PersonalWikiSkill
title: Personal Wiki Skill type: technique created: 2026-05-19 last_updated: 2026-05-19 related: ["Playradar", "radar/techniques/LLMMaintainedWiki", "radar/techniques/PARA", "radar/techniques/ZettelkastenObsidian"] sources: ["https://gist.github.com/farzaa/c35ac0cfbeb957788650e36aabea836d"] radar_quadrant: Techniques radar_ring: Assess radar_position: inner
A Claude skill (slash command) that transforms personal data sources — journals, notes, messages, exports — into a structured personal knowledge base. Written by Farza (@farzaa). Implements the LLM-Maintained Wiki architecture pattern as a Claude Code skill with named commands, writing standards, and directory taxonomy.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/wiki ingest |
Convert source data (Day One, Obsidian, Notion, email, Twitter) into standardised raw/entries/ markdown files |
/wiki absorb [date-range] |
Compile entries into wiki articles; default: last 30 days |
/wiki query <question> |
Navigate the wiki to answer questions; read-only |
/wiki cleanup |
Audit and enrich articles via parallel subagents |
/wiki breakdown |
Find and create missing articles |
/wiki status |
Stats: entries absorbed, articles by category, orphans |
The skill frames the operator as a writer, not a filing clerk. The absorption loop asks not "where does this fact go?" but "what does this mean, and how does it connect to what I already know?" Concept articles — patterns, philosophies, recurring arcs — are treated as the highest-value output.
Articles follow Wikipedia tone: flat, factual, encyclopedic. Em dashes, peacock words, and editorial voice are prohibited. Direct quotes carry emotional weight; the surrounding prose stays neutral. Structure is by theme, not chronology. Maximum two direct quotes per article.
Articles organise into directories that emerge from the data: people/, projects/, places/, philosophies/, patterns/, tensions/, eras/, decisions/, transitions/, experiments/. New directories are created freely when the data requires them.
The Personal Wiki Skill is a specific implementation of the LLM-Maintained Wiki pattern. It targets personal life data rather than technical documentation. PARA Method (Assess/inner) organises information by project/area/resource/archive; the Personal Wiki Skill organises by semantic meaning and cross-linked concepts. Zettelkasten (Assess/center) is a manual linking discipline; the Personal Wiki Skill automates the compilation and linking step.
Personal Wiki Skill sits in the Assess ring of the Techniques quadrant, at inner position. Active use confirmed in this repository as of 2026-05-19; this radar wiki is maintained using this skill. The methodology is working: articles are produced, radar blips are assessed, and knowledge accumulates across sessions. Inner position reflects active hands-on use and a clear path to sustained adoption. The remaining gate before Trial is validation across a non-radar data corpus (personal notes, project journals) to confirm the technique generalises beyond the technology radar use case.
