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index-at-creation
Index at Creation Time
The full skill
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name: index-at-creation
description: Index at Creation Time
user-invocable: false
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# Index at Creation Time
Index artifacts when they're created, not at batch boundaries.
## Pattern
If downstream logic depends on artifacts being queryable, index immediately at write time.
## DO
– Index handoffs in PostToolUse Write hook (immediately after creation)
– Use `–file` flag for fast single-file indexing
– Trigger indexing from the same event that creates the artifact
## DON'T
– Wait for SessionEnd to batch-index
– Rely on cron/scheduled jobs for time-sensitive data
– Assume data will be available "soon enough"
## Source Sessions
– a541f08a: "Index at artifact creation time, not at SessionEnd"
– 1c21e6c8: "If downstream logic depends on artifacts, index at the moment they're created"