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Second Brain — Query

第二大脑 — 查询

Answer questions by searching and synthesizing knowledge from the wiki.
通过搜索并整合wiki中的知识来回答问题。

Search Strategy

搜索策略

1. Start with the index

1. 从索引开始

Read 
wiki/index.md
to identify relevant pages. Scan all category sections (Sources, Entities, Concepts, Synthesis) for entries related to the question.
读取
wiki/index.md
来识别相关页面。浏览所有分类板块（Sources、Entities、Concepts、Synthesis）查找与问题相关的条目。

2. Use qmd for large wikis

2. 大型wiki使用qmd

If 
qmd
is installed (check with 
command -v qmd
), use it for search:
bash
qmd search "query terms" --path wiki/
This is especially useful when the wiki has grown beyond ~100 pages where scanning the index becomes inefficient.
如果已安装
qmd
（用
command -v qmd
检查），使用它进行搜索：
bash
qmd search "query terms" --path wiki/
当wiki的规模增长到约100页以上、浏览索引效率变低时，这个方法尤其有用。

3. Read relevant pages

3. 读取相关页面

Read the wiki pages identified by the index or search. Follow 
[[wikilinks]]
to pull in related context from linked pages. Read enough pages to give a thorough answer, but don't read the entire wiki.
读取通过索引或搜索找到的wiki页面。跟随
[[wikilinks]]
获取关联页面的相关上下文。读取足够的页面来给出全面的回答，但不需要读取整个wiki。

4. Check raw sources if needed

4. 必要时查看原始来源

If the wiki pages don't fully answer the question, check relevant source summaries in 
wiki/sources/
for additional detail. Only go to files in 
raw/
as a last resort.
如果wiki页面无法完整回答问题，查看
wiki/sources/
下的相关来源摘要获取更多细节。仅将访问
raw/
下的文件作为最后手段。

Synthesize the Answer

整合回答

Format

格式

Match the answer format to the question:
  • Factual question → direct answer with citations
  • Comparison → table or structured comparison
  • Exploration → narrative with linked concepts
  • List/catalog → bulleted list with brief descriptions
根据问题匹配回答格式：
  • 事实类问题 → 带引用的直接回答
  • 对比类问题 → 表格或结构化对比内容
  • 探索类问题 → 带关联概念的叙述内容
  • 列表/目录类问题 → 带简要描述的无序列表

Citations

引用

Always cite wiki pages using 
[[wikilink]]
syntax. Example:
According to [[Source - Article Title]], the key finding was X. This connects to the broader pattern described in [[Concept Name]], which [[Entity Name]] has also explored.
始终使用
[[wikilink]]
语法引用wiki页面。示例：
根据[[Source - Article Title]]，核心结论是X。这与[[Concept Name]]中描述的更广泛的模式相关，[[Entity Name]]也对该模式进行过研究。

Offer to save valuable answers

主动提议保存有价值的回答

If the answer produces something worth keeping — a comparison, analysis, new connection, or synthesis — offer to save it:
"This comparison might be useful to keep in your wiki. Want me to save it as a synthesis page?"
If the user agrees:
  1. Create a new page in 
    wiki/synthesis/
    with proper frontmatter
  2. Add an entry to 
    wiki/index.md
    under Synthesis
  3. Append to 
    wiki/log.md
    : 
    ## [YYYY-MM-DD] query | Question summary
如果回答产出了值得留存的内容——比如对比、分析、新的关联或者整合内容，可以主动提议保存：
“这份对比内容放在你的wiki里可能会很有用。需要我把它保存为一个Synthesis页面吗？”
如果用户同意：
  1. 在
    wiki/synthesis/
    下创建一个带有正确frontmatter的新页面
  2. 在
    wiki/index.md
    的Synthesis分类下添加对应条目
  3. 追加内容到
    wiki/log.md
    ：
    ## [YYYY-MM-DD] query | 问题摘要

Conventions

约定

  • Search the wiki first. Only go to raw sources if the wiki doesn't have the answer.
  • Cite your sources. Every factual claim should link to the wiki page it came from.
  • Valuable answers compound. Encourage saving good analyses back into the wiki.
  • Use 
    [[wikilinks]]
    for all internal references. Never use raw file paths.
  • 优先搜索wiki 只有当wiki中没有答案时才去查阅原始来源。
  • 标注来源 每个事实主张都应该链接到其对应的wiki页面。
  • 有价值的回答可以沉淀 鼓励将优质分析内容保存回wiki。
  • 所有内部引用都使用
    [[wikilinks]]
    ，绝对不要使用原始文件路径。