name: query description: Query the wiki for information. Uses a tiered search strategy to minimize token usage. Synthesizes an answer with citations, and optionally files the result as a thread. argument-hint: <question> allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Glob Grep Bash

Query Wiki

Answer the following question using the wiki: $ARGUMENTS

Follow the Workflow: Query defined in CLAUDE.md. Use the tiered search strategy.

Tiered Search (stop as soon as you have enough)

Tier 1: Index scan (cheap)

Read wiki/index.md only. Check if the question can be answered from page titles and one-line descriptions alone.

Examples that Tier 1 can handle:

• "Do we have a page on X?" → check index
• "How many papers have we ingested?" → count entries
• "List all methods" → read Methods section

If sufficient, answer immediately and stop. Do not read any other pages.

Tier 2: Targeted read (moderate)

If Tier 1 is insufficient, identify the 3-5 most relevant pages from the index. Read only those pages. This handles most queries:

• "What does paper X say about Y?"
• "Explain concept Z"
• "What method did experiment W use?"

If sufficient, answer and stop.

Tier 3: Broad search (expensive)

Only if Tier 2 is insufficient:

• Use Grep across wiki/ for query terms to find additional pages
• Read wiki/synthesis.md for cross-cutting themes
• Read up to 10-15 pages total (hard cap)

This is for complex synthesis questions:

• "Compare all methods for X"
• "What contradictions exist in the literature?"
• "Summarize everything we know about Y"

Synthesize

Compose an answer based on wiki content:

• Cite sources with wikilinks: [[src-slug|Author et al. (Year)]]
• Reference concept/method pages: [[slug]]
• If wiki content is insufficient, explicitly state what's missing

Optionally File

If the answer is a significant synthesis or comparison worth preserving, ask:

"This analysis seems worth filing as a thread. Shall I create a thread page?"

If yes: create wiki/threads/{slug}.md, update index and log.