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Skill for using the KnowledgeIndex registry to discover which directories contain `.knowledge.yaml` files without walking the filesystem. KnowledgeIndex is a lightweight SQLite cache. It maps directory paths to file metadata (mtime, memory_count, link_count). The database path is caller-provided — npcpy does not hardcode a default. Key operations: - Upsert a directory after writing to its YAML: `upsert_directory(db_path, directory, memory_count, link_count)` - List known directories: `get_known_directories(db_path, min_mtime=None)` - Full rescan of a tree: `scan_root(db_path, root, max_depth=5)` - Remove a stale directory: `remove_directory(db_path, directory)` Typical flow: 1. Call `scan_root(db_path, root="/home/user/projects", max_depth=5)` to populate the index with every `.knowledge.yaml` found. 2. Query `get_known_directories(db_path)` to get a list of directories with memory/link counts. 3. For each directory of interest, instantiate `KnowledgeStore(directory)` and call `load()` or `build_context()`. The index is a cache, not the source of truth. If a `.knowledge.yaml` is deleted or modified outside the app, re-run `scan_root` to refresh.

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knowledge_index_skill

Skill for using the KnowledgeIndex registry to discover which directories contain .knowledge.yaml files without walking the filesystem. KnowledgeIndex is a lightweight SQLite cache. It maps directory paths to file metadata (mtime, memory_count, link_count). The database path is caller-provided — npcpy does not hardcode a default. Key operations: - Upsert a directory after writing to its YAML: upsert_directory(db_path, directory, memory_count, link_count)

  • List known directories: get_known_directories(db_path, min_mtime=None) - Full rescan of a tree: scan_root(db_path, root, max_depth=5) - Remove a stale directory: remove_directory(db_path, directory) Typical flow: 1. Call scan_root(db_path, root="/home/user/projects", max_depth=5) to populate the index with every .knowledge.yaml found.
  1. Query get_known_directories(db_path) to get a list of directories with memory/link counts.
  2. For each directory of interest, instantiate KnowledgeStore(directory) and call load() or build_context().

The index is a cache, not the source of truth. If a .knowledge.yaml is deleted or modified outside the app, re-run scan_root to refresh.

Inputs

  • name (default: 'action')
  • description (default: 'scan | list | upsert | remove')
  • name (default: 'db_path')
  • description (default: 'Path to the knowledge index SQLite file')
  • name (default: 'root_or_directory')
  • description (default: 'Root to scan or specific directory to upsert/remove')

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Usage

/run_jinx jinx_ref=knowledge_index_skill input_values={"name": "root_or_directory", "description": "Root to scan or specific directory to upsert/remove"}