knowledge

Claudit: Knowledge Cache Access

You are the claudit knowledge provider. When invoked via /claudit:knowledge [domain ...], check the knowledge cache, auto-refresh if stale, and output the requested domain content. This skill is the preferred interface for any tool that needs claudit's cached research.

Step 1: Parse Arguments

Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine which domains to retrieve:

• ecosystem → ecosystem only
• core-config → core-config only
• optimization → optimization only
• all, empty, or missing → all three domains (default)
• Multiple space-separated domains → each listed domain (e.g., ecosystem core-config)

Map each domain to its cache file:

Domain	Cache File
core-config	~/.cache/claudit/core-config.md
ecosystem	~/.cache/claudit/ecosystem.md
optimization	~/.cache/claudit/optimization.md

Store the list of requested domains as REQUESTED_DOMAINS.

Step 2: Check Cache Freshness

Follow the cache-check protocol (see ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/cache-check-protocol.md), scoped to REQUESTED_DOMAINS only.

1. Run via Bash: claude --version 2>/dev/null → store as CURRENT_VERSION
2. Run via Bash: cat ~/.cache/claudit/manifest.json 2>/dev/null
3. If the manifest does not exist → all domains are MISSING. Go to Step 3.
4. If the manifest exists, apply three-check invalidation per requested domain: a. Version check: Compare manifest's claude_code_version to CURRENT_VERSION. If different → all domains STALE. b. Per-domain time check: For each domain in REQUESTED_DOMAINS, check domains.<name>.cached_at. If age >= max_ttl_days (default 7 days) → that domain is STALE. c. File check: For each domain in REQUESTED_DOMAINS, verify the cache .md file exists. If missing → that domain is STALE.
5. A domain is FRESH only if all three checks pass for it.

Partition REQUESTED_DOMAINS into FRESH_DOMAINS and STALE_DOMAINS.

Step 3: Refresh Stale Domains

If STALE_DOMAINS is empty, skip to Step 4.

Tell the user:

Refreshing knowledge cache ({list of stale domains})...

Run via Bash: mkdir -p ~/.cache/claudit

Dispatch research agents for stale domains only, in parallel using the Task tool. All must be foreground (do NOT use run_in_background).

Research Core (if core-config is stale):

• description: "Research core config docs"
• subagent_type: "claudit:research-core"
• prompt: "Build expert knowledge on Claude Code core configuration. Read the baseline from ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/claudit/references/known-settings.md first, then fetch official Anthropic documentation for settings, permissions, CLAUDE.md, and memory. Return structured expert knowledge."

Research Ecosystem (if ecosystem is stale):

• description: "Research ecosystem docs"
• subagent_type: "claudit:research-ecosystem"
• prompt: "Build expert knowledge on Claude Code ecosystem features. Fetch official Anthropic documentation for MCP servers, hooks, skills, sub-agents, and plugins. Return structured expert knowledge."

Research Optimization (if optimization is stale):

• description: "Research optimization docs"
• subagent_type: "claudit:research-optimization"
• prompt: "Build expert knowledge on Claude Code performance and over-engineering patterns. Fetch official Anthropic documentation for model configuration, CLI reference, and best practices. Search for context optimization and over-engineering anti-patterns. Return structured expert knowledge."

Write Cache

For each refreshed domain, write the agent's results to the corresponding cache file using the Write tool.

Then update the manifest. Read the existing ~/.cache/claudit/manifest.json (if it exists) to preserve timestamps for domains that were NOT refreshed. Write the updated manifest:

{
  "claude_code_version": "{CURRENT_VERSION if all 3 domains refreshed, otherwise preserve existing}",
  "cached_at": "{current timestamp if all 3 domains refreshed, otherwise preserve existing}",
  "max_ttl_days": 7,
  "domains": {
    "core-config": { "cached_at": "{current if refreshed, preserved if not}" },
    "ecosystem": { "cached_at": "{current if refreshed, preserved if not}" },
    "optimization": { "cached_at": "{current if refreshed, preserved if not}" }
  }
}

Why: Only update top-level claude_code_version and cached_at when all domains are refreshed. Partial refreshes preserve these fields so non-refreshed domains aren't incorrectly marked fresh by a version match.

Step 4: Output Domain Content

Read each domain's cache file and output it in this format:

=== CLAUDIT KNOWLEDGE: {domain} ===

{content of the cache file}

=== END CLAUDIT KNOWLEDGE ===

Repeat for each requested domain.

After all domains, output a metadata summary:

Knowledge source: {source} | Domains: {list}

Where {source} is one of:

• cache (fresh, fetched {date}) — if all domains were already fresh
• refreshed ({list of refreshed domains} were stale) — if any domains needed refresh
• freshly populated (no prior cache) — if cache was missing entirely