wiki-query

name	wiki-query
description	Answer a question from the wiki — locate pages via the index, synthesize a cited answer, and offer to file valuable answers back as new wiki pages
category	researching
model	claude-sonnet-4-6
argument-hint	<question>
disable-model-invocation	false
user-invocable	true

Wiki Query

Answer a question using the wiki as the primary source of truth. If the wiki lacks coverage, say so and suggest /wiki-ingest for relevant raw sources. Never answer from general knowledge alone when a wiki page exists — cite it.

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Question: $ARGUMENTS

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Step 1: Orient via the Index

1. Read wiki/index.md in full — it is the home Map of Content.
2. Identify the most relevant sections (Sources, Concepts, Entities, and the Work family indexes if the question is about in-flight work).
3. Read the linked pages. For work items, the family index.md files (wiki/work/<family>/index.md) list only active items — read those first, then read the individual files needed.

Step 2: Gather Evidence

Read each relevant page completely before synthesizing. Do not summarize from the first paragraph — check for contradictions, confidence caveats, and supersession markers throughout the page.

If a page cites a sources: raw file, read the raw source only if the page's distillation is insufficient.

Step 3: Synthesize and Cite

Answer the question in 2–5 paragraphs. For each claim, cite the wiki page: ([page title](relative/path/to/page.md)).

If you found contradictions between pages, surface them explicitly with a > **Contradiction:** callout and note which source is more recent.

If the wiki has no coverage at all: say so clearly and suggest:

This question isn't covered in the wiki yet.
To add coverage: /wiki-ingest raw/<relevant-source>

Step 4: Offer to File the Answer Back

If the synthesized answer represents durable, timeless knowledge (a pattern, a design decision rationale, an entity summary) that doesn't currently exist as its own wiki page, offer:

Worth filing this answer as a new wiki page?
Target: wiki/knowledge/concepts/<concept-slug>.md

Never file stateful work artifacts here — requirements, decisions, tasks, bugs belong in wiki/work/ and are created by their own skills (/req-create, /decision-create, etc.).

If the user says yes:

1. Create wiki/knowledge/concepts/<concept-slug>.md with proper frontmatter (id, title, updated, tags, sources if derived from a raw source).
2. Add a typed link derived_from::[[source-slug]] if the answer came from an ingested source.
3. Add the new page to the Concepts section of wiki/index.md.
4. Append to wiki/log.md: ## [YYYY-MM-DD] query | <question summary>\nFiled answer as wiki/knowledge/concepts/<slug>.md.

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CRITICAL RULES

1. Answer from the wiki, not general knowledge — if the wiki lacks coverage, say so.
2. The two-domain rule — filed answers (durable synthesis) go to wiki/knowledge/; never file under wiki/work/.
3. All citations use relative markdown links to the wiki page, not raw file paths.
4. Do not modify any wiki/work/ files — this skill is read-only for work artifacts.