hiivmind-corpus-enhance

Corpus Index Enhancement

Expand and deepen specific sections of an existing corpus index. Can search across all sources or focus on specific ones.

Prerequisites

Run from within a corpus skill directory. Valid locations:

Destination Type	Location
User-level skill	~/.claude/skills/{skill-name}/
Repo-local skill	{repo}/.claude-plugin/skills/{skill-name}/
Single-corpus plugin	{plugin-root}/ (with .claude-plugin/plugin.json)
Multi-corpus plugin	{marketplace}/{plugin-name}/

Requires:

• config.yaml with at least one source configured
• index.md with real entries (run hiivmind-corpus-build first)

Note: This skill enhances index depth, not freshness. Use hiivmind-corpus-refresh to sync with upstream changes.

When to Use vs Other Skills

Situation	Use This Skill?	Instead Use
Initial index was shallow on a topic	✅ Yes	-
Need more detail on a feature	✅ Yes	-
Want to reorganize or add subsections	✅ Yes	-
Upstream docs have changed	❌ No	hiivmind-corpus-refresh
Want to add a new source (git/local/web)	❌ No	hiivmind-corpus-add-source
Corpus has no sources yet	❌ No	hiivmind-corpus-add-source
First-time index building	❌ No	hiivmind-corpus-build

State Flow

Step 1              Step 2                Step 3             Step 4               Step 5              Step 6
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
computed.sources -> computed.index     -> computed.topic  -> computed.findings -> computed.proposed -> computed
computed.config     computed.index_type   computed.goal      computed.sources     _changes             .entries
                    computed.sections     computed.depth      _searched           computed              _added
                                          computed.keywords  computed.new_docs    .keywords_applied

Process

1. VALIDATE  →  2. READ INDEX  →  3. ASK USER  →  4. EXPLORE  →  5. ENHANCE  →  6. SAVE

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Step 1: Validate Prerequisites

Inputs: invocation args (topic, corpus_path) Outputs: computed.config, computed.sources See: lib/corpus/patterns/config-parsing.md and lib/corpus/patterns/status.md

Before proceeding, verify the corpus is ready for enhancement:

VALIDATE_PREREQUISITES():
  computed.config = Read("config.yaml")
  IF computed.config IS error:
    DISPLAY "No config.yaml found. Are you in a corpus skill directory?"
    DISPLAY "Valid locations: ~/.claude/skills/{name}/, {repo}/.claude-plugin/skills/{name}/"
    EXIT

  computed.sources = extract_sources(computed.config)
  IF len(computed.sources) == 0:
    DISPLAY "No sources configured. Run hiivmind-corpus-add-source first."
    EXIT

  index_content = Read("index.md")
  IF index_content IS error:
    DISPLAY "No index.md found. Run hiivmind-corpus-build first."
    EXIT
  IF index_content matches /Run hiivmind-corpus-build/:
    DISPLAY "Index is a placeholder. Run hiivmind-corpus-build first."
    EXIT

  computed.index_raw = index_content

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Step 2: Read Index

Inputs: computed.index_raw (from Step 1) Outputs: computed.index, computed.index_type, computed.sections See: lib/corpus/patterns/paths.md for path resolution.

GUARD_STEP_2():
  IF computed.index_raw IS null:
    DISPLAY "Cannot proceed: Step 1 (Validate) has not completed."
    EXIT

Load the current index to understand existing coverage.

DETECT_INDEX_STRUCTURE():
  sub_indexes = Glob("index-*.md")
  IF sub_indexes IS error:
    DISPLAY "Failed to scan for sub-index files: " + sub_indexes.message
    # Non-fatal — assume single index
    sub_indexes = []

  IF len(sub_indexes) > 0:
    computed.index_type = "tiered"
    computed.sub_indexes = sub_indexes
    # Ask user which index to target
  ELSE:
    computed.index_type = "single"
    computed.sub_indexes = []

  computed.index = computed.index_raw
  computed.sections = extract_sections(computed.index)

Detect Index Structure

Single index: Only index.md exists Tiered index: Multiple files like index.md, index-reference.md, index-guides.md

For tiered indexes:

• Main index.md contains section summaries and links to sub-indexes
• Sub-indexes contain detailed entries for each section
• User may want to enhance main index OR a specific sub-index

Ask user: "This corpus uses tiered indexing. Do you want to enhance the main index overview, or a specific section like index-reference.md?"

Identify Enhancement Opportunities

• Current sections and their depth
• Topics with minimal entries
• Areas that could benefit from subsections
• Sections that link to sub-indexes (tiered only)

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Step 3: Ask User

Inputs: computed.sections, computed.index_type (from Step 2) Outputs: computed.topic, computed.goal, computed.depth, computed.keywords

GUARD_STEP_3():
  IF computed.sections IS null:
    DISPLAY "Cannot proceed: Step 2 (Read Index) has not completed."
    EXIT

Present the current structure and ask:

1. Which topic to enhance?

   • "Which section would you like to expand?"
   • "Is there a specific feature or concept you need more detail on?"

2. What's the goal?

   • "What are you trying to accomplish with this topic?"
   • "Any specific questions you want the index to help answer?"

3. Desired depth?

   • "Should I find all related docs, or focus on the essentials?"
   • "Do you want subsections, or just more entries?"

4. Operational keywords? (if applicable)

   • "Is this corpus paired with a routing guide or decision tree?"
   • "Should entries include searchable keywords for operational lookup?"
   • "What vocabulary does your routing system use?"

   If the user has a routing guide, ask to see the keyword vocabulary.

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Step 4: Explore

Inputs: computed.topic, computed.goal, computed.sources (from Steps 1, 3) Outputs: computed.findings, computed.sources_searched, computed.new_docs See: lib/corpus/patterns/scanning.md and lib/corpus/patterns/sources/README.md

GUARD_STEP_4():
  IF computed.topic IS null:
    DISPLAY "Cannot proceed: Step 3 (Ask User) has not completed."
    EXIT
  IF computed.sources IS null OR len(computed.sources) == 0:
    DISPLAY "Cannot proceed: no sources available."
    EXIT

Search for relevant documentation not yet in the index.

Identify Target Sources

IDENTIFY_TARGETS():
  computed.sources_searched = []
  computed.findings = []
  computed.new_docs = []

  IF user specified a source name:
    targets = [s for s in computed.sources if s.id == user_source]
    IF len(targets) == 0:
      DISPLAY "Source '" + user_source + "' not found in config.yaml."
      DISPLAY "Available sources: " + join(s.id for s in computed.sources, ", ")
      EXIT
  ELSE:
    targets = computed.sources  # search all

Search by Source Type

SEARCH_SOURCES(targets, topic):
  FOR source IN targets:
    computed.sources_searched.append(source.id)

    SWITCH source.type:
      CASE "git":
        base = ".source/" + source.id + "/" + source.docs_root
        results = Glob(base + "/**/*.md")
        IF results IS error:
          DISPLAY "Warning: could not scan " + base + " — " + results.message
          CONTINUE
        keyword_hits = Grep(topic, path=base, glob="*.md", output_mode="files_with_matches")

      CASE "local":
        base = "uploads/" + source.id
        results = Glob(base + "/**/*.md")
        keyword_hits = Grep(topic, path=base, glob="*.md", output_mode="files_with_matches")

      CASE "web":
        base = ".cache/web/" + source.id
        results = Glob(base + "/*.md")
        keyword_hits = Grep(topic, path=base, glob="*.md", output_mode="files_with_matches")

      CASE "self":
        repo_root = Bash("git rev-parse --show-toplevel").strip()
        docs_root = source.docs_root
        IF docs_root == ".": docs_root = ""
        base = repo_root + ("/" + docs_root IF docs_root ELSE "")
        results = Glob(base + "/**/*.md", exclude=".hiivmind/**")
        keyword_hits = Grep(topic, path=base, glob="*.md", output_mode="files_with_matches")

    # Filter to docs not already in the index
    FOR hit IN keyword_hits:
      entry_path = source.id + ":" + relative_path(hit, base)
      IF entry_path NOT IN computed.index:
        computed.new_docs.append({
          source: source.id,
          source_type: source.type,
          path: entry_path,
          file: hit
        })

    computed.findings.append({
      source: source.id,
      type: source.type,
      total_files: len(results),
      keyword_hits: len(keyword_hits),
      new_docs: len([d for d in computed.new_docs if d.source == source.id])
    })

Git sources (.source/{source_id}/):

If no local clone, use raw GitHub URLs (see lib/corpus/patterns/paths.md):

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{owner}/{repo}/{branch}/{docs_root}/{path}

Local sources (uploads/{source_id}/)

Web sources (.cache/web/{source_id}/)

Cross-Source Discovery

If the topic spans multiple sources, search all and group findings by source:

Found related content in 2 sources:

react (git):
- src/content/reference/useCallback.md
- src/content/learn/you-might-not-need-an-effect.md

kent-testing-blog (web):
- testing-implementation-details.md (discusses React testing patterns)

What to Look For

• Files not currently in the index
• Sections within files that deserve separate entries
• Related docs that could be grouped together
• Anchor points (#headings) for specific topics within large files
• Cross-source connections (e.g., blog post explaining library feature)
• Large structured files that need special handling (see below)

Detecting Large Structured Files

See: lib/corpus/patterns/scanning.md for large file detection.

When enhancing, check if any discovered files are too large to read (>1000 lines).

If file > 1000 lines, mark it with ⚡ GREP in the index:

- **OpenAPI Spec** `api-docs:openapi.yaml` ⚡ GREP - Full API spec (5k lines). Search with: `grep -n "/users" ... -A 20`

Common patterns for large file types:

File Type	Search Pattern
GraphQL	grep -n "^type {Name}" file -A 30
OpenAPI	grep -n "/{path}" file -A 20
JSON Schema	grep -n '"{property}"' file -A 10

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Step 5: Enhance

Inputs: computed.new_docs, computed.findings, computed.topic (from Steps 3, 4) Outputs: computed.proposed_changes, computed.keywords_applied

GUARD_STEP_5():
  IF computed.new_docs IS null OR computed.findings IS null:
    DISPLAY "Cannot proceed: Step 4 (Explore) has not completed."
    EXIT

  IF len(computed.new_docs) == 0:
    DISPLAY "No new documentation found for topic '" + computed.topic + "'."
    DISPLAY "All relevant docs are already in the index, or try different search terms."
    EXIT

  computed.proposed_changes = []
  computed.keywords_applied = false

Update index.md (or target sub-index file) collaboratively:

Enhancement Patterns

All paths use the format: {source_id}:{relative_path}

Adding entries to existing section:

## Existing Section
*Current description*

- **Existing Doc** `react:reference/hooks.md` - Description
- **New Doc** `react:reference/useCallback.md` - Added description
- **Blog Post** `web:kent-blog/you-might-not-need-effect.md` - External perspective

Adding subsections:

## React Hooks
*Hook patterns and usage*

### Core Hooks
- **useState** `react:reference/useState.md` - State management
- **useEffect** `react:reference/useEffect.md` - Side effects

### Performance Hooks
- **useMemo** `react:reference/useMemo.md` - Memoized values
- **useCallback** `react:reference/useCallback.md` - Memoized callbacks

Adding anchor links for specificity:

- **Settings - Performance** `polars:reference/settings.md#performance` - Runtime tuning
- **Settings - Memory** `polars:reference/settings.md#memory` - Memory configuration

Cross-source topic grouping:

## Testing Best Practices
*Combined from official docs and blog posts*

- **Testing Overview** `react:learn/testing.md` - Official testing guide
- **Implementation Details** `web:kent-blog/testing-implementation-details.md` - What not to test
- **Our Testing Standards** `local:team-standards/testing.md` - Team conventions

Iteration

• Show proposed changes to user
• "Does this capture what you need?"
• "Should I go deeper on any of these?"
• "Any docs here that aren't actually useful?"
• "Should I group these by source or by subtopic?"

Keyword Application (Optional)

If the user indicated this is an operational corpus with keyword requirements:

Entry Keyword Format:

- **Entry Title** `source:path.md` - Description
  Keywords: `keyword1`, `keyword2`, `keyword3`

Identify Keywords for Each Entry:

1. Domain terms - milestones, issues, projects, etc.
2. Operation verbs - create, update, delete, list, query
3. API-specific terms - REST method, GraphQL mutation name, parameters
4. Common synonyms - close/closed, merge/merged

Example with Keywords:

## Milestones

### REST Operations
- **Create Milestone** `rest:repos/milestones.md#create` - Create a new milestone
  Keywords: `milestones`, `POST`, `create`, `title`, `due_on`, `description`

- **Update Milestone** `rest:repos/milestones.md#update` - Modify existing milestone
  Keywords: `milestones`, `PATCH`, `update`, `state`, `due_on`

### GraphQL Operations
- **List Milestones** `schema:schema.graphql` ⚡ GREP `repository.milestones` - Query milestones
  Keywords: `milestones`, `repository`, `query`, `states`, `OPEN`, `CLOSED`

Validate Against Routing Guide: If user has a routing guide, cross-reference keywords:

• "These are the keywords I've added. Do they match your routing guide?"
• "Are there synonyms or alternative terms users might search?"

Keywords work with all entry types including ⚡ GREP markers.

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Step 6: Save

Inputs: computed.proposed_changes, computed.index_type, computed.topic (from Steps 3, 5) Outputs: computed.entries_added

GUARD_STEP_6():
  IF computed.proposed_changes IS null OR len(computed.proposed_changes) == 0:
    DISPLAY "Cannot proceed: Step 5 (Enhance) produced no changes."
    EXIT

SAVE_INDEX():
  # Apply changes via Edit tool
  FOR change IN computed.proposed_changes:
    result = Edit(change.file, old_string=change.old, new_string=change.new)
    IF result IS error:
      DISPLAY "Failed to apply change to " + change.file + ": " + result.message
      DISPLAY "You may need to apply this change manually."
      CONTINUE

  computed.entries_added = count_new_entries(computed.proposed_changes)

  # Stage appropriate files
  IF computed.index_type == "tiered":
    DISPLAY "Updated files: index.md and/or index-{section}.md"
  ELSE:
    DISPLAY "Updated file: index.md"

Update target index file(s) with enhancements.

Do NOT update last_commit_sha in config - that's for hiivmind-corpus-refresh.

For Single Index

git add index.md
git commit -m "Enhance {topic} section in docs index"

For Tiered Index

# If enhanced main index
git add index.md
# If enhanced sub-index
git add index-{section}.md
# If both
git add index.md index-{section}.md

git commit -m "Enhance {topic} section in docs index"

Embedding Update

Note: When enhance adds new entries to index.yaml, initialize their concepts field as []. Concept assignment is handled separately via the graph skill.

After saving updated index.yaml:

1. If index-embeddings.lance/ exists in corpus root:

   • Run: python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/corpus/scripts/embed.py index.yaml index-embeddings.lance/
   • (Incremental — only re-embeds changed/new entries)
   • Display: "Updated embeddings for {n} modified entries"

2. If index-embeddings.lance/ does not exist:

   • Check heuristic: entry_count > 150 OR tiered indexes exist
   • If met: prompt user with same opt-in question as build Phase 5c
   • See ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/corpus/patterns/embeddings.md § Heuristic for Opt-in

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Next Steps Guidance

After enhancement, suggest appropriate next actions:

Situation	Recommend
User mentions wanting to add new docs from a different repo	hiivmind-corpus-add-source
User asks about upstream changes	hiivmind-corpus-refresh
Enhanced section now feels too large	Consider tiered indexing (see hiivmind-corpus-build)
Index is still shallow in other areas	Run hiivmind-corpus-enhance again on those sections

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Example Sessions

Single-Source Enhancement

User: "Enhance the Query Optimization section"

Step 1: Validate - config is schema_version 2, sources exist, index has entries Step 2: Read index, find Query Optimization has 3 entries (all from polars source)

Step 3:

• User: "I'm working on slow queries and need more detail"
• User: "Focus on practical optimization, skip theory"

Step 4: Search .source/polars/docs/ for optimization, performance, explain

• Found 8 additional relevant files
• Found useful anchors in settings.md

Step 5: Propose expanded section:

## Query Optimization
*Improving query performance*

### Understanding Query Execution
- **EXPLAIN** `polars:sql-reference/explain.md` - Analyze query plans
- **Query Profiling** `polars:operations/profiling.md` - Identify bottlenecks

### Optimization Techniques
- **Indexing Strategies** `polars:guides/indexing.md` - When and how to index
- **Query Settings** `polars:sql-reference/settings.md#performance` - Runtime tuning

### Common Patterns
- **Filtering Best Practices** `polars:best-practices/filtering.md`

User: "Perfect"

Step 6: Save, remind to commit

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Cross-Source Enhancement

User: "Enhance the Testing section with more depth"

Step 1: Validate - config is schema_version 2, sources exist, index has entries Step 2: Read index, find Testing section has entries from react source only

Step 3:

• User: "I want to include the Kent C. Dodds blog posts too"
• User: "Focus on practical patterns"

Step 4: Search across sources:

• react (git): Found 3 testing docs in .source/react/src/content/learn/
• kent-testing-blog (web): Found 3 cached articles in .cache/web/kent-testing-blog/
• team-standards (local): Found testing.md in uploads/team-standards/

Step 5: Propose cross-source section:

## Testing Best Practices
*Comprehensive testing guidance from multiple sources*

### Official React Testing
- **Testing Overview** `react:learn/testing.md` - Official guide
- **React Testing Library** `react:learn/testing-library.md` - Recommended tools

### Expert Insights
- **Implementation Details** `web:kent-testing-blog/testing-implementation-details.md` - What not to test
- **Common Mistakes** `web:kent-testing-blog/common-rtl-mistakes.md` - Pitfalls to avoid

### Team Standards
- **Our Testing Guidelines** `local:team-standards/testing.md` - Team conventions

User: "Great, but can you add a subsection for mocking?"

Step 6: Save, remind to commit

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Tiered Index Enhancement

User: "Enhance the Actions section of my GitHub docs corpus"

Step 1: Validate prerequisites - all pass Step 2: Read index

• Found index.md with tiered structure
• Found index-actions.md sub-index linked from main index
• Ask user: "This corpus uses tiered indexing. Do you want to enhance the main index Actions summary, or the detailed index-actions.md?"

User: "The detailed actions sub-index"

Step 3: Ask user what they need

• User: "I need more coverage of reusable workflows"

Step 4: Explore .source/github/actions/using-workflows/ for reusable workflow docs

• Found 5 additional files not in current index

Step 5: Propose additions to index-actions.md:

### Reusable Workflows
- **Creating reusable workflows** `github:actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows.md` - Build once, use everywhere
- **Calling reusable workflows** `github:actions/using-workflows/calling-reusable-workflows.md` - Using workflows from other repos
- **Workflow inputs and outputs** `github:actions/using-workflows/workflow-inputs-outputs.md` - Passing data between workflows

Step 6: Save index-actions.md, remind to commit

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Blocked: No Sources Configured

User: "Enhance the API section"

Step 1: Validate prerequisites

• Read config: sources: array is empty

Response: "This corpus doesn't have any sources configured yet. You need to add documentation sources before enhancement is possible.

Recommended next step: Run hiivmind-corpus-add-source to add a git repo, local files, or web pages."

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Reference

Pattern documentation:

• lib/corpus/patterns/tool-detection.md - Detect available tools
• lib/corpus/patterns/config-parsing.md - YAML config extraction
• lib/corpus/patterns/status.md - Index status checking
• lib/corpus/patterns/paths.md - Path resolution
• lib/corpus/patterns/scanning.md - File discovery and analysis
• lib/corpus/patterns/sources/ - Source type operations (git, local, web, generated-docs, self)
• lib/corpus/patterns/embeddings.md - Embedding generation, detection, search, heuristics

Related Skills

• Add sources: skills/hiivmind-corpus-add-source/SKILL.md
• Initialize corpus: skills/hiivmind-corpus-init/SKILL.md
• Build index: skills/hiivmind-corpus-build/SKILL.md
• Refresh from upstream: skills/hiivmind-corpus-refresh/SKILL.md
• Discover corpora: skills/hiivmind-corpus-discover/SKILL.md
• Global navigation: skills/hiivmind-corpus-navigate/SKILL.md
• Gateway command: commands/hiivmind-corpus.md
• ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/hiivmind-corpus-graph/SKILL.md — View, validate, edit concept graphs
• ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/hiivmind-corpus-bridge/SKILL.md — Cross-corpus concept bridges and aliases