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Gather, improve, and curate repository documentation and wiki content. Use when asked to update, analyze, or modify WIKI instructions/documentation, or when asked to pull an external wiki snapshot into the repo and curate repo-relevant knowledge into a committed, searchable knowledge base under `.ai/wiki/`.

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Repo Documentation Gatherer (Wiki Improvement)

Goal

Keep the external wiki as the source of truth, but make its repo-relevant knowledge usable inside this code-repo workspace by maintaining:

  • a raw snapshot under .ai/Temp/wiki/ (not committed)
  • a curated, repo-local KB under .ai/wiki/ (committed, AI-managed)

The repo-local KB must copy relevant content into .ai/wiki/ so it is indexable by repo tooling (RAG). Do not rely on links back to the external wiki for the actual guidance content.

Expectation: curate broadly across the snapshot.

Required: build an explicit review checklist of all snapshot markdown pages (.ai/Temp/wiki/**/*.md) and work through it; do not skim only a small subset.

Default behaviour (no questions)

When asked to update wiki documentation, do this without asking questions:

  1. Refresh snapshot: run .ai/skills/repo-documentation-gatherer/tools/PullWikiIntoTemp.ps1 to materialize the wiki under .ai/Temp/wiki/.

    • Note: The script already knows which WIKI to pull.

  2. Inventory the snapshot (required): generate a complete list of snapshot markdown pages and use it as the checklist.

    Command (PowerShell):

    Get-ChildItem -Path .ai/Temp/wiki -Recurse -Filter *.md -File | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
    • Paste this list into the PR/notes and work through it.
    • Use .order files (when present) to follow intended reading order.

  3. Curate: mirror a minimal subset of the wiki structure under .ai/wiki/ and copy repo-relevant content into matching KB markdown files.

    • Keep filenames and headings aligned with the snapshot where possible.
    • Do not collapse everything into a single file unless the snapshot itself is tiny.

Do not ask clarifying questions about scope, target pages, or desired outcomes. Assume the task is: refresh the snapshot and curate repo-relevant content into the KB.

Only ask questions if the workflow is blocked (e.g., missing git credentials/access, missing script, or the snapshot cannot be pulled).

What is repo-relevant (generic)

Treat content as repo-relevant if it enables work in this repository.

A section is repo-relevant if it answers any of these:

  • What is this repo for and who uses it?
  • How to build/run/test/debug/deploy/release this repo
  • Repo-specific conventions and workflows (branching/versioning, environment names, generators, directory layout)
  • Required external dependencies and how to configure them locally (databases, SSO, secrets sources, URLs/ports)
  • Common troubleshooting and operational runbooks

The parent wiki may contain non-coding content (process, product, domain). Curate it only when it affects working with, operating, or changing this repo.

What to extract (priority order)

Extract, in order:

  1. Entry points (where to start, key concepts, how to navigate)
  2. Build/run/test primitives (prefer repo-owned scripts and commands as SSOT)
  3. Local environment & configuration (env names, required services, ports/URLs, where secrets come from)
  4. Release/deploy workflow (steps, smoke checks, rollbacks)
  5. Repo conventions (branching/versioning, structure, generators)
  6. Troubleshooting (common failures and known fixes)

Do not extract secrets, credentials, or customer-sensitive data.

KB output requirements (inside this repo)

Required entry point

The KB must contain .ai/wiki/index.md as the entry point.

Structure (required)

  • Mirror a minimal subset of the snapshot structure under .ai/wiki/ (e.g., Illuminate/, Coding-Guidelines/, Accessibility/).
  • Create one KB markdown per snapshot page you extract from (copy relevant sections into the matching path).
  • Keep .ai/wiki/index.md as a short table-of-contents linking to the curated KB pages.
  • Remove/rename superseded KB files in the same change (no duplicates).

Content style

Write short, actionable guidance (checklists and commands). Prefer distillation, but keep the guidance content itself inside .ai/wiki/ (copy from the snapshot and distill there). Do not link back to the external wiki for long details; instead, copy any repo-relevant details that must be searchable.

Keep .ai/wiki/ in sync with the snapshot: if content is removed or materially changed in the external wiki snapshot, remove/update it in .ai/wiki/ in the same change.

Do not add any repo-derived facts, assumptions, or helpful background that is not explicitly present in the external wiki snapshot; when unsure, omit rather than invent.