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Daniel 6bab904d13 feat: v1.4.0 audit fixes, multi-agent compatibility, Bases dashboard
External audit flagged 8 actionable items against current best practices for
Agent Skills, Claude Code hooks, Obsidian v1.9-v1.12, and JSON Canvas 1.0.
This release addresses all of them and adds multi-agent compatibility files
at zero cost to existing users.

Tier 1, critical fixes:

* wiki/meta/dashboard.base: NEW Obsidian Bases dashboard (native, no plugin
  needed). Replaces Dataview as the primary dashboard. Six views: Recent
  Activity, Seed Pages, Entities Missing Sources, Open Questions,
  Comparisons, Sources.
* wiki/meta/dashboard.md: now embeds dashboard.base. Legacy Dataview queries
  retained as optional fallback for users on Obsidian < 1.9.10.
* README.md and skills/wiki/references/plugins.md: Plugins section
  reorganized to recommend Bases (core, no install) primary, Dataview
  optional/legacy.
* skills/canvas/references/canvas-spec.md: added missing JSON Canvas 1.0
  fields. Group nodes now document background and backgroundStyle (cover,
  ratio, repeat). Edges document fromEnd (default 'none') and toEnd
  (default 'arrow') asymmetric defaults. Hex ID convention noted alongside
  descriptive ID alternative.
* .gitignore: track wiki/meta/dashboard.base explicitly.

Tier 2, important improvements:

* hooks/hooks.json: SessionStart now uses both command type
  ([ -f wiki/hot.md ] && cat ...) and prompt type. Command type is the
  canonical safety check that works in non-vault sessions without erroring.
  Matcher: startup|resume.
* hooks/hooks.json: NEW PostCompact hook re-injects hot cache after context
  compaction (hook-injected context does not survive compaction; CLAUDE.md
  does).
* hooks/hooks.json: PostToolUse auto-commit now guarded by [ -d .git ].
* hooks/README.md: NEW documentation including known plugin-hooks STDOUT bug
  (anthropics/claude-code#10875) and workarounds.
* skills/wiki/references/mcp-setup.md: added Option D (Obsidian CLI) for
  v1.12+. Added warning callout above NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED line
  explaining process-wide TLS bypass and recommending Option D as the
  secure alternative.
* skills/wiki-ingest/SKILL.md: documented [!contradiction] custom callout
  CSS dependency on vault-colors.css snippet.
* skills/wiki/references/css-snippets.md: full documentation of all four
  custom callouts (contradiction, gap, key-insight, stale) with built-in
  fallback equivalents.

Tier 3, multi-agent compatibility (low complexity, high reach):

* AGENTS.md: Codex CLI / OpenCode bootstrap.
* GEMINI.md: Gemini CLI / Antigravity bootstrap.
* .cursor/rules/claude-obsidian.mdc: Cursor always-on rules.
* .windsurf/rules/claude-obsidian.md: Windsurf Cascade rules.
* .github/copilot-instructions.md: GitHub Copilot conventions.
* bin/setup-multi-agent.sh: idempotent symlink installer for Codex,
  OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf. Wires up the skills/ directory in
  each agent's expected location.

Style cleanup: scrubbed all em dashes from every skill, hook, doc, and
bootstrap file (249 total replacements across 26 files). Skills now use
periods, commas, and colons throughout for cleaner natural prose.

Version: 1.3.0 to 1.4.0 (aligns plugin.json with GitHub release tag format).

Already resolved in v1.1 (no action needed):
* defuddle, obsidian-bases, obsidian-markdown skills shipped
* URL ingestion, vision ingestion, delta tracking docs
* Multi-depth wiki-query (Quick / Standard / Deep)
* PostToolUse auto-commit hook
* allowed-tools field removed from all SKILL.md files
* All templates already use plural tag/alias forms
* Custom callouts CSS already in vault-colors.css

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-08 17:52:03 +03:00

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Research Program

This file configures the autoresearch loop. Edit it to match your domain and research style. The autoresearch skill reads it before every run.


Search Objectives

Default objectives for every research session:

  • Find authoritative sources (prefer: .edu, peer-reviewed papers, official documentation, primary sources, established publications)
  • Extract key entities (people, organizations, products, tools)
  • Extract key concepts and frameworks
  • Note contradictions between sources
  • Identify open questions and research gaps
  • Prefer sources from the last 2 years unless the topic is foundational

Confidence Scoring

Label every claim with confidence when filing:

  • high: multiple independent authoritative sources agree
  • medium: single good source, or sources partially agree
  • low: speculation, opinion pieces, single informal source, or claim not verified

Always note the source date for factual claims. Mark claims from sources older than 3 years as potentially stale.


Loop Constraints

  • Max search rounds per topic: 3
  • Max wiki pages created per session: 15
  • Max sources fetched per round: 5
  • If max pages is reached before the loop completes: file what you have, note what was skipped in Open Questions

Output Style

  • Declarative, present tense
  • Cite every non-obvious claim: (Source: [[Page]])
  • Short pages: under 200 lines. Split if longer.
  • No hedging language ("it seems", "perhaps", "might be")
  • Flag uncertainty explicitly: > [!gap] This claim needs verification.

Domain Notes

[Add domain-specific instructions here. Examples:]

For AI/tech research:

  • Prefer: arXiv, official GitHub repos, official product documentation, Hacker News discussions with high karma
  • Note: LLM benchmarks are often gamed: treat leaderboard claims as low confidence unless independently verified

For business/market research:

  • Prefer: company filings, Crunchbase, Bloomberg, verified industry reports
  • Flag: press releases as low confidence without independent verification

For medical/health research:

  • Prefer: PubMed, Cochrane reviews, peer-reviewed clinical trials
  • Always note: sample size, study type (RCT vs observational), and recency

Exclusions

Do not cite as high-confidence sources:

  • Reddit posts or forums (use as pointers to primary sources only)
  • Social media posts
  • Undated web pages
  • Sources that don't cite their own claims