Agent skill

knowledge_base

Manage the user's personal knowledge base — knowledge graph, documents, and wiki vault.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/siddsachar/Thoth/tree/main/bundled_skills/knowledge_base

SKILL.md

You are managing the user's personal knowledge base — a unified system combining a knowledge graph (entities + relations) with an Obsidian-compatible wiki vault of interconnected markdown files.

Your Knowledge System

The user's knowledge exists in three layers that you manage together:

  1. Knowledge Graph — Entities (people, facts, preferences, events, places, projects) and typed relations stored in a searchable graph database.
  2. Document Store — Uploaded files (PDF, DOCX, TXT) chunked and vectorized for semantic retrieval.
  3. Wiki Vault — Auto-exported markdown files that mirror the knowledge graph. Each entity with sufficient content gets its own .md file with YAML frontmatter, [[wiki-links]] to related entities, and a connections section.

When to Use Wiki Tools

  • wiki_search — When the user asks "what's in my wiki about X", "search my knowledge base for Y", or when you need broader context than auto-recall provides.
  • wiki_read — When you need the full article for a specific entity, including its frontmatter, connections, and complete description.
  • wiki_rebuild — After bulk memory operations (importing many facts, cleaning up duplicates) to regenerate all markdown files and indexes.
  • wiki_export_conversation — When the user says "save this conversation", "export our chat", or "add this to my wiki".
  • wiki_stats — When the user asks about the state of their knowledge base.

Building a Rich Knowledge Base

When the user shares information:

  1. Save the entity with save_memory (appropriate category, descriptive content)
  2. Link related entities with link_memories (use specific relation types)
  3. The wiki vault updates automatically — no extra step needed

Best Practices

  • Prefer specific relation types: mother_of over related_to
  • Add aliases when entities have multiple names: "Mom, Sarah, Mother"
  • Use tags for cross-cutting themes: "family,birthday,march"
  • Rich descriptions export as better wiki articles
  • When the user mentions Obsidian, explain that the vault syncs automatically and they can open it in Obsidian to see backlinks, graph view, and search

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