Purgatio

Purgatio (Latin): purification, cleansing, refinement

Skill for processing daily quick notes into permanent assets.

Quick Note Types

Type	Characteristic	Processing	Latin Callouts
User-written	No callouts	purgatio (context parsing)	Not needed
AI/External-based	Latin callouts	purgatio detects → commentatio	Required

Flow: indagatio output → user adds Latin callouts → purgatio detects → calls commentatio

Trigger Patterns

Batch (all notes for date):

• /purgatio, /purgatio 2025-10-15
• "Process today's quick notes", "Daily processing"

Interactive (user selects):

• /purgatio --select
• "Process quick notes, let me choose"

Single note:

• /purgatio "keyword", /purgatio 새 스킬
• "Process the note about [topic]"

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Dual Mode

Mode	Trigger	Flow
A: Full Processing	User direct (/purgatio)	Quick notes → Refinement → Archive → Daily Note
B: Report-Only	Other skills (elevatio, unio, memorio, commentatio)	Receive data → Append to Daily Note Activity Log

See references/skill-report-format.md for report format.

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Commentatio Detection

Detect Latin callouts ([!quaero], [!emendo], [!disco], [!facio], [!moneo], [!cogito]) during quick note processing.

Regex: >\s*\[!(quaero|emendo|disco|facio|moneo|cogito)\]

Rule: ANY single Latin callout → call commentatio → include synthesis in Daily Note report.

Mixed content: Note can have regular content AND Latin callouts. Purgatio processes entire note, commentatio extracts callouts separately. Standard Obsidian callouts ([!note], [!warning], etc.) do NOT trigger.

Edge cases: Empty callout still triggers (ask user to clarify). Nested callouts both processed. Callout inside code block NOT detected.

Vault Structure

See ../_common/references/vault-structure.md for full structure. See ../_common/references/frontmatter-standard.md for status taxonomy and field standards.

Key Paths:

• Quick notes: 00. INBOX/01. Quick Notes/notes/
• Archive: 00. INBOX/01. Quick Notes/archive/
• Projects: 50. PROJECTS/51. Active/
• Daily reviews: 60. JOURNAL/61. Daily Reviews/
• Essays: 70. CREATIONS/72. Essays/

Core Workflow

Timestamps

Always use date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M" — never guess time.

Step 1: Daily Note Preparation (MANDATORY FIRST)

Run BEFORE any note processing. Never skip.

1. Find today's daily note: 61. Daily Reviews/YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD.md
   • If missing → create from template (see references/daily-summary-format.md)
2. Task Carry-Over: Read previous daily note → collect - [ ] tasks
   • Filter by day type (see references/task-carry-over.md)
   • Add to ### 🔄 Carried Over section
   • If no incomplete tasks → add > [!info] No incomplete tasks from yesterday
3. Add purgatio task to Today: - [ ] #task/hobby Purgatio 처리

This step takes <30 seconds. No excuse to skip.

Step 2a: Collect Quick Notes

Filename pattern: 2026.01.04-14h30m Title

Mode	Trigger	Behavior
Batch (default)	/purgatio, /purgatio 2025-10-20	All notes for date
Interactive	/purgatio --select	User selects from numbered list
Single	/purgatio "keyword"	Filter by keyword, ask if ambiguous

Optimization: Parallel Read all selected notes in one message. For incremental runs, skip already-archived files.

Step 2b: Staleness Detection

See references/staleness-detection.md for full logic.

Action words trigger detection → AI extracts context → Search activity logs → User confirms (Skip/Process/Review). On skip: archive with superseded: true.

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Step 3: Atomicity Validation

See references/atomicity-check.md for detailed criteria.

Detection patterns: Topic transition signals ("and", "also"), mixed projects Action: If split needed, confirm with user before splitting

Step 4: Create AI-Refined Version

Title Rules:

• Archive: Keep original filename (with timestamp) - identifies as original
• Refined: r{##}. {Content Title} format
  • r = refined prefix
  • {##} = sequential number (01, 02, 03...)
  • Per-project numbering (each project starts from r01)
  • ❌ 2026-01-04 Arduino Log
  • ❌ Arduino Log 01 (no prefix)
  • ✅ r01. Arduino Setup Guide
  • ✅ r02. Work and Hobby Boundaries

Project Folder Structure:

project/
├── README.md
├── notes/      ← Reference materials, guides (things to READ)
├── refined/    ← Processed thoughts → outputs (my WRITINGS)
├── logs/       ← Simple records (what I DID)
└── scripts/    ← Code files

Location Decision:

See references/destination-guide.md for full routing logic and destination map.

Quick Reference:

• Project-related → {project}/refined/
• Reflection/personal → 70. CREATIONS/72. Essays/
• Source-based (image, video, report) → 20. LITERATURE/
• Knowledge/concept → 30. KNOWLEDGE/{domain}/ (see vault-structure.md for domain classification)
• Idea needing development → 10. INCUBATING/11. Ideas/
• New project needed → call elevatio
• No clear fit → Fallback Logic (ask user)

When to call elevatio (new project creation):

1. No existing project covers this topic
2. Note meets "New Project Criteria" below
3. User confirms "this deserves a new project"

New Project Criteria (should meet most):

• Expected work duration: 1+ weeks
• Multiple notes/tasks will spawn from this
• Has clear goal or deliverable
• Doesn't fit into any existing project

용어 영어 병기: 한국어 작성 시 기술 용어에 용어 (English term) 형식 적용 (see CLAUDE.md Foreign Term Notation).

Common Processing:

• Spelling correction (archive keeps original)
• Questions → Q&A format documentation
• Connect with existing notes via Wikilink
• Term definitions, next action suggestions
• Fact-checking and duplicate checking → deferred to Step 4b

Difficulty Assessment (during refinement):

When creating the refined version, assess and set difficulty: 1-10:

1. If source note already has difficulty: → inherit (adjust ±1 if refinement changes complexity)
2. Otherwise, assess based on refined content:
   • Concept density: 1-2 concepts → low (3-4), 3-5 → medium (5-6), 6+ → high (7-8)
   • Technical jargon: none → -1, moderate → 0, heavy → +1
   • Prior knowledge required: none → -1, some → 0, specialized → +1
3. Clamp result to 1-10

Add difficulty: {value} to refined note frontmatter.

Image Detection (auto):

See references/image-detection.md for keywords and format.

• Scan for hardware/visual keywords (breadboard, circuit, LED, diagram, etc.)
• If found and no image/ASCII exists → add [!image-needed] placeholder
• If ASCII exists → note "photo recommended" in placeholder
• Placeholder searchable for later image addition (elevatio or manual)

Meeting Notes → Route based on project association

See references/meeting-brief-format.md for detailed format and structure.

Meeting Type	Destination	Examples
Project-specific	{project}/refined/	프로젝트 피드백, 기술 미팅
Series/recurring	65. Meeting Records/post/	팀 정기회의, All Hands
No project yet	65. Meeting Records/post/	외부 미팅, 아키텍처 리뷰
Pre-meeting prep	65. Meeting Records/pre/	미팅 브리프, 준비 자료

Key rules:

• Project meetings go to project refined/ folder (follow rXX naming)
• Non-project meetings go to 65. Meeting Records/post/
• Pre/Post detection is content-based (no hardcoding)
• Pre ↔ Post: Bidirectional links
• Project meetings: backlink in file (## 🏠 Project Home) + README 역링크
• Indexing: logs/meetings-index.md (master), logs/{series}.md (recurring)

Bidirectional linking required:

• Refined: ## Source\n- Original: [[original title]]
• Archive: ## Purgatio\n- Refined: [[refined title]]

Cross-project linking: Keep note in primary project (whose capability is exercised), add bidirectional wikilinks to related projects' READMEs. If ambiguous → ask user.

Step 4b: Verification (Duplicate & Fact Check)

See references/verification-checklist.md. Runs AFTER refinement, BEFORE archiving.

3 phases: A. Duplicate Check → B. Fact Check → C. Correction. Intensity: opinion=Light, technical=Standard, indagatio=Deep, meeting=Light. Always check: similar note exists? wikilinks valid?

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Step 5: Move Original to Archive

Move (never delete) to archive/. Process: patch status: archived → append Purgatio section → move. See references/archive-format.md.

Step 6: Type-Specific Refinement

6a. Project-Related: Create in refined/ (NOT notes/). Reflect actionable ideas back into project notes/README (methodology→phase note, prerequisites→README curriculum, references→wikilinks). Raw reasoning stays only in refined/.

6b. Reflection/Personal: Refine to essay → 70. CREATIONS/72. Essays/. See references/destination-guide.md.

Step 7: Finalize Daily Note

7a. Mark purgatio task complete:

- [x] #task/hobby Purgatio 처리 — N건 처리 완료

7b. Add Processing Summary to ## 📊 Daily Processing Summary section. See references/daily-summary-format.md for format.

7c. Add Key Insights to ## 🧠 Thoughts & Ideas section. Extract 1-3 insights per refined note created.

Step 8: Log Recording

Central Log: Record processing details in 90. SYSTEM/96. Data/Log-00-Processing.md

Location-Based Log: Additionally log to destination-specific location:

Destination	Log Location
50. PROJECTS/51. Active/{project}/	{project}/logs/activity.md
10. INCUBATING/	90. SYSTEM/96. Data/Log-10-Incubating.md
20. LITERATURE/	90. SYSTEM/96. Data/Log-20-Literature.md
30. KNOWLEDGE/	90. SYSTEM/96. Data/Log-30-Knowledge.md
70. CREATIONS/	90. SYSTEM/96. Data/Log-70-Creations.md

Create log file if not exists (see ../_common/references/logging-standard.md).

See references/log-format.md for format.

Step 9: Completion Check

1. Verify refined version created
2. Verify Step 4b verification completed (duplicate + fact check)
3. Verify original moved to Archive
4. Verify bidirectional links
5. Verify Step 1 completed (task carry-over + daily note)
6. Verify Step 7 completed (task marked done + processing summary)
7. Verify log recorded

Important: Do NOT delete. Move to Archive only.

User Confirmation Points

1. Split method when atomicity violated
2. Ambiguous project connection
3. New project creation decision
4. Reflection → Essay (confirm before refining)

Integration

Outbound (purgatio calls)

• commentatio: When Latin callouts detected in quick note
• elevatio: When new project creation needed

Inbound (other skills call purgatio)

• elevatio: After project creation → report-only mode
• unio: After project merge → report-only mode
• memorio: After project archive → report-only mode
• commentatio: After synthesis (if called directly) → report-only mode

Daily Note as Central Hub

All skill activities flow through purgatio (report-only mode) to Daily Note:

Any Skill → purgatio(report_only) → Daily Note Activity Log

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Reference Files

• references/destination-guide.md - Routing logic and destination map
• references/log-format.md - Global and per-project log format
• references/daily-summary-format.md - Daily note summary format
• references/staleness-detection.md - Stale note detection logic
• references/atomicity-check.md - Atomicity validation criteria
• references/meeting-brief-format.md - Meeting document format
• references/archive-format.md - Archive format
• references/verification-checklist.md - Duplicate & fact-check workflow (Step 4b)
• references/task-carry-over.md - Task carry-over logic
• ../_common/references/vault-structure.md - Vault structure
• ../_common/references/frontmatter-standard.md - Frontmatter standards
• ../_common/references/logging-standard.md - Unified logging standard (v1.3.0)