# preserve

Single write point for Obsidian vault. Detects entities from text, notes, or /graphify output, matches against existing records, creates files and bidirectional links.

- 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/preserve/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/preserve

## What it does

The skill handles three input types: structured entity list, free-form text (meeting notes, session context), or `/graphify` pipeline output — `graph.json` and a set of markdown files. Before writing, it syncs the vault with the remote repository via `git pull --rebase`, validates incoming `graph.json`, merges graphs and markdown wholesale, updates the entity matching index, and proposes changes for confirmation.

Works with multiple registered vaults: selects by `--vault <name>` flag, current directory, or default vault from `vaults.json`. Without Python on the machine, the server will not start — graph merging runs through an embedded script. Entity templates and definitions live in the plugin directory (`entities/`, `templates/`), not in the vault root.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add iurykrieger/claude-bedrock --skill preserve -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/preserve/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- save meeting notes to Obsidian graph with auto-linking
- maintain a unified index of people, projects, and teams without manual merge
- update entities from `/graphify` output in one command
- work with multiple vaults from one agent
- sync changes with remote repository before writing

## Example prompts
- Save these notes to the vault
- Record meeting context to the graph
- \`/bedrock:preserve --vault work` — save to the `work` vault

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: preserve
description: >
  Single write point for the vault. Centralizes entity detection, textual matching,
  entity creation/update, and bidirectional linking. Accepts structured input
  (list of entities), free-form input (text, meeting notes, session context),
  or graphify output (graph.json + obsidian markdown from /graphify pipeline).
  Use when: "bedrock preserve", "bedrock-preserve", "save to vault", "record in vault", "/bedrock:preserve",
  or when another skill (e.g., /bedrock:learn) needs to persist entities in the vault.
user_invocable: true
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Agent, mcp__plugin_github_github__*, mcp__plugin_atlassian_atlassian__*
---

# /bedrock:preserve — Single Write Point for the Vault

## Plugin Paths

Entity definitions and templates are in the plugin directory, not in 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 operate on. 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 further parsing.

**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.

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`.

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`.

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.
````
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