asking-notes
Query your Second Brain with keyword search. Use when asked to "ask my notes", "what do I know about", "query my knowledge", "/ask", or when the user has a question that their notes might answer.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill asking-notes --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Ask Your Second Brain This skill answers questions by searching your notes with keyword matching, reading the most relevant ones, and synthesizing an answer — all locally, no external API calls. ## Workflow ### 1. Search — Find Relevant Notes Use Grep and Glob to find notes matching the user's question: ```bash # Search by keywords in content Grep pattern="keyword" path="content/" glob="*.md" # Search by tags Grep pattern="tags:.*keyword" path="content/" glob="*.md" # Search by title Grep pattern="title:.*keyword" path="content/" glob="*.md" ``` Combine multiple keyword searches to find the most relevant notes. ### 2. Read — Understand the Content Read the **top 5** note files returned by the search (full markdown content). If the top 5 don't fully answer the question, read more from the results list. ### 3. Synthesize — Answer the Question Combine insights across the notes into a direct answer. Follow these rules strictly: - **Never invent information** not present in the notes - **Always cite** which note each claim comes from using `[[wiki-links]]` - **If no notes are relevant**, say so honestly — don't guess - **Connect ideas** across notes when they complement each other - *
- Workflow
- 1. Search — Find Relevant Notes
- 2. Read — Understand the Content
- 3. Synthesize — Answer the Question
- 4. Extend — Identify Gaps and Follow-ups
- Output Format
- Quality Checklist
Search by keywords in content Grep pattern="keyword" path="content/" glob="*.md" Search by tags Grep pattern="tags:.*keyword" path="content/" glob="*.md" Search by title Grep pattern="title:.*keyword" path="content/" glob="*.md"
What does the asking-notes skill do?
Query your Second Brain with keyword search. Use when asked to "ask my notes", "what do I know about", "query my knowledge", "/ask", or when the user has a question that their notes might answer.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill asking-notes --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.