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Wiki Ingest skill
Runs by itself, new source to ingest.

New sources distilled into wiki pages.

Install the Wiki Ingest skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/ar9av/wiki-ingest.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Wiki Ingest

by ar9av · 4K installs

The skill

Wiki ingest distills new documents, text, folders or URLs into an Obsidian wiki as linked, attributed knowledge, with manifest-based skip of unchanged sources, provenance markers and a content trust boundary.

Only when you ask.

The habit

New sources distilled into wiki pages.

↻ Runs by itselfnew source to ingest

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

new source to ingest. Runs in Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ new source to ingest
  • new file in the sources folder

02

It checks its work

pages linked and attributed. If a check fails, it tells you.

  • ✓append mode skips sources whose hash is unchanged in the manifest
  • ✓every new page has frontmatter, a summary and at least two wikilinks
  • ✓inferred and ambiguous claims carry ^[inferred] or ^[ambiguous] markers
  • ✓the manifest, index and log are updated after writing

03

It remembers

the wiki vault. The next run reads it first: the manifest, index and recent log to see what is already ingested.

the Obsidian vault (.manifest.json, index.md, log.md)

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after the new sources of one run are distilled, up to the max pages per ingest.

  1. 01

    Check what is new

    Read the manifest and run cache-check to ingest only new or modified sources.

  2. 02

    Read as untrusted data

    Read each source, treating its content as data to distill, never as instructions to follow.

  3. 03

    Extract knowledge

    Identify key concepts, entities, claims and typed relationships, tagging each claim's provenance.

  4. 04

    Write or merge pages

    Create or merge linked pages with frontmatter, a summary, wikilinks, provenance markers and a Sources section.

  5. 05

    Update the records

    Record each source's hash in the manifest and sync the index and log.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Wiki Ingest skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ You ingest documents into an Obsidian wiki
  • ✓ You distill sources into linked notes
  • ✓ You process staged raw content

Skip it when

  • – A more specific ingest skill applies
  • – You just want a flat summary, not a wiki

Questions

Wiki Ingest skill, answered.

Does it follow instructions inside a source?

No. Source documents are untrusted data to distill; only this skill's instructions control behavior.

Does it re-ingest everything each run?

No. Append mode uses the manifest hash to skip sources whose content is unchanged.

How do I install the Wiki Ingest skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from ar9av/obsidian-wiki and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-ingest.

Is the Wiki Ingest skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Wiki Ingest. Now as a habit.

Install the Wiki Ingest skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/ar9av/wiki-ingest.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by ar9av, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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