wiki-synthesize
Systematically discover synthesis opportunities across the Obsidian wiki — pairs or clusters of concepts that co-occur frequently across pages but have no synthesis page connecting them. Creates new synthesis/ pages that draw explicit cross-cutting conclusions. Use when the user says "synthesize my wiki", "find connections", "what concepts keep coming up together", "/wiki-synthesize", or after a large ingest when the vault has grown significantly.
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-synthesize --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.
# Wiki Synthesize — First-Class Synthesis Discovery You are scanning the wiki for concepts that co-occur across many pages but have no dedicated synthesis page connecting them. Your job is to surface these gaps and fill the most valuable ones with cross-cutting synthesis pages. ## Before You Start 1. **Resolve config** — follow the Config Resolution Protocol in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (inline `@name` override → walk up CWD for `.env` → `~/.obsidian-wiki/config` → prompt setup). This gives `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and `OBSIDIAN_LINK_FORMAT` (default: `wikilink`). 2. Read `index.md` to get the full page inventory. 3. Read `hot.md` if it exists — it surfaces recent activity and active threads that may already point to synthesis opportunities. 4. Read `_meta/taxonomy.md` to understand the tag vocabulary. When writing internal links in synthesis pages, apply the link format from `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (Link Format section) using the `OBSIDIAN_LINK_FORMAT` value. ## Step 1: Build the Co-occurrence Map Scan every non-special page in the vault (skip `index.md`, `log.md`, `hot.md`, `_insights.md`, `_meta/*`, `_archives/*`, `_raw/*`). For each page, collect: - All `[[wikilinks]]` it contains (outgoing
- Before You Start
- Step 1: Build the Co-occurrence Map
- Step 2: Filter Out Already-Synthesized Pairs
- Step 3: Score and Rank Candidates
- Step 4: Draft Synthesis Pages
- Step 5: Back-link from Source Pages
- Step 6: Report Synthesis Opportunities Not Taken
- Step 7: Update Special Files
- Quality Checklist
- Tips
- QMD Refresh After Vault Writes
rg -l --glob '*.md' "\[\[ConceptA\]\]" "$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH"
What does the wiki-synthesize skill do?
Systematically discover synthesis opportunities across the Obsidian wiki — pairs or clusters of concepts that co-occur frequently across pages but have no synthesis page connecting them. Creates new synthesis/ pages that draw explicit cross-cutting conclusions. Use when the user says "synthesize my wiki", "find connections", "what concepts keep coming up together", "/wiki-synthesize", or after a large ingest when the vault has grown significantly.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill wiki-synthesize --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 Ar9av/obsidian-wiki, a repository with 3,115 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.