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vault-stale
Find stale notes (important notes not modified recently). Triggers on "stale notes", "old notes", "neglected notes", "outdated notes".
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SKILL.md
Stale Notes
Find important notes that haven't been updated recently.
Purpose
Stale notes are:
- Important (have many backlinks = widely referenced)
- Outdated (not modified in 60+ days)
These may need review, updates, or archiving.
What Makes a Note "Important"?
- Has 5+ backlinks (widely referenced)
- OR has specific tags (#project, #active)
- OR in key folders (work/projects/, tech/)
Process
1. Get Recent Activity
recent_notes = get_recent_notes(days=60)
all_notes = search_notes({})
stale_candidates = all_notes - recent_notes
2. Filter for Important Notes
stale_important = []
for note in stale_candidates:
backlinks = get_backlinks(note)
if backlinks.count >= 5:
stale_important.append({
path: note.path,
backlinks: backlinks.count,
last_modified: note.modified,
days_stale: (today - note.modified).days
})
3. Sort by Importance
Sort by backlink count (most referenced first).
4. Report Results
Stale Notes
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Found 42 important but stale notes
🚨 Critical (100+ days, 10+ backlinks):
• [[Architecture Docs]] - 156 days, 47 backlinks
• [[Best Practices]] - 203 days, 34 backlinks
• [[Team Onboarding]] - 178 days, 28 backlinks
⚠️ High (60-100 days, 5+ backlinks):
• 18 notes need review
💡 Actions:
• Review critical notes - update or archive
• Add "last reviewed: YYYY-MM-DD" to frontmatter
• Consider if information is still relevant
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Recommended Actions
For each stale note:
- Review: Read and assess if still relevant
- Update: Refresh outdated information
- Archive: Move to archive/ if no longer needed
- Link: Add to current work if relevant
- Tag: Add
#reviewed/YYYY-MM-DDfrontmatter
Ignore Patterns
Don't flag as stale:
- Daily/weekly/monthly notes (intentionally historical)
- Archive folders
- Reference material (timeless)
- Meeting notes (historical record)
Version: 1.0.0
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