A markdown knowledge base auditor designed to identify structural inconsistencies, broken links, and content contradictions in persistent wikis.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install wiki-lint
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install wiki-lint using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Wiki Lint?
The Wiki Lint skill is a maintenance-focused tool for developers and researchers managing extensive markdown-based knowledge repositories, such as Obsidian vaults or git-backed wikis. By integrating this into your Openclaw Skills toolkit, you can ensure your documentation remains trustworthy, navigable, and free from schema drift. It excels at identifying the entropy that naturally occurs as a wiki grows, helping you maintain a high-quality second brain and professional-grade technical documentation.
Wiki Lint Use Cases
- Identifying orphan pages with no inbound links to improve discovery and knowledge graph density.
- Detecting contradictions between legacy notes and updated research to maintain factual accuracy.
- Standardizing frontmatter across thousands of markdown files for better automated data retrieval.
- Resolving duplicate pages and overlapping entity definitions that clutter your knowledge base.
- Automating the health-check of git-backed wikis during regular maintenance cycles using Openclaw Skills.
How Wiki Lint Works
- Analyzes the wiki schema and top-level directory structure to understand the organizational logic.
- Reviews core index and log files to establish the current state and history of the knowledge base.
- Samples representative pages across different categories, such as entities, concepts, and sources, to detect structural patterns.
- Identifies specific maintenance issues ranging from broken cross-links to weak source attribution and stale claims.
- Generates a prioritized report categorized by severity: critical consistency issues, important quality improvements, and optional structure enhancements.
- Implements high-value fixes automatically upon user approval to ensure immediate improvement.
Wiki Lint Setup
To enable this capability within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure your wiki is accessible to the agent. Use the following command to initialize the health check process:
# Point the agent to your markdown wiki directory
openclaw skills add wiki-lint --path ./path-to-your-wiki
Wiki Lint Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill analyzes standard Markdown files and utilizes specific metadata patterns to assess health.
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter | YAML metadata at the top of markdown files used for consistency and schema drift checks. |
| Cross-links | Wikilinks and standard Markdown links used for graph analysis and identifying orphan pages. |
| Findings Report | A structured output detailing contradictions, stale claims, and recommended repairs. |
| Index/Log | Primary reference files used to anchor the wiki's overall structural integrity. |
Wiki Lint Advanced Features
- Automated schema drift detection to identify inconsistent metadata fields across large datasets.
- Intelligent contradiction analysis to highlight clashing claims across different timeframes in the wiki.
- Bulk application of standardized naming conventions across entire directories for consistent file management.
- Deep integration with git workflows for periodic automated linting of technical documentation using Openclaw Skills.
- Priority-based repair recommendations that focus on the smallest useful fix to minimize disruptive rewrites.
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