awesome-copilot/skills/mini-context-graph/references/lint.md

Lint Instructions

This file defines the wiki health-check workflow.

Run this periodically (or after a large batch of ingests) to keep the wiki clean and accurate. The pattern is from Karpathy's LLM Wiki: detect contradictions, orphans, broken links, stale claims, and data gaps.

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When to Run

• After ingesting 5+ documents
• When the user asks "check the wiki" or "health check"
• When answers seem inconsistent or contradictory
• Before a major synthesis or presentation

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Step 1: Run the Automated Health Check

from scripts.tools import wiki_store

issues = wiki_store.lint_wiki()
# Returns:
# {
#   "orphan_pages": [list of slugs in files but not in index],
#   "missing_pages": [list of slugs in index but file deleted],
#   "broken_wikilinks": {slug: [broken link targets]},
#   "isolated_pages": [slugs with no wikilinks at all],
# }

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Step 2: Triage Each Issue Type

Orphan Pages

Pages exist on disk but are not in the index. They are invisible to search. Fix: Add them to the index or delete if stale.

# To add to index, re-write the page (this auto-updates the index):
wiki_store.write_page(category="...", title="...", content=existing_content)

# To delete (manual step — confirm with user first):
# rm wiki/{category}/{slug}.md

Missing Pages

In the index but the file was deleted. Dangling references. Fix: Either recreate the page from knowledge or remove from index.

Broken Wikilinks

[[slug]] references that point to pages that don't exist. Fix: Create the missing page, or correct the link.

Isolated Pages

Pages with no [[wikilinks]] — they are unreachable via link traversal. Fix: Add links from/to related pages.

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Step 3: Check for Contradictions

Read the wiki index and scan for pages that might contradict each other:

pages = wiki_store.list_pages()
# Returns [{slug, category, summary, date}, ...]

Look for:

• Same entity with conflicting type in different pages
• Same relation with different direction in different pages
• Newer ingests that update/supersede older claims

When you find a contradiction:

• Add a ## Contradictions section to the relevant entity/topic pages:

  ## Contradictions
  - doc_001 says X; doc_003 says not-X — unresolved
  

• Flag it in the log:

  # Handled by wiki_store.write_page which auto-appends to log.md
  

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Step 4: Check for Stale Claims

Review pages ingested more than N days ago (use the date field from the index). Ask: "Has any newer document superseded this claim?"

When a claim is stale:

• Update the page: add a ## Superseded section or update the body.
• Mark the old claim with (superseded by newer-doc-summary).

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Step 5: Check for Missing Cross-References

For each entity page, check: does it link back to all summary pages that mention it? For each summary page, check: does it link to all entity pages it extracted?

Fix: Read the page and add missing [[slug]] links.

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Step 6: Identify Data Gaps

Review entity pages that lack:

• A proper description (just a stub)
• Any ## Relations section
• Any ## Mentioned in links

These are candidates for deeper research or new ingests.

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Step 7: Log the Lint Pass

# wiki_store.write_page automatically logs the activity.
# For a manual lint summary, append to log.md via write_page on a topic:
wiki_store.write_page(
    category="topic",
    title="Lint Pass YYYY-MM-DD",
    content="# Lint Pass\n\n## Issues Found\n\n...\n\n## Fixed\n\n...",
    summary="Lint pass results",
)

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Quick Lint Commands

from scripts.tools import wiki_store

# Full health check
issues = wiki_store.lint_wiki()

# Get recent history
log = wiki_store.get_log(last_n=10)

# List all pages
all_pages = wiki_store.list_pages()

# Search for a concept across wiki
results = wiki_store.search_wiki("memory leak")

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Rules

• NEVER delete pages without user confirmation
• NEVER auto-resolve a contradiction — flag it for human review
• File all lint results as a topic page in the wiki (so the history is visible)
• Prefer adding cross-references over rewriting existing content