# wiki-query

Searches and synthesizes answers from a compiled Obsidian vault using graph indexing without modifying existing notes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3600 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-query/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/wiki-query

## What it does

The skill retrieves answers from a compiled Obsidian vault by relying on pre-synthesized knowledge and cross-references. It queries the graph index via `obsidian-wiki graph-query` first, so the agent skips speculative page reads. It returns direct answers, shortest wikilink paths between concepts, or structural metrics like hubs, clusters, and bridges.

Running it requires an `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` environment setting and the `obsidian-wiki` CLI tool. It supports vault switching like `@work` and visibility filtering to exclude internal or sensitive tags. Because this tool is strictly read-only, it will never edit pages in `concepts/` or modify `index.md`, logging only a single step into `log.md`. Any note ingestion must be routed to `wiki-capture` instead.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- Query compiled knowledge across interconnected Obsidian notes
- Trace shortest wikilink paths between two separate concepts
- Inspect dependencies and assess impact before deleting a note
- Challenge a proposed plan using evidence stored in the vault

## Example prompts
- Check wiki-query @work to see what our deployment policy says
- What breaks if I delete the Auth service note from my vault?
- Poke holes in my database migration plan using existing wiki evidence

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: wiki-query
description: >
  Search and synthesize answers from the compiled Obsidian wiki, including cited and multi-hop answers. Use for questions about existing wiki knowledge or fast index-only lookups, and for challenge requests ("challenge this", "argue against X", "poke holes in my plan") that look for the vault's own evidence against a plan. Supports named-vault routing such as wiki-query @work; not for ingesting new sources.
---

# Wiki Query — Knowledge Retrieval

You are answering questions against a compiled Obsidian wiki, not raw source documents. The wiki contains pre-synthesized, cross-referenced knowledge.

## This skill is READ-ONLY

`wiki-query` answers questions. It MUST NOT create or modify any wiki content. The ONLY write it may perform is the single Step 6 append to `log.md`.

Never, even when a change seems obviously helpful:
- create or edit pages under `concepts/`, `entities/`, `skills/`, `references/`, `synthesis/`, `journal/`, or `projects/`
- modify `index.md`, `hot.md`, `_insights.md`, or `.manifest.json`

If the user's message contains a new finding, an action request ("save this", "ban X", "record that"), or anything implying a change, **do not perform it.** Answer the question, PROPOSE the change, and route the user to the right skill:
- quick note / gotcha → `wiki-capture --quick`
- a full new page → `wiki-capture`
- a project-knowledge sync → `wiki-update`

## Before You Start

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). For cross-project queries without `@name`, prefer the global config when present, even if it is a symlink to the vault `.env`. This gives `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and any QMD variables. Works from any project directory.
2. **Load QMD settings from the resolved config** before deciding retrieval strategy. If `QMD_WIKI_COLLECTION` is set, treat QMD as available subject only to transport/tool checks below. If it is empty or unset, say briefly why QMD is being skipped before using grep/page reads.
3. If `$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH/hot.md` exists, read it first — it gives you instant context on recent activity. If the user's question is about something ingested recently, hot.md may answer it before you even open `index.md`.
4. Read `$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH/index.md` to understand the wiki's scope and structure

## Visibility Filter (optional)

By default, **all pages are returned** regardless of visibility tags. This preserves existing behavior — nothing changes unless the user asks for it.

If the user's query includes phrases like **"public only"**, **"user-facing"**, **"no internal content"**, **"as a user would see it"**, or **"exclude internal"**, activate **filtered mode**:

- Build a **blocked tag set**: `{visibility/internal, visibility/pii}`
- In the Index Pass (Step 2), skip any candidate whose frontmatter tags contain a blocked tag
- In Section/Full Read passes (Steps 3–4), do not read or cite any blocked page
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