Normalize Note

Harmonize the relationship between frontmatter (Schema-Native) and wikilinks (Graph-Native) in a note.

When to Use

Invoke when you want to:

• Detect "Key: [[Value]]" patterns in prose and suggest frontmatter fields
• Find frontmatter values that could be converted to wikilinks
• Check consistency between frontmatter references and prose wikilinks
• Get a unified view of how to improve note structure

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
path	Yes	Path to the note to normalize (e.g., "projects/my-project.md")

Process

1. Parse User Input

Recognize normalization requests:

• "normalize this note"
• "harmonize frontmatter and wikilinks in projects/foo.md"
• "sync the frontmatter with the prose"

2. Call MCP Tools (in sequence)

# Step 1: Detect prose patterns
mcp__flywheel__detect_prose_patterns(path)

# Step 2: Suggest frontmatter from patterns
mcp__flywheel__suggest_frontmatter_from_prose(path)

# Step 3: Suggest wikilinks for frontmatter
mcp__flywheel__suggest_wikilinks_in_frontmatter(path)

# Step 4: Validate cross-layer consistency
mcp__flywheel__validate_cross_layer(path)

3. Format Results

Note Normalization Report: projects/my-project.md
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Prose Patterns Detected (5):
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  Line 12: Client: [[Acme Corp]]       -> client: [[Acme Corp]]
  Line 14: Status: Active              -> status: Active
  Line 15: Owner: [[Ben Carter]]       -> owner: [[Ben Carter]]
  Line 18: Priority: High              -> priority: High
  Line 22: Due Date: 2024-01-15        -> due_date: 2024-01-15

Frontmatter -> Wikilink Suggestions (2):
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  Field: attendees[0] = "Ben Carter"
    -> attendees: [[[Ben Carter]], "Sarah Johnson"]
    Target: people/Ben Carter.md

  Field: project = "Phoenix"
    -> project: [[Phoenix]]
    Target: projects/Phoenix.md

Cross-Layer Consistency:
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  ✓ Consistent (in both): [[Acme Corp]], [[Ben Carter]]
  ⚠ Frontmatter only: Sarah Johnson (not linked in prose)
  ⚠ Prose only: [[Another Note]] (not in frontmatter)

Recommended Actions:
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1. Add detected patterns to frontmatter
2. Convert matching frontmatter values to wikilinks
3. Review prose-only links for frontmatter inclusion

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Use Cases

• New note cleanup: After writing, normalize to add proper structure
• Schema migration: Convert prose-heavy notes to structured frontmatter
• Graph enhancement: Make frontmatter values traversable via wikilinks
• Consistency audit: Ensure frontmatter and prose references align

Integration

Works with other bidirectional skills:

• promote-frontmatter: Apply frontmatter suggestions
• wikilinkify-frontmatter: Convert frontmatter values to wikilinks

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Version: 1.0.0