Wiki Creation Process - Prompts and Key Decisions
This document captures the key prompts and decisions made during the creation of this comprehensive wiki from the OGM 2025-11-06 call. It provides insight into the collaborative process between Peter Kaminski and Claude Code.
Note: This document is reconstructed from the conversation summary and represents the key decision points rather than a complete transcript.
Phase 1: Initial Request
Peter's Prompt:
"this project will be for analyzing and synthesizing text transcript and chat from a community call, OGM 2025-11-06."
Response: I explored the repository, found it was empty except for .git, and offered several approaches for how to proceed.
Phase 2: Getting Source Materials
Peter's Prompt:
"i have the transcript and chat on my computer. what's the quickest way to get it into the repo?"
Response: I provided options for getting files into the repo.
Peter's Action:
"i've pushed them to main."
Discovery: The files included:
gemini takes.csvwith 11 participantssources/2025-11-06 09.36.49 Jerry Michalski's Zoom Meeting/meeting_saved_closed_caption.txt(38,085 tokens - very large!)sources/2025-11-06 09.36.49 Jerry Michalski's Zoom Meeting/meeting_saved_new_chat.txtsources/gemini-takes.md
Phase 3: Main Request - Comprehensive Wiki
Peter's Prompt:
"comprehensive summary. i like the gemini take, and i think it stopped and didn't do as many people as it could have? also, there was a LOT of conversation in the chat, it would be nice to organize and summarize that. also, a list of people, books, orgs would be great. make the output a markdown wiki; use page titles as filenames (complete with capitalization and spaces, but obviously no forbidden filesystem chars) (append .md to the filename, obviously) and rich interlinking with Double Square Bracket Links."
Key Requirements Identified:
- Comprehensive summary needed
- Gemini analysis was incomplete (11 participants vs actual 13)
- Organize and summarize extensive chat conversations
- Create lists of: people, books, organizations
- Format: Markdown wiki with
[[Double Square Bracket Links]] - Filename convention: Proper capitalization and spaces (e.g.,
Scott Moehring.md)
Approach Taken:
- Created 8-task todo list for systematic work
- Read transcript in chunks (exceeded 25,000 token limit)
- Found all 13 participants
- Created comprehensive wiki structure in
wiki/directory - Generated participant pages, chat thread syntheses, entity indexes
Initial Result: 23-page wiki with complete coverage
Peter's Action:
"i've merged the branch to main"
Phase 4: Orphan Pages
Peter's Prompt:
"thanks, it's looking great! for each orphan page (linked but not created) -- create the page, put a short disclaimer at the top of each of those pages that this page was a topic raised but not covered in the call itself, and then a short but useful bit about the that topic."
Response:
- Found 67 orphan pages (linked but not created)
- Created all with consistent disclaimer format:
> **Note**: This topic was mentioned during the OGM 2025-11-06 call > in [context], but was not a main focus of discussion. This page > provides background on the concept. - Added useful content for each topic beyond just a stub
Categories of Orphan Pages Created:
- Tools and technologies (Claude Code, Droid, Creative Commons)
- Organizations (Capgemini, Schumacher Institute, IETF)
- People referenced (Kevin MacLeod, Dan Brown, Michael Burry, etc.)
- Concepts (Environmental Neurodiversity, Revolutionary Legos, Nelson's Law)
- Systems thinking (Growth in Living Systems, Regenerative Economics)
Peter's Prompt:
"commit and push (should i keep asking you to do that? i'm not sure)"
Response: Explained workflow - I'll commit and push at appropriate times, don't need to ask each time.
Phase 5: Major Reorganization
Peter's Prompt:
"okay, looking great! the 'home page' of the wiki shall be README.md. Also, move all the files in wiki/ to the root, and delete the empty wiki folder. integrated Index.md into README.md and have a nice overview / intro to the call, HOWEVER, we also need that page not to be overwhelming.
we also need a new 'Concept Index' page that has links to all the other pages; that should be organized into categories and/or conceptual clusters.
'AI Bias and Perspectives.md' is at the root already, but appears empty. (and not linked anywhere.) treat it like one of the non-call pages, unless its a dangling dupe, then we can delete it.
lastly, figure out a way to add additional entries to Work Log, and add one for this increment of work.
any questions?"
Decision Point 1: README Approach
Options Presented:
- Option A: Brief, welcoming README with quick navigation + separate comprehensive page
- Option B: Keep comprehensive README as-is
Peter's Choice:
"1. option A, and make a 'Details About This Wiki' page, does that sound okay?"
Decision: Create brief README.md + comprehensive "Details About This Wiki.md"
Decision Point 2: Concept Index Organization
Options Presented:
- Option A: Use same categories as Index (Technology & AI, Consciousness & Perception, Systems & Society, Tools & Practices)
- Option B: Different conceptual clustering
Peter's Choice:
"2. Option A"
Decision: Organize Concept Index using established categories plus additional ones for People, Organizations, Chat Threads, Meta
Decision Point 3: Work Log Entry Placement
Options Presented:
- Top: Journal style (newest entries first)
- Bottom: Chronological style (oldest to newest)
Peter's Choice:
"3. Top, journal style, with separation between entries."
Decision: Add new Phase 9 entry at top with separator line
Decision Point 4: AI Bias File
Investigation Result: File exists in wiki/ directory with content, not empty, not a duplicate. Moved with all other files to root.
Implementation Results
New Structure Created
README.md (New Home Page)
- Brief, welcoming entry point (~50 lines)
- Quick navigation to key sections
- Lists 13 participants with one-line summaries
- Major themes organized by category
- Links to chat threads and references
- Not overwhelming - points to deeper resources
Details About This Wiki.md (Comprehensive Documentation)
- Full wiki information (~350 lines)
- Creation process and tools used
- Structure and navigation strategies
- Page types and file naming conventions
- Statistics and features
- Tool recommendations (Obsidian, Foam)
- How to use and extend the wiki
- Credits and meta-information
Concept Index.md (Complete Navigation)
- All 90 pages organized into categories:
- Participants (13)
- Chat Threads (4)
- Technology & AI (16)
- Consciousness & Perception (8)
- Systems & Society (10)
- Tools & Practices (14)
- Agriculture & Food Systems (4)
- People Referenced (11)
- Organizations & Initiatives (4)
- Reference Indexes (3)
- Meta & Documentation (4)
- Other Concepts (3)
- Brief descriptions for each entry
- Navigation tips
- Statistics summary
File Reorganization
- Moved all 90
.mdfiles fromwiki/to root directory - Removed empty
wiki/folder - Updated all
[[Index]]links to[[README]]throughout - Maintained all working
[[Wikilinks]] - Preserved proper capitalization and spaces in filenames
Work Log Update
- Added Phase 9 entry at top (journal style)
- Clear separator between phases (---)
- Documented reorganization process and results
Key Principles Established
Filename Convention
- Use exact page titles with spaces:
Scott Moehring.md - Proper capitalization:
AI Financial Bubble.md - No forbidden filesystem characters
- Append
.mdextension
Link Style
[[Double Square Bracket Links]]throughout- Rich cross-referencing between related concepts
- Every page links back to main navigation
Content Approach
- Verbatim quotes from participants when possible
- Neutral tone on controversial topics
- Clear distinction between facts and speculation
- Useful content even for brief mentions
Organization Philosophy
- Multiple entry points for different user needs
- Clear separation of concerns (entry vs documentation vs navigation)
- Not overwhelming at first glance
- Full depth available when needed
Technical Workflow
Git Strategy
- Feature branch:
claude/analyze-synthesize-text-011CUs7984yMf6YQBUS96Qbd - Multiple commits for logical phases:
- Initial 23-page wiki structure
- 67 orphan pages with disclaimers
- Work Log documentation
- Major reorganization
- Push to remote for Peter to review and merge
- Peter merged via PR and deleted remote branch
Challenges Overcome
- Transcript size: 38,085 tokens exceeded 25,000 token read limit
- Solution: Read in chunks using offset/limit parameters
- Participant count: Gemini had 11, actual was 13
- Solution: Careful full-transcript analysis
- Scale: 67 orphan pages beyond initial scope
- Solution: Consistent disclaimer format + useful content
- Navigation complexity: 90 pages needed organization
- Solution: Multiple complementary navigation tools
Final Statistics
- 90 total pages
- 13 participant pages with full check-ins and chat contributions
- 4 chat thread syntheses capturing rich discussions
- 67 concept/background pages covering all mentioned topics
- 3 reference index pages (Books, People, Organizations)
- 3 meta pages (README, Concept Index, Details, Work Log, this page)
- 6,500+ lines of markdown documentation
- Fully interlinked - no broken
[[Links]]
Meta Notes
Created by: Claude Code (Anthropic's agentic AI assistant) Guided by: Peter Kaminski Date: November 6, 2025 Session: Spanned multiple interactions with conversation continuation
This document demonstrates:
- Collaborative human-AI knowledge work
- Iterative refinement based on user feedback
- Progressive enhancement of structure and organization
- Careful attention to user experience and navigation
The wiki itself is a product of the processes it documents - AI-assisted synthesis, information organization, and thoughtful structure design.
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