Wiki mode

Skill AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian/skills/wiki-mode

Self-organizing AI second brain for Obsidian + Claude Code. Drop any source and Claude reads, links, and files it into one connected knowledge graph of plain Markdown you own. AI note-taking, personal knowledge management (PKM), and an open-source Notion alternative. Based on Karpathy's LLM Wiki pattern.

Install

npx -y skills add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian --skill wiki-mode

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Read or configure the vault filing methodology and suggest destinations for planned knowledge creation under Generic, LYT, PARA, or Zettelkasten. Use for wiki mode, methodology mode, what is my vault mode, set vault mode, switch to PARA, use LYT, Zettelkasten setup, change mode, configure mode, or methodology routing. This skill does not save content or migrate notes.

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Route by vault methodology

This skill returns filing suggestions. It does not write knowledge pages or move existing notes. If .vault-meta/mode.json is absent, use generic. If the file exists but is invalid, fail closed and repair it through a reviewed configuration operation before suggesting routes; never silently substitute Generic for corrupt user configuration.

Resolve the installed product root from this skill's own location, not from the vault or current working directory:

PRODUCT_ROOT=/absolute/path/to/installed/claude-obsidian
CORE="$PRODUCT_ROOT/scripts/claude-obsidian.py"
MODE_HELPER="$PRODUCT_ROOT/scripts/wiki-mode.py"
test -f "$CORE" && test -f "$MODE_HELPER"

Read and route safely

Always select the vault explicitly:

python3 "$MODE_HELPER" --vault "$VAULT" get
python3 "$MODE_HELPER" --vault "$VAULT" config
python3 "$MODE_HELPER" --vault "$VAULT" route concept "Concept name"
python3 "$MODE_HELPER" --vault "$VAULT" route source "Source title"

The helper validates the selected vault, confines paths, sanitizes names, and prints a suggestion only. A calling skill may override the suggestion when the user supplies a more specific project, area, MOC, or parent note, but it must still apply its eventual writes through one operation transaction.

Mode	Routing intent
`generic`	Type-based folders such as sources, entities, concepts, and sessions.
`lyt`	Atomic notes under `wiki/notes/`, connected through MOCs.
`para`	Projects, Areas, Resources, or Archives chosen by actionability.
`zettelkasten`	Flat atomic notes with time-sortable, collision-resistant identifiers and explicit links.

Use the templates under templates/ as structural guidance, not authority to overwrite user conventions.

Change mode

A mode change is one configuration operation, dry-run first:

Read the current .vault-meta/mode.json, or start from the helper's default config when it is absent.
Validate the requested mode as exactly generic, lyt, para, or zettelkasten. Preserve the other mode-specific settings.
Choose and retain a pinned UTC timestamp and operation ID for both commands.
Preview the canonical configuration transaction; the command records the current target hash and limits the write to .vault-meta/mode.json:
```
python3 "$CORE" mode set "$MODE" --vault "$VAULT" \
  --generated-at "$GENERATED_AT" --operation-id "$OPERATION_ID"
```
Show the old mode, new mode, exact changed path, and complete preview. Copy its approved_plan_sha256 only after review.

Apply by regenerating that exact vault-bound plan:

python3 "$CORE" mode set "$MODE" --vault "$VAULT" \
  --generated-at "$GENERATED_AT" --operation-id "$OPERATION_ID" \
  --approved-plan-sha256 "$APPROVAL_SHA256" --apply

Follow the operation transaction contract. Do not use scripts/wiki-mode.py's legacy direct-write set action or a setup script to bypass this workflow.

Changing mode affects routing for future operations only. Never bulk-create folders, move notes, rewrite wikilinks, or migrate existing pages as a side effect. If migration is later requested, plan and review it as a distinct operation with its own hashes and transaction.

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