# wiki-dedup

Detects and consolidates wiki pages in Obsidian vaults that describe the same concept under different titles.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 3621
- Author: Ar9av
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Ar9av/obsidian-wiki/tree/HEAD/.skills/wiki-dedup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/wiki-dedup

## What it does

The skill scans Markdown vault files to detect duplicate concepts. An initial pass evaluates frontmatter metadata, including titles, `aliases`, folder paths, and tag overlap. It scores pairs using token overlap, edit distances, and substring checks. The model reads full page bodies only for candidate pairs scoring 0.75 or higher, keeping token usage low.

By default, the skill runs an audit mode. It outputs a Markdown table sorting pairs into `merge`, `keep-separate`, and `needs-review` verdicts without touching vault files. To apply changes, use `--merge` for interactive per-pair confirmations or `--auto` to process pairs with confidence scores of 0.90 and above.

Page merges overwrite files permanently and cannot be automatically rolled back. The skill requires checking whether the vault is the root of a Git repository before performing file writes.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-dedup -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-dedup -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-dedup -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Ar9av/obsidian-wiki wiki-dedup
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-dedup -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --path .skills/wiki-dedup
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-dedup -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/Ar9av/obsidian-wiki/tree/HEAD/.skills/wiki-dedup/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find duplicate pages with acronyms or spelling variations
- consolidate redundant concept notes into single canonical pages
- generate an audit report before executing destructive wiki merges
- separate genuinely distinct topics from accidental duplicates

## Example prompts
- Audit the vault for duplicate concept pages
- Run wiki-dedup with --merge to review and consolidate candidates interactively
- Merge high-confidence duplicate pages automatically using --auto

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: wiki-dedup
description: >
  Detect and merge wiki pages representing the same concept under different names. Use for page-identity deduplication and consolidation. Destructive merges require confirmation; not for link repair or general linting.
---

# Wiki Dedup — Identity Resolution and Page-Level Deduplication

You are finding and merging wiki pages that cover the same concept under different names. This is a write-heavy, potentially destructive skill — page merges cannot be automatically undone. Work carefully and confirm before acting in merge mode.

**Follow the Retrieval Primitives table in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md`.** The candidate-detection pass uses only frontmatter and titles (cheap). Only open full page bodies for confirmed candidate pairs.

## Before You Start

**Writing profile:** Before drafting or rewriting natural-language Markdown, read and apply the `Writing Profile Resolution` section in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md`. Framework schema, provenance, safety, and operation-specific requirements take precedence.
`WRITING.md` preferences apply only to newly drafted or rewritten natural-language Markdown; preserve source content and structured records.

1. **Resolve config** — follow the Config Resolution Protocol in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (inline `@name` override → walk up CWD for `.env` → global config → prompt setup). This gives `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and `OBSIDIAN_LINK_FORMAT`.
2. Read `index.md` to get the full page inventory with one-line descriptions and tags.
3. Read `log.md` briefly — if a dedup run just happened, note what was already merged.

## Modes

| Mode | Flag | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| **Audit** | *(default)* | Report candidates only — no writes |
| **Merge** | `--merge` | Show each confirmed pair, ask for confirmation before merging |
| **Auto-merge** | `--auto` | Merge all high-confidence pairs (`score ≥ 0.90`) non-interactively |

If the user doesn't specify, run in **Audit** mode and present findings before asking whether to proceed.

## Step 1: Build the Page Registry

Glob all `.md` files in the vault (excluding `_archives/`, `_raw/`, `.obsidian/`, `index.md`, `log.md`, `hot.md`, `_insights.md`, and any file that contains `redirects_to:` in its frontmatter — those are already merged redirect stubs).

For each remaining page, extract from frontmatter:
- `node_id` — relative path from vault root, without `.md`
- `title` — frontmatter `title` field
- `aliases` — frontmatter `aliases` list (may be absent)
- `tags` — frontmatter `tags` list
- `category` — directory prefix

Build a lookup table: `node_id → {title, aliases, tags, category, summary}`.

## Step 2: Detect Candidate Pairs

For every pair of pages in the registry, compute a **similarity score** using these signals:

### 2a. Title similarity signals

| Signal | How to assess | Max contribution |
|---|---|---|
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