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Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki
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Alex Dobrin
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· v1.0.9
· MIT-0
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/install wiki-system
Description
Compilation-over-retrieval knowledge wiki for OpenClaw agents. Drop sources in, get structured cross-referenced pages out. Knowledge compounds instead of dis...
Usage Guidance
This skill is functionally coherent for building an LLM-maintained wiki, but review a few points before installing:
- Inspect scripts/wiki-setup.sh yourself (it will copy templates into your workspace and append a one‑time Wiki reference to MEMORY.md if present). Run it only in a workspace you control.
- The ingest operation can fetch external URLs when asked — only add trusted sources to work/wiki-sources/ingestion-queue.md.
- Cron creation and SuperMemory sync are opt‑in. Do not pass --with-cron or --with-sync unless you want scheduled autonomous agent runs and/or cloud sync of the wiki index.
- Metadata mismatches (package version and origin author/slug) suggest the package may have been repackaged; verify the source or author if provenance matters to you.
- If you want minimal risk, run the setup script without cron/sync, keep work/wiki-sources local, and manually invoke 'wiki ingest' when you control the sources. If you enable cron or cloud sync, restrict the workspace and review what will be synced to the cloud.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: wiki-system
Version: 1.0.9
The skill implements a structured knowledge wiki system based on the 'compilation-over-retrieval' pattern. It includes a setup script (wiki-setup.sh) that configures directories, templates, and optional cron jobs for automated ingestion and maintenance. The agent instructions (wiki-ingest.md, wiki-lint.md) are strictly focused on wiki management tasks like claim extraction and link validation. No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or harmful prompt injection was found; the system even includes explicit 'Exclusion Zones' in WIKI-SCHEMA.md to prevent the agent from modifying sensitive memory files.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description match what the files implement: scaffolding for an LLM-maintained wiki (ingest, query, lint) rooted in workspace directories. Required capabilities (creating files under the workspace, optionally scheduling crons or adding the index to a sync script) are proportionate to the stated purpose.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions confine reads/writes to workspace locations (work/wiki-sources, memory/wiki, index/log, ingestion-queue). The ingest step may fetch web sources ('fetch URL if web source') which is reasonable for ingesting remote docs but means the agent can fetch arbitrary external URLs when asked to ingest. The setup script appends a one‑time Wiki reference to MEMORY.md during install; otherwise the SKILL explicitly declares exclusion zones it will not modify.
Install Mechanism
This is instruction-only with a local bash setup script and template files — no network downloads, no package installs, no archives extracted. The script copies templates into your workspace and optionally invokes the openclaw CLI to create cron jobs. This is a low-risk install mechanism if you review the script first.
Credentials
No credentials or secret environment variables are requested. The script respects OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE_DIR if present and uses HOME/openclaw.json when present. There are no unexplained secret requests.
Persistence & Privilege
always: false. The skill is user-invocable and can be run autonomously by the agent (platform default). Creating scheduled crons via openclaw cron create (opt-in) will give the agent periodic autonomous runs (ingest/lint). Enabling SuperMemory sync (--with-sync) will add the wiki index to a cloud sync script if you opt in; that is an explicit, opt-in persistence choice. Be mindful that opt-in cron + autonomous invocation increases the chance of repeated agent actions if you enable them.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install wiki-system - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/wiki-system - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.9
karpathy-wiki v1.0.9
- Corrected file paths and naming to use `karpathy-wiki` consistently instead of `wiki-system`.
- Updated documentation and setup commands in SKILL.md to match the new path convention (e.g., `skills/karpathy-wiki/scripts/wiki-setup.sh`).
- Clarified "never modified" memory areas, adding `memory/projects/active/`, `memory/decisions.log`, and `memory/learnings.log` as protected paths.
- No functional code changes, but installation, usage, and documentation are now more accurate and less ambiguous.
v1.0.8
No changes detected in this version (1.0.7).
- There are no file changes compared to the previous release.
- All existing functionality, configuration, and documentation remain the same.
v1.0.6
- Updated compatibility notes: setup now auto-adds `memory/wiki` to `memorySearch.extraPaths` for seamless search; QMD indexing clarified to auto-index all Markdown under `memory/`.
- Improved description to clarify the connection to Andrej Karpathy's LLM Wiki concept.
- Minor text edits for clarity and accuracy throughout the documentation.
- No functional or code changes included in this release.
v1.0.3
- No code or content changes; this version is functionally identical to the previous release.
- No file modifications detected.
- Documentation and skill description remain unchanged.
v1.0.1
wiki-system 1.0.1
- Clarified that after setup, the wiki agent never modifies MEMORY.md (full ownership remains with Dreaming).
- Documented new setup script flags: `--with-cron`, `--with-sync`, `--all`, and their effects.
- Installation steps now distinguish between basic and full setup, highlighting that cron jobs and SuperMemory sync are opt-in.
- Revised compatibility and installation sections for better clarity and separation of automation features.
- No code or functionality changes; this update improves documentation and onboarding.
v1.0.0
Initial release of the wiki-system skill: a structured, cross-referenced knowledge wiki for OpenClaw agents, inspired by Karpathy's compilation-over-retrieval pattern.
- Automatically builds and maintains a markdown wiki from dropped-in sources (PDFs, articles, URLs), with cross-referenced structured pages.
- Supports three core operations: ingest (extracts claims and updates pages), query (answers from the wiki with citations), and lint (health checks for structure and links).
- Full compatibility with OpenClaw 2026.1.29+ and default/bundled memory backends; also enhanced by QMD, SuperMemory, Obsidian, and more.
- Does not impact Dreaming or other memory systems; keeps wiki files separate and non-intrusive.
- Easy setup via script, automatic cron jobs for ingest and lint, and customizable schema and domains.
- Designed to compound knowledge over time, providing persistent, curated, and interconnected insights.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki?
Compilation-over-retrieval knowledge wiki for OpenClaw agents. Drop sources in, get structured cross-referenced pages out. Knowledge compounds instead of dis... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 323 downloads so far.
How do I install Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki?
Run "/install wiki-system" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki free?
Yes, Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki support?
Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Karpathy LLM Memory Wiki?
It is built and maintained by Alex Dobrin (@dobrinalexandru); the current version is v1.0.9.
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