LLM Wiki — Karpathy Knowledge Base Pattern

Experimental skill — iterating. Authored by Lewis Liu (lylewis@outlook.com) · Inspired by Karpathy's llm-wiki Gist

Core idea

Instead of RAG (re-retrieving raw docs on every query), the LLM compiles raw sources into a persistent, cross-linked wiki. Every ingest, query, lint, and audit pass makes the wiki richer. Knowledge compounds — and the human stays in the loop via a structured feedback channel instead of ad-hoc corrections that get lost.

• You own: sourcing raw material, asking good questions, steering direction, filing feedback on anything the AI got wrong.
• LLM owns: all writing, cross-referencing, filing, bookkeeping, and acting on your feedback.

The wiki is a living artifact with five operations — compile, ingest, query, lint, audit. Every session starts by reading CLAUDE.md and wiki/index.md.

Directory layout