Agent skill · writing content · aradotso
llm-wiki-skill
Build and maintain a personal knowledge base using Karpathy's llm-wiki methodology across Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw agents.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for building and maintaining a personal knowledge base that aren't available in public documentation.
What it needs
Requires bun, google-chrome, npm, uv installed locally. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-09. 70 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
llm-wiki-skill — Multi-Platform Knowledge Base Builder Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection. Build a persistent, interlinked personal knowledge base from URLs, PDFs, markdown files, and raw text. Based on Karpathy's llm-wiki methodology: knowledge is compiled once and maintained, not re-derived from raw docs on every query. What It Does Ingests articles, tweets, PDFs, YouTube transcripts, WeChat posts, and plain text Routes each source type to the best extraction tool automatically Generates structured wiki pages with [[bidirectional links]] Produces entity pages, topic pages, source summaries, and comparisons Outputs Obsidian-compatible local markdown files Detects orphaned pages, broken links, and contradictions via health checks Installation Recommended: Let Your Agent Install It Give your agent the repo URL and ask it to install for your platform: Manual Installation Clone the repo anywhere, then run the installer for your platform: Default Install Locations Platform Path ---------- ------ Claude Code ~/.claude/skills/llm-wiki Codex ~/.codex/skills/llm-wiki OpenClaw ~/.openclaw/skills/llm-wiki Legacy Claude Setup (existing users) Prerequisites Platform Entry Points After installation, read the platform-specific instructions: Claude Code: platforms/claude/CLAUDE.md Codex: platforms/codex/AGENTS.md OpenClaw: platforms/openclaw/README.md Knowledge Base Structure Core Workflows Initialize a New Knowledge Base Ingest a Web Article Ingest a YouTube Video Ingest a WeChat Article Ingest a PDF Ingest Raw Text or Notes Batch Process a Folder Health Check Source Routing Reference Source Type Tool Used Requires ------------- ----------- ---------- Web articles baoyu-url-to-markdown Chrome debug mode X/Twitter baoyu-url-to-markdown Chrome debug mode + X login Zhihu baoyu-url-to-markdown Chrome debug mode WeChat wechat-article-to-markdown uv YouTube youtube-transcript uv Xiaohongshu Manual paste Nothing PDF / Markdown / Text Direct pipeline Nothing Source registry l …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aradotso/llm-wiki-skill