Prepare Batch for Ingestion

Stage source files into library/raw/, converting non-markdown formats. First stage of the two-stage batch workflow: prepare (this skill) then ingest (kb-ingest-batch). No agent invoked.

Arguments

Argument	Description
files...	Source file paths
--from <manifest>	File with one path per line
--copy	Leave source files in place (default)
--move	Move source files into raw/
--overwrite	Allow re-conversion of already-staged files
--force-markitdown	Use markitdown for all files
--force-pandoc	Use pandoc for all files

Format routing

Extension	Converter
.md	Pass-through
.pdf, .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .html, .csv	markitdown
.tex, .epub, .rst, .org	pandoc
Anything else	Error per file; rest of batch continues

Preflight

1. Check markitdown --help — warn if absent
2. Check pandoc --version — warn if absent
3. If only .md files: proceed without converters

Steps

1. Resolve configuration

Read CLAUDE.md [Knowledge Base] section to extract library_path (default library/). Target is <library_path>/raw/.

2. Run kb_prepare_batch.py

python3 -c "
import sys, os, importlib.util
PLUGIN_ROOT = os.environ.get('CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT', '')
SCRIPTS = os.path.join(PLUGIN_ROOT, 'scripts')
INIT = os.path.join(SCRIPTS, '__init__.py')
if os.path.isfile(INIT) and 'sdlc_knowledge_base_scripts' not in sys.modules:
    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
        'sdlc_knowledge_base_scripts', INIT,
        submodule_search_locations=[SCRIPTS])
    if spec and spec.loader:
        mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
        sys.modules['sdlc_knowledge_base_scripts'] = mod
        spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
from sdlc_knowledge_base_scripts.kb_prepare_batch import main
args = ['--target-dir', '<raw_dir>']
# Add --copy or --move (default: --copy)
# Add source file paths
# Add --from <manifest> if passed
# Add --overwrite if passed
# Add --force-markitdown or --force-pandoc if passed
sys.exit(main(args))
"

3. Report results

Batch preparation complete:
  Staged:  12
  Skipped:  0
  Failed:   1

Issues:
  - presentation.key: unsupported extension '.key'

Next steps

/sdlc-knowledge-base:kb-ingest-batch