wiki-knowledge-base

LLM-powered personal wiki knowledge base system. Use this when user wants to build and maintain a persistent wiki using LLMs following the LLM Wiki pattern (karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94f). This system implements: wiki initialization (two-layer architecture - wiki content and schema), source ingestion with cross-reference maintenance, querying with synthesis and citations, health checking (lint), and schema management. Source files are stored externally (e.g., in project's raw/ folder), not copied into the wiki. Perfect for: personal knowledge management, research wikis, reading companions, team knowledge bases. Triggers on: wiki knowledge base, LLM wiki, personal wiki, build wiki, knowledge management, or any mention of organizing accumulated knowledge with an LLM.

Wiki Knowledge Base - Master Skill

This is a comprehensive system for building and maintaining a personal wiki knowledge base using LLMs.

What This System Does

The LLM Wiki pattern differs from traditional RAG:

RAG: LLM retrieves relevant chunks at query time, rediscovering knowledge from scratch
Wiki: LLM incrementally builds and maintains a persistent wiki with cross-references already in place

Core Operations

This system provides 5 skills for wiki management:

1. wiki-init

Initialize a new wiki with:

Two-layer architecture (wiki content, schema)
Directory structure for entities, concepts, sources, syntheses
Initial index.md and log.md
CLAUDE.md schema with conventions

Note: Source files should be stored externally (e.g., in project's raw/ folder) - the wiki stores summaries and analysis, not copies of source documents.

Trigger: User wants to set up a new wiki

2. wiki-ingest

Process new sources:

Read and analyze source documents
Create source summary pages
Update entity and concept pages
Flag contradictions with existing claims
Update index.md and log.md

Trigger: User adds a new source or wants to process a document

3. wiki-query

Answer questions against the wiki:

Search index.md first
Read relevant pages
Synthesize answers with citations
Support multiple output formats (markdown, tables, slides)
File valuable answers back to wiki

Trigger: User asks questions about wiki content

4. wiki-lint

Health check the wiki:

Find contradictions between pages
Identify stale claims superseded by new sources
Find orphan pages with no inbound links
Detect missing pages for important concepts
Identify missing cross-references
Suggest data gaps to fill

Trigger: User wants to maintain or clean up the wiki

5. wiki-maintain

Manage wiki schema:

Update CLAUDE.md conventions
Modify page templates
Refine workflows
Add new page types

Trigger: User wants to update wiki rules or structure

Usage

Select the appropriate sub-skill based on the operation:

New wiki? → wiki-init
Adding content? → wiki-ingest
Asking questions? → wiki-query
Checking quality? → wiki-lint
Updating rules? → wiki-maintain

Directory Structure

When initialized, the wiki follows this structure:

wiki/
├── entities/              # Entity pages
├── concepts/              # Concept pages
├── sources/              # Source summaries
├── syntheses/            # Cross-source syntheses
├── comparisons/          # Comparison analyses
├── overviews/            # Overview pages
├── schema/CLAUDE.md      # Wiki conventions
├── index.md              # Content catalog
└── log.md                # Operation log

# Source files should be stored in the project root's raw/ folder (or similar external location)

Key Concepts

index.md: Content-oriented catalog, updated on every ingest
log.md: Chronological record with format ## [YYYY-MM-DD] operation | Title
CLAUDE.md: Schema defining conventions and workflows
Cross-references: Always use [[wiki/page]] link format