doc-ingest

Ingests documents into structured Markdown notes with extracted claims, data, and action items.

Updated May 22, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/fbureau/second-brain --skill doc-ingest-fbureau
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: doc-ingest
Source: https://github.com/fbureau/second-brain/tree/main/.claude/skills/doc-ingest
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/fbureau/second-brain --skill doc-ingest-fbureau

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Produced documents like strategy decks, analyses, reports, and specs often get read once and forgotten, losing their claims, data, and recommendations. This Skill turns any shared document into a durable, queryable Markdown note inside an Obsidian vault, linked to the relevant projects and people. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structured Extraction: Pulls the thesis, key claims with confidence levels and recency markers, verbatim data points, recommendations, open questions, and action items from any document. - Vault Integration: Writes the note to 06-knowledge/_sources/ with machine-readable frontmatter, then propagates updates to project timelines, daily notes, people notes, and knowledge hubs. - Source Fidelity: Records the verbatim source URL or path, keeps the author's strong claims as quotes, and flags speculation versus established fact. - Use Case: You share a market analysis PDF and say "ingest this doc" — the Skill produces a dated knowledge note with six confidence-tagged claims, links it to your project, and anchors two action items for the next task roundup. ## Quick Start Share a document or paste its link and ask Claude to ingest this report into the vault.

Frequently Asked Questions about doc-ingest

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I ingest a document into an Obsidian vault with Claude?▼

Share or link the document and say "ingest this doc" or "process this report". The Skill reads it, extracts claims, data, and action items, and writes a structured note to 06-knowledge/_sources/ linked to your projects.

What types of documents can be ingested as knowledge notes?▼

Strategy docs, analyses, reports, decks, specs, research, and external articles are supported via the doc-type frontmatter field. Meeting transcripts go to meeting-ingest and short loose thoughts go to braindump instead.

Does doc-ingest work with Google Docs and external articles?▼

Yes, it stores the canonical URL verbatim in both the source frontmatter and Links section so the original can be reopened. External articles get doc-type external-article with confidence reflecting source reliability.

When should I not use doc-ingest?▼

Do not use it for meeting transcripts (use meeting-ingest), short unstructured thoughts under roughly 300 words (use braindump), or questions answerable from existing notes (use recall). Confidential docs flagged in MY-PROFILE require confirmation first.

How are action items from an ingested document tracked?▼

Action items are written in the task-line convention with a ^t-id anchor in the note. The task-roundup skill later picks up these anchors and surfaces them in TODO.md.