# paper-glossary

Builds Obsidian glossary notes from a paper manifest, but shows a reviewed term list and waits for your pick first.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 458 installs · ★ 1245
- Author: 917Dhj
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/917Dhj/DeepPaperNote/tree/HEAD/skills/paper-glossary/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/paper-glossary

## What it does

The skill reads `*_source_manifest.json` and turns it into term notes for an Obsidian vault. `--source-manifest` is always required; `--raw-sections` only swaps in an explicit `*_raw_sections.jsonl` for `raw_sections_path`. It never runs or edits a paper-reading workflow, so the manifest and raw-sections file are the whole boundary for paper content.

On first use it shows saved configuration; if there is none, it asks for a term directory inside an Obsidian vault and may create `~/.paper-glossary/config.json`. Then it runs a deterministic proposal pass plus one semantic review that can only drop or reorder candidates. The result is recorded with `plan_glossary.py --review-proposal PROPOSAL --reviewed-terms NAMES`. You get a numbered term list and the response ends there. No notes or links are written before you select.

Selections accept numbers, exact term names, or `全部写入`. If you want article links, pass the article Markdown path — it has to sit in the same Obsidian vault as the configured term directory, or validation fails. After that come triage, inventory, batch generation, one writer call and first-safe-occurrence linking; for a glossary-only request the `link_glossary_terms.py` step is skipped. Existing notes are not overwritten: `existing_thin` gets only missing structured fields and a missing occurrence, `existing_complete` only a missing occurrence.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 917Dhj/DeepPaperNote --skill paper-glossary -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 917Dhj/DeepPaperNote --skill paper-glossary -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 917Dhj/DeepPaperNote --skill paper-glossary -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install 917Dhj/DeepPaperNote paper-glossary
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 917Dhj/DeepPaperNote --skill paper-glossary -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/917Dhj/DeepPaperNote --path skills/paper-glossary
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add 917Dhj/DeepPaperNote --skill paper-glossary -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/917Dhj/DeepPaperNote/tree/HEAD/skills/paper-glossary/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a term glossary from a paper manifest
- review candidates before any notes are written
- link terms to the article at their first safe occurrence
- fill in missing fields on thin notes
- exclude reference-only occurrences as evidence

## Example prompts
- build the glossary from `paper_source_manifest.json`
- show the term list before writing, use `article.md` as the article
- write terms 1, 4 and 7

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: paper-glossary
description: Use when building reusable Obsidian glossary notes from an existing paper source manifest, optionally with a raw-sections override, especially when a reader needs a reviewed shortlist before glossary notes and article links are changed.
---

# Paper Glossary

Build shared glossary notes from `*_source_manifest.json`. `--source-manifest` is always required; `--raw-sections` only overrides its `raw_sections_path` with an explicit `*_raw_sections.jsonl`. This skill never runs or modifies a paper-reading workflow; the manifest and raw-sections file are its only paper-content boundary. See `references/file-contract.md` for JSON and CLI contracts.

## Preview And Wait (Default)

1. **Show saved configuration** on first use per person/device. If absent, ask for a term directory inside an Obsidian vault and configure it; reuse valid configuration later. **Setup may create `~/.paper-glossary/config.json`**.
2. **Require an explicit article Markdown path** when article links are requested. Validate it and the configured term directory are in the **same Obsidian vault**; never infer an article path.
3. **Run deterministic proposal** from the effective body.
4. **Perform exactly one grounded host semantic review**, bounded by `shortlist_limit`. It may **only drop or reorder candidates** and must preserve each retained proposal candidate's **exact `term` string**.
5. **Record the reviewed shortlist** with `plan_glossary.py --review-proposal PROPOSAL --reviewed-terms NAMES`; this validates the saved proposal against the current paper source and preserves each full candidate, ordered `surface_forms`, and provenance.
   If review produces an **empty reviewed shortlist**, report `no_candidates` and stop without presenting a selector.
6. **Present every retained term** from that reviewed artifact as a numbered Markdown list. This is the terminal, Codex, and Claude Code interaction. Show the resolved term directory, the article Markdown path (or that none was requested), and that selection authorizes glossary writes/enrichment plus first-safe-occurrence article links when an article was supplied.
7. State: **No glossary notes or article Markdown have been written before selection.** **End the response and wait.** Do not triage, inventory, generate, link, or lint during preview.
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