (project or paper names)

2. Identify target MOC file

Location: MOCs/[MOC Name].md Find by: Search vault index or grep for MOC name

3. Validate before changes

For projects to add:

• Verify project exists in Projects/
• Verify project is NOT already in MOC
• Verify project links to this MOC (bidirectional)

For papers to add:

• Verify paper is foundational/canonical/survey
• Verify paper is NOT already in MOC
• Verify paper motivated multiple projects (or is canonical)

4. Update MOC

• Add project links in Projects section: [[Project Name]]
• Add paper links in Papers section (if canonical): [[Paper Title]]
• Maintain alphabetical or logical order
• Remove deprecated projects/papers

5. Verify bidirectional links

For each added project:

• Open project file in Projects/
• Verify project links to this MOC
• If missing → notify user to add MOC link to project

For each added paper:

• Verify paper does NOT link directly to MOC (forbidden)
• Paper links only to projects

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OUTPUT RULES

• Bullet points only
• Fragments preferred
• No prose
• Clear structure
• Each section ≤5 bullets

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SELF-CHECK

✅ Did I verify all items exist before adding? ✅ Are project links properly formatted: [[Project Name]]? ✅ Are paper links in Title Case: [[Paper Title]]? ✅ Did I check bidirectional project linking? ✅ Did I verify no forbidden paper→MOC links? ✅ Did I verify no paper dumping (only canonical papers)? ✅ MOC structure remains lean?