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Agent skill fromagenticnotetaking/arscontexta
Contextual guidance and command discovery. Three modes — narrative (first-time), contextual (mid-task), compact (quick reference). Shows available commands, active skills, and intelligent suggestions based on vault state. Triggers on "/help", "what can I do", "show commands", "how does this work".
How to install help
npx skills add agenticnotetaking/arscontexta# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/help/
# into
~/.claude/skills/help/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/help/ (one project)
1## EXECUTE NOW23**Target: $ARGUMENTS**45Parse immediately:6- If target contains `--compact`: force compact mode regardless of vault state7- If target contains a skill name (e.g., "help reduce" or "help reflect"): show detailed help for that specific skill8- If target is empty: determine mode from vault state910**Execute these steps:**11121. Gather vault state (Step 1)132. Resolve domain vocabulary (Step 2)143. Determine mode (Step 3)154. Discover commands dynamically (Step 4)165. Render the appropriate mode (Step 5)1718**START NOW.** Reference below defines each step.1920---2122## Step 1: Gather Vault State2324Determine the **notes folder** by checking which domain-named directory exists (notes/, reflections/, concepts/, ideas/, decisions/, memories/, or any custom name from derivation-manifest.md). Then gather counts:2526- **Note count:** `.md` files in the notes folder, excluding MOCs (files with `type: moc` in frontmatter)27- **Inbox count:** `.md` files in the inbox folder (inbox/, journal/, encounters/, etc.)28- **Observation count:** `.md` files in `ops/observations/` or `ops/methodology/`29- **Tension count:** `.md` files in `ops/tensions/`30- **Connection density:** count wiki links (`[[`) across notes folder; sparse if fewer than 2x note count31- **Queue state:** pending tasks in `ops/queue/queue.yaml` or `ops/queue/queue.json`32- **Health warnings:** check latest report in `ops/health/` if it exists33- **Tutorial state:** check `ops/tutorial-state.yaml` for incomplete tutorial34…
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