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Manage knowhow entries (workflow and system)

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$manage-knowhow
$manage-knowhow "list --store workflow"
$manage-knowhow "search authentication"
$manage-knowhow "view KNW-20260318-001"
$manage-knowhow "edit MEMORY.md"
$manage-knowhow "delete TIP-20260318-001 --confirm"
$manage-knowhow "prune --before 2026-01-01 --type tip --dry-run"

Subcommands: list, search, view, edit, delete, prune.

Flags:

  • --store workflow|system|all — Target store (default: all)
  • --tag <tag> — Filter by tag
  • --type <session|tip|template|recipe|reference|decision> — Filter by knowhow type
  • --confirm — Skip delete confirmation prompt
  • --before <date> / --after <date> — Date filters for prune
  • --dry-run — Preview prune without deleting (default for prune — use --execute to actually delete)
  • --execute — Required to actually perform prune deletions (prune defaults to dry-run)

Output boundary: Workflow store writes MUST target .workflow/knowhow/ only. System store writes MUST target ~/.claude/projects/*/memory/ only. NEVER modify source code or files outside these paths.

Phase Gates (MANDATORY, BLOCKING)

GATE 1: Parse → Execute (Subcommand routing)

  • REQUIRED: Subcommand parsed from first token (list/search/view/edit/delete/prune).
  • REQUIRED: Both store paths resolved (workflow + system).
  • BLOCKED if E001 (no memory stores found) or invalid subcommand.

GATE 2: Execute → Mutate (For destructive subcommands: delete/prune/edit)

  • REQUIRED: Target entry/file resolved and exists (E002 if not found).
  • REQUIRED: MEMORY.md protected from deletion (E004 — use edit instead).
  • REQUIRED: For prune: at least one filter provided (E003).
  • REQUIRED: User confirmation before delete/prune unless --confirm flag set.
  • BLOCKED if target unresolvable or confirmation denied.

Step 1: Resolve Store Paths

  • Workflow store: .workflow/knowhow/ (entries: KNW-*.md, TIP-*.md, TPL-*.md, RCP-*.md, REF-*.md, DCS-*.md, indexed in .workflow/wiki-index.json)
  • System store: ~/.claude/projects/{project}/memory/ (files: MEMORY.md + topic .md files)

Derive system path from project root (replace path separators with --, prefix drive letter).

Step 2: Parse Subcommand

Default to list if no arguments. Parse first token as subcommand.

Step 3: Execute Subcommand

list: Show entries from both stores (or filtered by --store, --tag, --type).

  • Workflow: use maestro search --type knowhow --json or read .workflow/wiki-index.json, display ID, type, category, date, tags, title
  • System: list .md files in system memory directory

search <query>: Full-text grep across both stores. Rank by match count.

view <id|file>: Auto-detect store from format (KNW-*/TIP-*/TPL-*/RCP-*/REF-*/DCS-* = workflow, else system). Display full content.

edit <file>: Edit a system memory file. Read current content, apply changes. Warn if MEMORY.md exceeds 200 lines (W003).

delete <id|file>: Require confirmation (or --confirm flag). MEMORY.md cannot be deleted (E004). Remove entry file (WikiIndexer auto-updates .workflow/wiki-index.json on next access).

prune: Requires at least one filter (--tag, --type, --before, --after). Workflow store only. Prune defaults to dry-run (preview only) — always display the list of entries that would be deleted first. To actually delete, user must pass --execute. When --execute is used, prompt for confirmation via request_user_input before proceeding (unless --confirm is also passed).

Step 4: Integrity Check

After write operations, verify:

  • No orphaned files without index entries (W001)
  • No dangling index references to missing files (W001)
  • System MEMORY.md references valid topic files (W002)

<error_codes>

CodeSeverityDescription
E001errorNo stores found — for workflow store run $manage-knowhow-capture; for system store run $manage-memory-capture or create MEMORY.md
E002errorEntry ID or filename not found
E003errorPrune requires at least one filter flag
E004errorCannot delete MEMORY.md — use edit subcommand instead
W001warningIndex has orphaned files or dangling references
W002warningMEMORY.md references non-existent topic file
W003warningMEMORY.md exceeds 200 lines — content truncated at load
</error_codes>

<success_criteria>

  • Store paths resolved correctly for both workflow and system stores
  • Subcommand parsed and validated (defaults to list)
  • list: displays entries from selected stores with filtering
  • search: full-text grep across stores, ranked by match count
  • view: auto-detects store, displays full content
  • edit: reads and applies changes to system memory files
  • delete: requires confirmation, prevents MEMORY.md deletion
  • prune: requires filter, supports --dry-run, workflow store only
  • Integrity check after write operations (orphans, dangling refs) </success_criteria>