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Ingest: Compile Sources Into the Wiki

Ingest is the compilation step. A new raw source enters the system, and the agent turns it into a source summary, updated concept pages, new links, contradiction records, index updates, and a log entry.

Ingest algorithm

  1. Identify the source. Record path, title, author or origin if known, date, source type, and why it was added.
  2. Read without editing raw/. Extract falsifiable claims, named entities, definitions, methods, evidence, dates, and uncertainties.
  3. Create a source page. Write wiki/sources/source-slug.md as the compact proxy for the raw file.
  4. Route through index.md. Decide which existing concept, entity, and synthesis pages must be updated.
  5. Preserve and extend. Rewrite target pages so new knowledge integrates with prior content without deleting unresolved history.
  6. Record contradictions. Add unresolved conflicts to wiki/contradictions.md instead of smoothing them over.
  7. Update navigation. Add or revise index.md entries and append a log.md event.

Source preflight checklist

Check Question Stop condition
Permission Is this source allowed to enter the wiki? Confidential, copyrighted, personal, or restricted material lacks approval.
Identity Can a reviewer tell where it came from and when? No source title, origin, capture date, or path.
Scope Does this source belong to the wiki’s current domain? Interesting but unrelated material would pollute the graph.
Extraction Is the text readable enough to cite? Bad OCR, missing transcript, corrupt file, or ambiguous screenshot.
Risk Could this create legal, security, privacy, or authority confusion? Human review is required before durable writes.

Multimodal normalization

Keep the original artifact in raw/, but compile from a reviewable text proxy where possible. PDFs can get extracted markdown, screenshots can get OCR plus a human note, audio and video can get transcripts, and code repositories can get path-scoped summaries. The proxy should point back to the original rather than replacing it.

Copy-paste ingest prompt

Ingest raw/papers/example-source.pdf into this LLM Wiki.

Rules:
- Treat raw/ as read-only.
- Create or update exactly one wiki/sources/ page for the source.
- Extract Summary, Key Claims, Evidence, Entities, Connections, and Contradictions.
- Use [[wiki-links]] for related concepts and pages.
- Preserve and extend existing wiki pages; do not erase prior unresolved claims.
- Update wiki/index.md with changed pages and one-sentence summaries.
- Append a dated entry to wiki/log.md.
- End with files changed, contradictions found, and follow-up questions.

Source page shape

---
title: "Source title"
type: source-summary
raw_path: raw/papers/example-source.pdf
status: compiled
confidence: medium
created: 2026-04-27
---

# Source title

## Summary
Dense summary in 5-8 sentences.

## Key Claims
- Claim with evidence and page/section pointer when available.

## Connections
- [[concept-name]] - why this source changes the page.

## Contradictions
- Conflict with [[existing-page]] that needs review.

Done means

  • The source has a wiki/sources/ page.
  • At least one concept, entity, or synthesis page was evaluated for update.
  • index.md can route a future query to the new knowledge.
  • log.md records the operation, timestamp, and changed files.
  • Any uncertainty is visible instead of hidden in fluent prose.