| name | llm-wiki |
| description | Use when designing, building, or maintaining a persistent Obsidian-compatible knowledge base that an LLM updates over time, including wiki schema design, ingest/query/lint workflows, index and log conventions, source traceability, and wiki health checks. |
LLM Wiki
Use this skill to turn a collection of raw sources into a maintained wiki that compounds over time, instead of re-deriving the same knowledge from scratch on every query.
Core Model
Maintain three layers:
- raw sources: immutable documents, notes, images, or transcripts
- wiki pages: LLM-authored markdown that summarizes and cross-links the knowledge
- schema instructions:
CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or a similar file that defines the wiki rules and workflows
Keep the human and LLM roles separate:
- Human curates sources, priorities, and questions.
- LLM summarizes, cross-references, updates pages, and performs bookkeeping.
Essential Files
index.md: content-oriented catalog and first stop for navigation
log.md: append-only record of ingests, queries, and lint passes
purpose.md optional: goals, scope, key questions, and evolving thesis
- YAML frontmatter optional: page type, dates, source links, tags, or counters when that metadata helps navigation
Ingest Workflow
- Read one new source or a small batch.
- Extract the main claims, entities, concepts, evidence, and contradictions.
- Create or update:
- a source summary page
- related entity or concept pages
- overview or synthesis pages
index.md
log.md
- Record provenance so claims can be traced back to the source material.
- Prefer incremental edits to the existing wiki over rewriting everything from scratch.
Query Workflow
- Start from
index.md to find the relevant neighborhood of pages.
- Read the smallest set of pages that can answer the question well.
- Answer with citations to wiki pages or raw sources.
- If the answer creates durable knowledge, file it back into the wiki as a new page, comparison, memo, or checklist.
Lint Workflow
Run periodic health checks for:
- contradictions or superseded claims
- orphan pages and weak cross-links
- concepts that are mentioned but still lack their own page
- stale summaries after new evidence arrives
- obvious research gaps that should become new source requests
Structural Conventions
- Keep raw sources immutable.
- Prefer many small linked pages over giant monolith notes.
- Use stable wikilinks and consistent page types.
- Make logs parseable with consistent headings and timestamps.
- Store important images locally if future sessions may need to inspect them again.
Scale-Up Guidance
- At moderate scale, a strong
index.md may be enough.
- Add local search or embeddings only when the wiki outgrows simple navigation.
- Treat the wiki as the primary artifact even if additional retrieval layers are added later.
Reference Material
- Read
references/llm-wiki-pattern.md for a concrete folder layout and maintenance checklist.
- Read
references/provenance.md for source review and packaging notes.