Wiki Capture

# Wiki Capture — Conversation to Wiki Note

You are preserving knowledge from the current conversation as a permanent wiki note. The goal is to extract the *substance* — the knowledge itself — not a summary of what was said.

## Before You Start

1. **Resolve config** — follow the Config Resolution Protocol in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (walk up CWD for `.env` → `~/.obsidian-wiki/config` → prompt setup). This gives `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and `OBSIDIAN_LINK_FORMAT` (default: `wikilink`).
2. Read `$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH/index.md` to understand existing wiki content (avoid duplicates)
3. Read `$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH/hot.md` if it exists — it gives context on recent activity

When writing internal links in Step 5, apply the link format from `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (Link Format section) using the `OBSIDIAN_LINK_FORMAT` value.

## Step 1: Identify What's Worth Preserving

Scan the conversation. Ask: what knowledge emerged here that would be valuable in 3 months with no memory of this chat?

Worth preserving:
- Decisions made and *why* they were made
- Analysis, frameworks, mental models developed
- Technical findings, patterns, or procedures
- Synthesized understanding of a topic
- Clear explanations of a concept that took effort to arrive at
- Key facts from an external source discussed in the conversation

Skip:
- Logistics, scheduling, pleasantries
- Exploratory back-and-forth where no conclusion was reached
- Content that's already in the wiki

If nothing material emerged, tell the user and stop.

## Step 2: Classify the Content Type

Assign one of five types — this determines the target folder and tone:

| Type | Description | Target folder |
|---|---|---|
| `synthesis` | Multi-step analysis or an answer to a specific question that required reasoning | `synthesis/` |
| `concept` | A definition, framework, or mental model (what a thing *is*) | `concepts/` |
| `source` | Summary of an external document, article, or resource discussed | `references/` |
| `decision` | A strategic, architectural, or design choice and its rationale | `synthesis/` |
| `session` | A complete discussion summary when the conversation spans multiple topics | `journal/` |

If the content clearly belongs to a specific project (detected from context or user mention), place it under `projects/<project-name>/<category>/` instead.

## Step 3: Rewrite as Declarative Knowledge

Do **not** write a summary of the conversation. Write the knowledge itself, in declarative present tense:

- Not: "The user asked about X and Claude explained that..."
- Yes: "X works by..."
- Not: "We decided to use Y because..."
- Yes: "Y is preferred over Z because [reason]. [^[inferred] if the rationale was implied, not stated explicitly]"

Apply provenance markers per `llm-wiki`:
- *Extracted* — explicitly stated in the conversation (no marker)
- *Inferred* — generalized or synthesized from the conversation → `^[inferred]`
- *Ambiguous* — disputed, uncertain, or contradictory → `^[ambiguous]`

## Step 4: Generate a Slug and Title

Derive a clear, descriptive title from the content. Slugify it:
- Lowercase, words separated by hyphens
- Max 50 characters
- Avoid dates in the slug (the frontmatter has `created`)

## Step 5: Write the Wiki Note

Create the file at the target path with required frontmatter:

```yaml
---
title: >-
  <Title>
category: <synthesis|concepts|references|journal|skills>
tags: [<2-5 domain tags from taxonomy>]
sources:
  - conversation:<ISO-date>
created: <ISO-8601 timestamp>
updated: <ISO-8601 timestamp>
summary: >-