/vault-triage

Vault Triage

Review notes in _inbox/ and move them to the correct folders. Also check for orphan notes and broken wikilinks.

Vault: vlt vault="Claude" (resolves path dynamically)

Step 1: Check Inbox

List all notes in _inbox/:

vlt vault="Claude" files folder="_inbox" --json

If empty, report:

## Vault Triage

_inbox/ is empty. Nothing to triage.

Step 2: For Each Inbox Note

Read each note and determine:

1. Type (from frontmatter): decision, pattern, debug, concept, convention, methodology
2. Target folder based on type:
   • decision -> decisions/
   • pattern -> patterns/
   • debug -> debug/
   • concept -> concepts/
   • convention -> conventions/
   • methodology -> methodology/
3. Domain validation: Check domain is from controlled vocabulary
4. Missing links: Check if "Related" section exists with at least one wikilink

Present to User

### Inbox Note: [[Note Title]]

Type: <type>
Domain: <domain> (valid/invalid)
Target: <folder>/
Links: <has Related section?> <count> links

Summary: <first paragraph>

Issues:
- <domain not in vocabulary>
- <no Related section>
- <no Tags section>

User Decision

1. Move -> triage to correct folder
2. Edit -> fix issues before moving
3. Delete -> remove if not vault-worthy
4. Skip -> leave for later

Step 3: Apply Triage

Move Note

vlt vault="Claude" move path="_inbox/<Note>.md" to="<folder>/<Note>.md"

Fix Missing Links

If note lacks Related section, search for related notes:

vlt vault="Claude" search query="<keywords>" --json

Suggest top 3 matches, then add:

vlt vault="Claude" append file="<Note>" content="

## Related

- [[<Suggested Link 1>]]
- [[<Suggested Link 2>]]"

Fix Missing Tags

Derive tags from domain and add to body:

vlt vault="Claude" append file="<Note>" content="

## Tags

#<derived-tag>"

Delete Note

vlt vault="Claude" delete file="<Note>" permanent

Step 4: Check Vault Health

After triaging inbox, check overall vault health:

# Orphans (notes with no incoming links)
orphans=$(vlt vault="Claude" orphans --json)

# Broken wikilinks
broken=$(vlt vault="Claude" unresolved --json)

Report:

## Vault Health

| Metric | Count | Status |
|--------|-------|--------|
| _inbox | N | (should be 0) |
| Orphans | N | (warn if > 10) |
| Broken links | N | (should be 0) |

Fix Orphans

For each orphan, suggest links:

vlt vault="Claude" search query="<keywords from note>" --json

Add suggested link to the related note (creating an incoming link):

vlt vault="Claude" append file="<Related Note>" content="
- [[<Orphan Note>]]"

Fix Broken Links

For each broken wikilink:

1. Check if target exists with different name (alias)
2. If yes, add alias to existing note
3. If no, create stub note or remove the link

Step 5: Report Summary

## Vault Triage Summary

Date: <today>

### Moved
- [[Note A]] -> decisions/
- [[Note B]] -> patterns/

### Fixed
- Added Related section to [[Note C]]
- Added tags to [[Note D]]
- Linked orphan [[Note E]] to [[Project X]]

### Deleted
- [[Note F]] (not vault-worthy)

### Remaining Issues
- N orphans still need linking
- N broken wikilinks need resolution

### Vault Health
- Total notes: N
- _inbox: 0
- Orphans: N
- Broken links: 0

Controlled Domain Vocabulary

Valid domains:

• ai-training, ai-inference, ai-agents, ai-nlp
• developer-tools (legacy), dev-tools-cli, dev-tools-testing, dev-tools-workflow, dev-tools-knowledge
• product-management
• security-gateway, security-hardening, security-compliance
• finance-quant, finance-fintech
• frontend-ui, frontend-performance
• calendar-sync

Constraints

• Every note must have at least one wikilink (no orphans)
• Every note must have domain from controlled vocabulary
• Every note should have Tags section at bottom (not frontmatter)
• _inbox/ should be empty after triage