updatewiki Quick Reference

Invocation

In Codex, use $updatewiki for explicit invocation or begin a request with updatewiki.

In Claude Code, use /updatewiki for explicit invocation or begin a request with updatewiki.

updatewiki requests change the KB. findwiki requests search or read it without publishing a new version.

AI-managed documentation—not an append command

Codex or Claude reads the current page, the new material, and relevant project evidence. The AI decides which durable facts are important, where they belong, what should be consolidated, and what transient detail should be omitted. It then produces the complete updated Markdown page. The QDG KB MCP does not make editorial decisions; it validates the completed Markdown, prevents stale writes, and stores it as a new immutable database version.

Common requests

Request	Result
updatewiki create project documentation	Inspect the current repository, create its KB project if needed, then create useful initial pages.
updatewiki <page> with <file.md>	Read the complete Markdown file and merge it into the named page.
updatewiki <page>: <information>	Merge inline information into the named page.
updatewiki with <file.md>	Inspect the file and existing pages, then choose the best page.
updatewiki from this task	Inspect the task, repository status, diff, tests, and configuration; update every materially affected page.
findwiki <question>	Search and retrieve QDG KB knowledge without changing it.

<page> may be a page slug, title, conventional type, or quoted page name.

Standard page types

Page type	Use it for
overview	Purpose, scope, architecture, dependencies, and starting points.
changelog	Delivered changes, version numbers, fixes, and known issues.
workflow	Repeatable development or operational procedures.
faq	Recurring questions and durable answers.
bugs	Defects, symptoms, causes, workarounds, and resolutions.
notes	Durable findings that do not yet belong elsewhere.
user-guide	Detailed setup, learning, and operating instructions.
quick-reference	Compact commands, syntax, examples, and caveats.
general	A named topic that does not fit a conventional type.

Examples

Create documentation for the current repository

updatewiki create project documentation

Update a changelog from a file

updatewiki changelog with release-1.4.0.md

Add a FAQ answer inline

updatewiki faq: How do I run locally? Use scripts\bootstrap.ps1, then scripts\run-local.ps1.

Publish a detailed user guide

updatewiki user guide with docs\user-guide.md

Publish a quick reference

updatewiki quick reference with docs\quick-reference.md

Search without changing anything

findwiki how is QDG KB connected to QWebHub?

What the skill does automatically

1. Matches the current repository to a QDG KB project.
2. Reads the current page before changing it.
3. Reads the new file, task, repository changes, tests, and other relevant evidence.
4. Uses AI judgment to select the important durable information and its correct location.
5. Reorganizes or consolidates content when useful; it does not simply append by default.
6. Publishes the complete Markdown as a new immutable version.
7. Uses the current page version to prevent concurrent overwrites.
8. Reports the project, page, new version, and change description.

Important rules

• Do not include credentials, tokens, private keys, or database configuration contents.
• Give the skill enough context to identify the project. Run it from the project repository when possible.
• Quote a multi-word page title: updatewiki "Deployment Notes" with notes.md.
• For a new page, the skill uses version 0 as the expected version.
• For an existing page, it reads and supplies the current version.
• On a version conflict, it rereads, merges, and retries once.
• Restoring an old version creates a new version; history is never rewritten.

Success checklist

• The response identifies the intended project.
• The response identifies the page and page type.
• A write reports a new version number and change description.
• Reading the page returns the newly published content.
• Page history retains earlier versions.