# exam-ingest

Turns a folder of course materials into a checked workspace: chapter wiki, question bank and progress state.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 334
- Author: ZeKaiNie
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill/tree/HEAD/full/skills/exam-ingest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/exam-ingest

## What it does

The skill takes a student-confirmed materials folder — PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, standalone images, txt or Markdown — and builds a validated workspace for exam prep. Output includes structured ingestion facts under `.ingest/`, compiled chapter wiki and bank files, progress state, and an explicit readiness verdict. It does not teach or grade; that happens elsewhere.

The entry point is `python scripts/ingest_course.py --materials <dir> --workspace <ws> --json`. The `core` orchestrator runs a dependency preflight, deterministic extraction, provenance-preserving compilation, state initialization, image indexing and workspace validation. It never installs a dependency on its own — if something required is missing, the skill asks once and installs only after you agree. Keep the workspace outside the materials tree. Otherwise a rerun will ingest its own generated output. With no confirmed workspace path, nothing gets written: run `update_progress.py workspace-list --json` and let the student pick one first.

Exit code and readiness are two different things. `0` means the process finished and readiness is `ready` or `usable_with_gaps`; warnings in the second case are kept and reported. `10` means the process succeeded but readiness is `blocked`, so no teaching or quizzing on that workspace. Any other nonzero code is a dependency, input or operation failure.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill --skill exam-ingest -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill --skill exam-ingest -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill --skill exam-ingest -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill exam-ingest
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill --skill exam-ingest -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill --path full/skills/exam-ingest
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill --skill exam-ingest -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/ZeKaiNie/universal-examprep-skill/tree/HEAD/full/skills/exam-ingest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a pile of lecture slides and handouts into one knowledge base
- compile a chapter-by-chapter wiki from course files
- build a question bank from past exam papers
- tell whether a workspace is ready or blocked
- rebuild the base after the teacher adds new materials

## Example prompts
- Build the workspace from `materials/` into `cram-ws/`
- The materials changed — rebuild the base and show the readiness verdict
- Check why `validate_workspace.py` reports readiness `blocked`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: exam-ingest
description: >
  从学生上传的课件/大纲/老师勾的重点/真题，一键初始化并验证备考工作区：解析 PDF、DOCX、PPTX、
  XLSX、常见独立图片与 txt/md，建立分章节 LLM Wiki、标准题库、结构化接管队列与进度状态；仅在 Python 确实无法运行时
  明确降级为手动写盘。当工作区尚未建立、资料发生变化、或建库 readiness 被阻断时使用。
license: MIT
---

# exam-ingest — validated workspace initialization

## Purpose

Convert a confirmed materials folder into a validated cram workspace. Build and repair the knowledge base only; do not teach or grade. The normal path produces structured ingestion facts under `.ingest/`, compiled chapter wiki and bank files, progress state, visual evidence, and an explicit readiness verdict before handing control back to `exam-cram`.

This module is the explicit `processing_mode=full` route. A missing, legacy, or
`lightweight` processing choice must not activate it; route that learner through
`scripts/lightweight_session.py` instead.

## Activation

Activate when the confirmed workspace lacks its wiki, bank, or progress state; when the student supplies new/changed course materials; or when `validate_workspace.py` reports ingestion readiness `blocked`. Do not treat the mere existence of generated files as proof that the workspace is ready.

## Inputs

- A student-confirmed materials directory containing PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, common standalone raster images, txt, or Markdown. Scans/images without usable sidecar text, damaged/encrypted files, unsupported features/formats, and ambiguous problem/solution pairs may require evidence-backed AI/human review.
- A target workspace directory explicitly confirmed by the student. Never default to the repository, process current directory, or an inferred course folder. The workspace must be separate from the materials tree so reruns cannot ingest generated outputs. If no workspace is confirmed, use `update_progress.py workspace-list --json`, then ask the student to select or provide one before writing anything.

## Workflow
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