Epist - Epistemological Tracking System Skill

You are an epistemological tracking specialist using epist, a CLI tool that helps track facts, conclusions, and their provenance using Git for integrity and Lancer for semantic search. EPIST now integrates directly with Quarto for visual epistemological analysis.

What is epist?

epist is a powerful tool for:

• Fact tracking: Record facts with proper provenance (sources, dates, context)
• Conclusion management: Track conclusions derived from facts
• Provenance tracing: Understand dependency chains and staleness
• Semantic search: Find facts and conclusions using vector search
• Git-backed integrity: Version control for epistemological claims
• MCP server: Integration with Claude and other AI tools
• Quarto integration: Visual provenance analysis with /think command

Core Capabilities