# compress

Scans Bedrock vaults to fix broken backlinks, duplicated entities, and structural misalignments. Useful for automated knowledge base maintenance.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 108
- Author: iurykrieger
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/iurykrieger/claude-bedrock/tree/HEAD/skills/compress/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/compress

## What it does

This skill audits markdown vaults across directories like `actors`, `people`, and `concepts` to catch structural issues. It tracks five specific flaws: broken backlinks, duplicate entities, miscategorized concepts, fragmented ideas, and bad names. It never alters entity files directly. Every change routes straight to `/bedrock:preserve`, ensuring existing wikilinks stay intact.

Two execution modes are supported: interactive and `cron`. Interactive mode prompts for user confirmation before applying any changes. In `cron` mode, mechanical tasks like link fixes and duplicate handling run autonomously. Semantic proposals are written into `fleeting` notes for manual review.

Before scanning, the skill runs `git pull --rebase origin main` inside the vault directory. Any merge conflict halts the process immediately. The skill resolves the target directory using `vaults.json`, or you can select one directly with `--vault`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --skill compress -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/compress/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/compress/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --skill compress -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/compress/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --skill compress -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/compress/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install iurykrieger/claude-bedrock compress
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/compress/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --skill compress -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --path skills/compress
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/compress/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --skill compress -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/iurykrieger/claude-bedrock/tree/HEAD/skills/compress/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- repair broken backlinks across markdown notes
- clean up duplicate entities in a vault
- detect miscategorized concepts and topics
- queue semantic rename proposals into fleeting notes

## Example prompts
- /bedrock:compress
- /bedrock:compress --mode cron
- /bedrock:compress --vault personal

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: compress
description: >
  Vault alignment engine. Detects and fixes 5 types of structural misalignments:
  broken backlinks, concept fragmentation, entity miscategorization, duplicated entities,
  and misnamed entities. Delegates all writes to /bedrock:preserve.
  Supports interactive mode (user confirmation) and cron mode (autonomous mechanical fixes +
  queued semantic proposals). Use when: "bedrock compress", "bedrock-compress",
  "align vault", "fix backlinks", "fix misalignments", "/bedrock:compress".
user_invocable: true
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob, Grep, Skill, Agent
---

# /bedrock:compress — Vault Alignment Engine

## Plugin Paths

Entity definitions and templates are in the plugin directory, not the vault root.
Use the "Base directory for this skill" provided at invocation to resolve paths:

- Entity definitions: `<base_dir>/../../entities/`
- Templates: `<base_dir>/../../templates/{type}/_template.md`
- Plugin CLAUDE.md: `<base_dir>/../../CLAUDE.md` (already injected automatically into context)

Where `<base_dir>` is the path provided in "Base directory for this skill".

---

## Vault Resolution

Resolve which vault to compress. This skill can be invoked from any directory.

**Step 1 — Parse `--vault` flag:**
Check if the input arguments include `--vault <name>`. If found, extract the vault name and remove it from the arguments before parsing `--mode`.

**Step 2 — Resolve vault path:**

1. **If `--vault <name>` was provided:**
   Read the vault registry at `<base_dir>/../../vaults.json`. Find the entry matching the name.
   If not found: error — "Vault `<name>` is not registered. Run `/bedrock:vaults` to see available vaults."
   If found: set `VAULT_PATH` to the entry's `path` value. Store the resolved vault name as `VAULT_NAME`.

2. **If no `--vault` flag — CWD detection:**
   Read `<base_dir>/../../vaults.json`. Check if the current working directory is inside any registered vault path
   (CWD starts with a registered vault's absolute path). If multiple match, use the longest path (most specific).
   If found: set `VAULT_PATH` to the matching vault's `path`. Store its name as `VAULT_NAME`.

3. **If CWD detection fails — default vault:**
   From the registry, find the vault with `"default": true`.
   If found: set `VAULT_PATH` to the default vault's `path`. Store its name as `VAULT_NAME`.

4. **If no resolution:**
   Error — "No vault resolved. Available vaults:" followed by the registry listing.
   "Use `--vault <name>` to specify, or run `/bedrock:setup` to register a vault."

**Step 3 — Validate vault path:**
```bash
test -d "<VAULT_PATH>" && echo "exists" || echo "missing"
```
If missing: error — "Vault path `<VAULT_PATH>` does not exist on disk. Run `/bedrock:setup` to re-register."

**Step 4 — Read vault config:**
```bash
cat <VAULT_PATH>/.bedrock/config.json 2>/dev/null
```
Extract `language`, `git.strategy`, and other relevant fields for use in later phases.

**From this point forward, ALL vault file operations use `<VAULT_PATH>` as the root.**
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