kb-retriever

What it does: This skill searches through a local folder of documents, such as text files, PDFs, and spreadsheets, to answer a question. Rather than opening every file, it first reads small index files that describe what is inside each folder, then narrows down to the few files most likely to have the answer. For PDFs and spreadsheets, it always learns the proper way to extract data from that file type first, instead of guessing, so it does not waste effort or miss information. It searches step by step, looking at small relevant sections of a file rather than loading the whole thing at once, and it tries up to five rounds of searching with different keywords before giving up. If it still cannot find a good answer, it says so clearly and tells the person what to try, such as narrowing the topic or naming a more specific file, rather than making something up. When to use it: - Answering questions using a local folder of documents, reports, or spreadsheets - Looking something up in a large set of files without reading everything from start to finish