kb-ingest

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Ingest a source (URL, file, or freeform note) into the knowledge base. Creates a source summary and updates or creates relevant entity and concept pages.

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KB Ingest

Ingest any source — a URL, local file, or freeform note — into the knowledge base. Produces a source summary, then creates or updates entity and concept pages with new information.

Triggers

"ingest this article" → fetch URL and ingest
"add to KB: ..." → treat the text as a freeform note
"summarize this book and add it to my KB" → ingest file or freeform content
/kb-ingest <source> → direct invocation

Parameters

`<source>` (required)

Format	Behavior
`https://...`	Fetch with WebFetch, extract content
File path	Read the file directly
Quoted text	Treat as freeform note or paste

`--topic <tag>` (optional)

Tag this source with a topic hint (e.g., --topic "machine-learning"). Influences which entity/concept pages to touch.

`--kb <path>` (optional)

Root of the knowledge base. Default: resolved by aiwg kb path (#965), which reads resolveStorage('kb') and honors any roots.kb override in .aiwg/storage.config. On the default fs backend this is .aiwg/kb/. To redirect the KB to an Obsidian vault or other backend without changing this skill, configure .aiwg/storage.config (#934).

When this skill needs to resolve the root from inside a Bash step:

KB_ROOT=$(aiwg kb path)
# write a page through the adapter (preferred — honors all backends):
echo "# Foo" | aiwg kb put entities/foo.md
# or write directly to the resolved fs path (fs backend only):
echo "# Foo" > "$KB_ROOT/entities/foo.md"

Fortemi storage routing here is only a persistence backend choice. It is not the Fortemi Core index/search backend used by aiwg index ... by default; --backend local selects the legacy fallback. KB pages join that search cache only after the artifact graph has been built and synced with aiwg index sync.

`--dry-run` (optional)

Show what would be created or updated without writing files.

Execution Flow

Phase 1: Acquire Content

Resolve the source type (URL, file, freeform text).
For URLs: fetch with WebFetch. Extract title, author, date, and body text.
For files: read directly. Infer type from extension or content.
For freeform text: treat as a note; title defaults to first sentence (truncated to 60 chars).

Phase 2: Summarize

Using the source-summary template at $AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/knowledge-base/templates/source-summary.md:

Extract 3–7 key takeaways
Identify notable quotes (verbatim, with location if available)
Write a 2–5 sentence summary
Note strengths and weaknesses

Determine the slug: lowercase title, spaces to hyphens, strip punctuation. Save to: <kb>/sources/<slug>.md

Phase 3: Identify Entities and Concepts

Scan the source content for:

Named entities (people, tools, companies, places, products)
Concepts, techniques, patterns, or frameworks mentioned

For each identified item:

Check whether a page already exists in <kb>/entities/ or <kb>/concepts/.
If it exists: read the current page, add new facts or sources if not already present.
If it does not exist: create a new page from the appropriate template.

Use the entity-page template for discrete things. Use the concept-page template for ideas and techniques.

Phase 4: Cross-Link

In the new source summary, populate the Connections section with [[wiki-links]] to pages touched. In each touched entity/concept page, add the source to the Sources table.

Phase 5: Report

KB Ingest complete

Source summary: .aiwg/kb/sources/article-slug.md
Pages created:
  + .aiwg/kb/entities/person-name.md
  + .aiwg/kb/concepts/technique-name.md
Pages updated:
  ~ .aiwg/kb/entities/existing-entity.md  (added source)

Next steps:
  - Review created pages and fill placeholder sections
  - Run /kb-health to check for orphan pages

Scope Limits

Create or update at most 5 entity/concept pages per ingest run. If more are identified, list them in the report as "candidates for future pages" rather than creating stubs automatically.
Do not fetch URLs found within the source content. Ingest one source at a time.
Do not remove or overwrite existing content in updated pages — only append to Sources tables and add missing facts clearly marked with the source.

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/knowledge-base/templates/source-summary.md
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/knowledge-base/templates/entity-page.md
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/knowledge-base/templates/concept-page.md
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/knowledge-base/skills/kb-health/SKILL.md