wicked-brain 0.12.1 → 0.13.0

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "wicked-brain",
-  "version": "0.12.1",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Digital brain as skills for AI coding CLIs — no vector DB, no embeddings, no infrastructure",
   "keywords": [
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
   "bugs": "https://github.com/mikeparcewski/wicked-brain/issues",
   "bin": {
     "wicked-brain": "./install.mjs",
-    "wicked-brain-server": "./server/bin/wicked-brain-server.mjs"
+    "wicked-brain-server": "./server/bin/wicked-brain-server.mjs",
+    "wicked-brain-call": "./server/bin/wicked-brain-call.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "better-sqlite3": "^12.0.0",

package/server/bin/wicked-brain-call.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,575 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// wicked-brain-call — thin CLI wrapper around the wicked-brain HTTP API.
+// Auto-starts the server (lock-guarded, detached) when no live process answers
+// the configured port, then forwards a single action call and prints the
+// JSON response. Skills can drop the "is the server up?" dance and just shell
+// out to this binary.
+
+import {
+  readFileSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+  unlinkSync,
+  existsSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+} from "node:fs";
+import { join, resolve, basename } from "node:path";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
+
+const __dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));
+const SERVER_BIN = join(__dirname, "wicked-brain-server.mjs");
+
+// ---------- arg parsing ----------
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const out = { flags: {}, params: {}, positional: [] };
+  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    const a = argv[i];
+    switch (a) {
+      case "--help":
+      case "-h": out.flags.help = true; break;
+      case "--version":
+      case "-v": out.flags.version = true; break;
+      case "--pretty": out.flags.pretty = true; break;
+      case "--no-spawn": out.flags.noSpawn = true; break;
+      case "--no-audit": out.flags.noAudit = true; break;
+      case "--start": out.flags.start = true; break;
+      case "--stop": out.flags.stop = true; break;
+      case "--status": out.flags.status = true; break;
+      case "--brain":
+      case "-b": out.flags.brain = argv[++i]; break;
+      case "--port":
+      case "-p": out.flags.port = parseInt(argv[++i], 10); break;
+      case "--source": out.flags.source = argv[++i]; break;
+      case "--spawn-timeout": out.flags.spawnTimeoutMs = parseInt(argv[++i], 10); break;
+      case "--param": {
+        const kv = argv[++i] || "";
+        const idx = kv.indexOf("=");
+        if (idx === -1) die(`--param requires key=value, got: ${kv}`);
+        out.params[kv.slice(0, idx)] = coerce(kv.slice(idx + 1));
+        break;
+      }
+      default:
+        if (a.startsWith("--")) die(`Unknown flag: ${a}`);
+        out.positional.push(a);
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Coerce --param values: numbers, booleans, JSON. Plain strings stay strings.
+// Skills can pass primitives without quoting; complex shapes go via positional
+// JSON or stdin.
+function coerce(s) {
+  if (s === "true") return true;
+  if (s === "false") return false;
+  if (s === "null") return null;
+  if (/^-?\d+$/.test(s)) return parseInt(s, 10);
+  if (/^-?\d+\.\d+$/.test(s)) return parseFloat(s);
+  if (s.startsWith("{") || s.startsWith("[")) {
+    try { return JSON.parse(s); } catch { /* fall through to string */ }
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+// ---------- brain path discovery ----------
+// Mirrors the resolution skills use: explicit flag → env → per-project →
+// legacy flat. Returning the per-project path even when nothing exists yet
+// lets `--start` create the directory cleanly.
+
+function resolveBrainPath(explicit) {
+  if (explicit) return resolve(explicit);
+  if (process.env.WICKED_BRAIN_PATH) return resolve(process.env.WICKED_BRAIN_PATH);
+  const cwdBase = basename(process.cwd());
+  const perProject = join(homedir(), ".wicked-brain", "projects", cwdBase);
+  if (
+    existsSync(join(perProject, "_meta", "config.json")) ||
+    existsSync(join(perProject, "brain.json"))
+  ) {
+    return perProject;
+  }
+  const flat = join(homedir(), ".wicked-brain");
+  if (existsSync(join(flat, "_meta", "config.json"))) return flat;
+  return perProject;
+}
+
+function readMetaConfig(brainPath) {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(brainPath, "_meta", "config.json"), "utf-8"));
+  } catch {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------- HTTP ----------
+
+async function callApi(port, action, params, { timeoutMs = 30000, auditFile } = {}) {
+  const ctrl = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => ctrl.abort(), timeoutMs);
+  const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+  if (auditFile) headers["x-wicked-audit-file"] = auditFile;
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers,
+      body: JSON.stringify({ action, params: params || {} }),
+      signal: ctrl.signal,
+    });
+    return await res.json();
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
+async function healthCheck(port, { timeoutMs = 800 } = {}) {
+  try {
+    const r = await callApi(port, "health", {}, { timeoutMs });
+    return !!(r && r.status === "ok");
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------- spawn lock ----------
+// Cross-platform exclusive-create lock via { flag: "wx" }. Stale entries
+// (older than STALE_LOCK_MS) are reaped on contention so a crashed CLI
+// doesn't permanently block future spawns.
+
+const STALE_LOCK_MS = 30_000;
+
+function tryLock(lockPath) {
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 2; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      writeFileSync(
+        lockPath,
+        JSON.stringify({ pid: process.pid, t: Date.now() }),
+        { flag: "wx" },
+      );
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code !== "EEXIST") throw err;
+      if (attempt === 0) {
+        let stale = false;
+        try {
+          const lock = JSON.parse(readFileSync(lockPath, "utf-8"));
+          stale = !lock?.t || Date.now() - lock.t > STALE_LOCK_MS;
+        } catch {
+          stale = true;
+        }
+        if (stale) {
+          try { unlinkSync(lockPath); } catch {}
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function releaseLock(lockPath) {
+  try { unlinkSync(lockPath); } catch {}
+}
+
+function pidAlive(pid) {
+  if (!pid || Number.isNaN(pid)) return false;
+  try {
+    process.kill(pid, 0);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    // EPERM = exists but we lack permission to signal — still alive.
+    return err.code === "EPERM";
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------- server lifecycle ----------
+
+async function ensureServer(brainPath, opts) {
+  const { explicitPort, sourceOverride, noSpawn, log, spawnTimeoutMs = 10_000 } = opts;
+  const meta = readMetaConfig(brainPath);
+  const port = explicitPort || meta.server_port || 4242;
+
+  if (await healthCheck(port)) return port;
+  if (noSpawn) {
+    throw new Error(`server not reachable on port ${port} and --no-spawn was set`);
+  }
+
+  mkdirSync(join(brainPath, "_meta"), { recursive: true });
+  const lockPath = join(brainPath, "_meta", "spawn.lock");
+
+  if (!tryLock(lockPath)) {
+    log(`another process is starting the server; waiting...`);
+    if (await waitForHealth(port, spawnTimeoutMs)) return port;
+    throw new Error(`concurrent spawn timed out on port ${port}`);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Re-check after acquiring the lock — another process might have started
+    // and finished while we were contending.
+    if (await healthCheck(port)) return port;
+
+    const pidPath = join(brainPath, "_meta", "server.pid");
+    if (existsSync(pidPath)) {
+      const pid = parseInt(readFileSync(pidPath, "utf-8").trim(), 10);
+      if (pidAlive(pid)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `server PID ${pid} is alive but not answering health on port ${port}. ` +
+          `Stop it manually or remove ${pidPath}.`,
+        );
+      }
+      try { unlinkSync(pidPath); } catch {}
+    }
+
+    log(`starting wicked-brain-server (brain=${brainPath} port=${port})`);
+    const sourcePath = sourceOverride || meta.source_path;
+    const argv = [SERVER_BIN, "--brain", brainPath, "--port", String(port)];
+    if (sourcePath) argv.push("--source", sourcePath);
+
+    const child = spawn(process.execPath, argv, {
+      detached: true,
+      stdio: "ignore",
+      windowsHide: true,
+    });
+    child.unref();
+
+    if (await waitForHealth(port, spawnTimeoutMs)) return port;
+    throw new Error(`server did not become ready within ${spawnTimeoutMs}ms on port ${port}`);
+  } finally {
+    releaseLock(lockPath);
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForHealth(port, timeoutMs) {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    if (await healthCheck(port, { timeoutMs: 500 })) return true;
+    await sleep(150);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function sleep(ms) {
+  return new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
+}
+
+// ---------- audit log ----------
+// Every action call gets a markdown breadcrumb at
+//   {brain}/calls/YYYY-MM-DD/HHMMSS-<action>-<id>.md
+// The file is opened with the request body and finalized after the response
+// returns (or after a failure) so a partial record still exists if the CLI
+// crashes mid-call. Lifecycle commands (--start/--stop/--status) are NOT
+// audited — they're operator commands, not data-plane traffic.
+//
+// Disabled with WICKED_BRAIN_AUDIT=0 or --no-audit.
+
+function isoStamp(d = new Date()) {
+  return d.toISOString();
+}
+
+function auditPaths(brainPath, action) {
+  const now = new Date();
+  const datePart = now.toISOString().slice(0, 10);             // YYYY-MM-DD
+  const timePart = now.toISOString().slice(11, 19).replace(/:/g, ""); // HHMMSS
+  const id = randomBytes(3).toString("hex");
+  const safeAction = String(action || "unknown").replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, "_").slice(0, 40);
+  const dir = join(brainPath, "calls", datePart);
+  const file = join(dir, `${timePart}-${safeAction}-${id}.md`);
+  return { dir, file, id, ts: now.toISOString() };
+}
+
+function fmtFrontmatter(obj) {
+  const lines = ["---"];
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+    if (v === undefined) continue;
+    if (v === null) { lines.push(`${k}: null`); continue; }
+    if (typeof v === "string") { lines.push(`${k}: "${v.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`); continue; }
+    lines.push(`${k}: ${v}`);
+  }
+  lines.push("---");
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
+function fmtJsonBlock(label, value) {
+  return `## ${label}\n\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(value ?? null, null, 2)}\n\`\`\``;
+}
+
+function writeAuditOpen(brainPath, action, params, port) {
+  try {
+    const a = auditPaths(brainPath, action);
+    mkdirSync(a.dir, { recursive: true });
+    const front = fmtFrontmatter({
+      action,
+      call_id: a.id,
+      timestamp: a.ts,
+      brain_path: brainPath,
+      port,
+      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      pid: process.pid,
+      status: "in_progress",
+    });
+    const body = [
+      front,
+      "",
+      `# wicked-brain-call \`${action}\``,
+      "",
+      fmtJsonBlock("Request params", params),
+      "",
+    ].join("\n");
+    writeFileSync(a.file, body, "utf-8");
+    return a;
+  } catch {
+    // Audit is best-effort. Never fail the call because we couldn't write a record.
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function writeAuditClose(audit, { exitCode, durationMs, response, error }) {
+  if (!audit) return;
+  try {
+    const head = readFileSync(audit.file, "utf-8");
+    const closing = fmtFrontmatter({
+      finalized_at: isoStamp(),
+      exit_code: exitCode,
+      duration_ms: durationMs,
+      status: error ? "error" : "ok",
+    });
+    const responseSection = response !== undefined
+      ? fmtJsonBlock("Response", response)
+      : "";
+    const errorSection = error
+      ? `## Error\n\n\`\`\`\n${String(error)}\n\`\`\``
+      : "";
+    const tail = [closing, "", responseSection, errorSection]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join("\n\n");
+    writeFileSync(audit.file, `${head}\n${tail}\n`, "utf-8");
+  } catch {
+    // Best-effort.
+  }
+}
+
+function auditEnabled(flagOff) {
+  if (flagOff) return false;
+  if (process.env.WICKED_BRAIN_AUDIT === "0") return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+// ---------- stdin ----------
+// Stdin is only read when the caller writes `-` as the payload positional —
+// matches `kubectl apply -f -`. The implicit "no payload? try stdin" pattern
+// hangs whenever a parent forgets to close the child's stdin pipe (common in
+// supervisors, CI runners, the node spawn() default). Explicit opt-in keeps
+// the wrapper safe to drop into any execution context.
+
+async function readStdin() {
+  const chunks = [];
+  for await (const c of process.stdin) chunks.push(c);
+  const buf = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf-8").trim();
+  return buf || null;
+}
+
+// ---------- main ----------
+// Exits go through process.exitCode + a sentinel throw, NOT process.exit().
+// On Windows, calling process.exit() after a fetch() resolves can fire
+// `Assertion failed: !(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_CLOSING)` in libuv async.c
+// because undici handles are still mid-close. Setting exitCode + letting the
+// IIFE return lets the event loop drain naturally before exit.
+
+class ExitSignal extends Error {
+  constructor(code, msg) {
+    super(msg || `exit ${code}`);
+    this.name = "ExitSignal";
+    this.code = code;
+    this.silent = !msg;
+  }
+}
+
+function die(msg, code = 2) {
+  throw new ExitSignal(code, msg);
+}
+
+const HELP = `wicked-brain-call — invoke the wicked-brain server, auto-starting if needed.
+
+Usage:
+  wicked-brain-call <action> [json-payload]
+  wicked-brain-call <action> --param key=value [--param key2=value2 ...]
+  echo '{"query":"foo"}' | wicked-brain-call <action> -
+
+Lifecycle:
+  wicked-brain-call --start                start the server (no call)
+  wicked-brain-call --stop                 stop the server
+  wicked-brain-call --status               print server state
+
+Options:
+  --brain <path>          brain directory (default: discover)
+  --port <n>              override port from _meta/config.json
+  --source <path>         LSP source root passed to spawned server
+  --no-spawn              fail if server is not running (don't auto-start)
+  --no-audit              skip writing audit markdown (also: WICKED_BRAIN_AUDIT=0)
+  --spawn-timeout <ms>    how long to wait for spawn readiness (default 10000)
+  --pretty                pretty-print JSON output
+  --param key=value       add an individual param (repeatable)
+  --version, -v           print version
+  --help, -h              print this help
+
+Exit codes:
+  0   success
+  1   API returned an error field
+  2   CLI / infrastructure failure (bad args, can't reach server, etc.)
+
+Examples:
+  wicked-brain-call health
+  wicked-brain-call search '{"query":"sqlite","topK":5}'
+  wicked-brain-call search --param query=sqlite --param topK=5
+`;
+
+(async () => {
+  const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+  if (args.flags.version) {
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL("../../package.json", import.meta.url), "utf-8"));
+    process.stdout.write(pkg.version + "\n");
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  if (args.flags.help) {
+    process.stdout.write(HELP);
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  const noModeFlag = !args.flags.start && !args.flags.stop && !args.flags.status;
+  if (noModeFlag && args.positional.length === 0) {
+    process.stderr.write(HELP);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const log = (msg) => process.stderr.write(`[wicked-brain-call] ${msg}\n`);
+  const brainPath = resolveBrainPath(args.flags.brain);
+
+  // ---- --status ----
+  if (args.flags.status) {
+    const meta = readMetaConfig(brainPath);
+    const port = args.flags.port || meta.server_port || 4242;
+    const running = await healthCheck(port);
+    let pid = null;
+    try { pid = parseInt(readFileSync(join(brainPath, "_meta", "server.pid"), "utf-8").trim(), 10); } catch {}
+    const payload = {
+      brain_path: brainPath,
+      port,
+      running,
+      pid: running && pidAlive(pid) ? pid : null,
+    };
+    process.stdout.write(
+      (args.flags.pretty ? JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2) : JSON.stringify(payload)) + "\n",
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // ---- --stop ----
+  if (args.flags.stop) {
+    const meta = readMetaConfig(brainPath);
+    const port = args.flags.port || meta.server_port || 4242;
+    const pidPath = join(brainPath, "_meta", "server.pid");
+    let pid = null;
+    try { pid = parseInt(readFileSync(pidPath, "utf-8").trim(), 10); } catch {}
+    if (!pid || !pidAlive(pid)) {
+      process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ stopped: false, reason: "not running", port }) + "\n");
+      return;
+    }
+    try { process.kill(pid, "SIGTERM"); } catch (err) { die(`kill ${pid} failed: ${err.message}`); }
+    const deadline = Date.now() + 5000;
+    while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+      if (!pidAlive(pid)) break;
+      await sleep(100);
+    }
+    process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ stopped: !pidAlive(pid), pid, port }) + "\n");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // ---- --start ----
+  if (args.flags.start) {
+    const port = await ensureServer(brainPath, {
+      explicitPort: args.flags.port,
+      sourceOverride: args.flags.source,
+      noSpawn: false,
+      spawnTimeoutMs: args.flags.spawnTimeoutMs,
+      log,
+    }).catch(err => die(err.message));
+    process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ started: true, port, brain_path: brainPath }) + "\n");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // ---- default: forward an action call ----
+  const action = args.positional[0];
+  let params = Object.keys(args.params).length > 0 ? args.params : null;
+
+  if (args.positional.length > 1) {
+    const raw = args.positional.slice(1).join(" ");
+    if (raw === "-") {
+      const piped = await readStdin();
+      if (piped) {
+        try { params = { ...(params || {}), ...JSON.parse(piped) }; } catch (err) {
+          die(`stdin payload is not valid JSON: ${err.message}`);
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      let parsed;
+      try { parsed = JSON.parse(raw); } catch (err) {
+        die(`positional payload is not valid JSON: ${err.message}`);
+      }
+      params = { ...(params || {}), ...parsed };
+    }
+  }
+
+  const port = await ensureServer(brainPath, {
+    explicitPort: args.flags.port,
+    sourceOverride: args.flags.source,
+    noSpawn: args.flags.noSpawn,
+    spawnTimeoutMs: args.flags.spawnTimeoutMs,
+    log,
+  }).catch(err => die(err.message));
+
+  // Open audit BEFORE the call so a crash mid-flight still leaves a partial
+  // record. Audit is best-effort — write failures never block the request.
+  const audit = auditEnabled(args.flags.noAudit)
+    ? writeAuditOpen(brainPath, action, params, port)
+    : null;
+
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+  let response;
+  let callError;
+  try {
+    response = await callApi(port, action, params, { auditFile: audit?.file });
+  } catch (err) {
+    callError = err;
+  }
+  const durationMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+
+  if (callError) {
+    writeAuditClose(audit, { exitCode: 2, durationMs, error: callError.message });
+    die(`request failed: ${callError.message}`);
+  }
+
+  const exitCode = response && response.error ? 1 : 0;
+  writeAuditClose(audit, {
+    exitCode,
+    durationMs,
+    response,
+    error: response?.error,
+  });
+
+  process.stdout.write(
+    (args.flags.pretty ? JSON.stringify(response, null, 2) : JSON.stringify(response)) + "\n",
+  );
+  process.exitCode = exitCode;
+})().catch(err => {
+  if (err instanceof ExitSignal) {
+    if (!err.silent) process.stderr.write(`wicked-brain-call: ${err.message}\n`);
+    process.exitCode = err.code;
+    return;
+  }
+  process.stderr.write(`wicked-brain-call: ${err.message ?? String(err)}\n`);
+  process.exitCode = 2;
+});

package/server/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "wicked-brain-server",
-  "version": "0.12.1",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "SQLite FTS5 search server for wicked-brain digital knowledge bases",
   "keywords": [
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   },
   "bin": {
     "wicked-brain-server": "./bin/wicked-brain-server.mjs",
-    "wicked-brain-onboard-wiki": "./bin/onboard-wiki.mjs"
+    "wicked-brain-onboard-wiki": "./bin/onboard-wiki.mjs",
+    "wicked-brain-call": "./bin/wicked-brain-call.mjs"
   },
   "files": [
     "bin/",

package/skills/wicked-brain-agent/SKILL.md

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 ---
 name: wicked-brain:agent
-description: Factory skill for listing and dispatching wicked-brain agents. Agents enforce multi-step pipelines for consolidation, context assembly, session teardown, and project onboarding.
+description: |
+  This skill should be used when the user says "list brain agents",
+  "dispatch the consolidation agent", "run brain context assembly",
+  "onboard a new project", or "session teardown". Factory skill for listing
+  and dispatching wicked-brain agents. Agents enforce multi-step pipelines
+  for consolidation, context assembly, session teardown, and project
+  onboarding.
 ---
 
 # wicked-brain:agent

package/skills/wicked-brain-compile/SKILL.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description: |
 
 # wicked-brain:compile
 
-You compile wiki articles from the brain's chunks by dispatching a compile subagent.
+Compiles wiki articles from the brain's chunks by dispatching a compile subagent.
 
 ## Cross-Platform Notes
 
@@ -25,15 +25,10 @@ For the brain path default:
 
 ## Config
 
-Resolve the brain config via the shared resolution in
-wicked-brain:init § "Resolving the brain config". In short: try
-`~/.wicked-brain/projects/{cwd_basename}/_meta/config.json` first, fall back
-to `~/.wicked-brain/_meta/config.json` (legacy flat), else trigger
-wicked-brain:init. Read the resolved file for brain path and server port.
-
-Do NOT read a bare relative `_meta/config.json` — the model will resolve it
-against the current working directory and brain files will end up in the
-project root.
+Brain discovery + server lifecycle are handled by `wicked-brain-call`. Pass
+`--brain <path>` to override the auto-detected brain, or set
+`WICKED_BRAIN_PATH`. The CLI starts the server on first call (no manual
+init required) and writes an audit record to `{brain}/calls/` per call.
 
 ## Process
 
@@ -41,7 +36,7 @@ Dispatch a compile subagent with these instructions:
 
 ```
 You are a compile agent for the digital brain at {brain_path}.
-Server: http://localhost:{port}/api
+Server interactions: use `npx wicked-brain-call <action> [--param k=v ...]`.
 
 ## Your task
 
@@ -51,9 +46,7 @@ Read chunks and synthesize wiki articles that capture key concepts.
 
 Get brain stats:
 ```bash
-curl -s -X POST http://localhost:{port}/api \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"action":"stats","params":{}}'
+npx wicked-brain-call stats
 ```
 
 List existing wiki articles using your Glob tool on `{brain_path}/wiki/**/*.md`.
@@ -121,7 +114,7 @@ Focus on chunks NOT referenced by any wiki article.
 **Chunk prioritization:** When there are many uncovered chunks, process them in
 this order:
 1. Most recently modified (check file mtime or `authored_at` frontmatter field)
-2. Highest backlink count (use `{"action":"backlinks","params":{"id":"{chunk-path}"}}` — more backlinks = more referenced by other content)
+2. Highest backlink count (use `npx wicked-brain-call backlinks --param id={chunk-path}` — more backlinks = more referenced by other content)
 
 **Existing wiki articles:** For each existing wiki article, compare the
 `source_hashes` in its frontmatter against the current content hash of each
@@ -243,11 +236,10 @@ supersedes, supports, caused-by, extends, depends-on).
 
 ## Step 5: Index new articles
 
-For each article written:
+For each article written, pass the full payload as positional JSON because
+`content` may contain quotes, braces, and newlines:
 ```bash
-curl -s -X POST http://localhost:{port}/api \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"action":"index","params":{"id":"{path}","path":"{path}","content":"{content}","brain_id":"{brain_id}"}}'
+npx wicked-brain-call index '{"id":"{path}","path":"{path}","content":"{content}","brain_id":"{brain_id}"}'
 ```
 
 ## Step 6: Log