synthesize-insights

synthesize-insights is a command for Claude Code from Abilityai/cornelius. It costs 6 tokens per session (1,358 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A command for combining notes from an Obsidian vault into a connected explanation, framework, or argument.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to synthesize selected notes, all notes on a topic, or ideas spanning a theme such as Buddhism, neuroscience, and AI.
Why use it?
It helps turn scattered notes into a clearer whole and reveals shared themes, hidden links, disagreements, and unanswered questions.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/. Also seen: positional $N argument.

Good fit Use it to synthesize selected notes, all notes on a topic, or ideas spanning a theme such as Buddhism, neuroscience, and AI.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/abilityai/cornelius/synthesize-insights
Install

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Abilityai/cornelius

Made for: Claude Code.

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When invoked 1,358 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

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Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00006 $0.01358
Opus 5 $0.00003 $0.00679
Sonnet 5 $0.00001 $0.00272
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00136

Measured 8d ago against content hash 4c729a8e65a7, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

synthesize-insights scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/commands/synthesize-insights.md · 223 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 223 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Synthesize Insights

Combine multiple insights or permanent notes into a coherent narrative, framework, or argument. Discovers patterns and connections across disparate ideas.

Usage

/synthesize-insights <note names or topic cluster>

Parameters

  • note names: List of specific notes to synthesize
    • Comma-separated: "[[Note A]], [[Note B]], [[Note C]]"
    • Or topic cluster: "All notes about dopamine and AI"
    • Or theme: "Buddhism and neuroscience connections"

Examples

Synthesize Specific Notes

/synthesize-insights [[AI adoption bottleneck is psychological]], [[Professional identity creates AI resistance]], [[Belief is a way to deal with Uncertainty]]

Synthesize Topic Cluster

/synthesize-insights All notes connecting dopamine, social media, and AI

Synthesize Theme

/synthesize-insights Buddhism-neuroscience-AI triangle

Workflow

  1. Gather Notes

    • If specific notes listed: Retrieve those notes
    • If topic/theme: Use /recall or Smart Connections to find cluster
    • Aim for 5-10 notes minimum
  2. Find Patterns

    • Identify common themes
    • Discover non-obvious connections
    • Note contradictions or tensions
    • Find consilience zones (multiple perspectives converging)
  3. Build Narrative

    • Structure: Pattern → Evidence → Implications
    • Show how insights relate and build on each other
    • Highlight emergent understanding
    • Suggest frameworks or models
  4. Output Synthesis

    • Coherent narrative (3-5 paragraphs)
    • Pattern description
    • Supporting evidence from notes
    • Implications and applications
    • Suggested next steps or questions

Output Format

🔗 Synthesis: [Topic/Theme]

**Pattern Identified:**
[Description of overarching pattern or framework emerging from notes]

**Key Connections:**

1. [Connection 1]: [[Note A]] + [[Note B]]
   [How these notes relate and what emerges]

2. [Connection 2]: [[Note C]] + [[Note D]] + [[Note E]]
   [Multi-way connection and emergent insight]

3. [Connection 3]: [[Note F]] ↔ [[Note G]]
   [Bidirectional or tension between notes]

**Emergent Understanding:**
[What new insight emerges from synthesizing these notes that wasn't obvious in any single note]

**Implications:**
- [Implication 1 for thinking/practice]
- [Implication 2 for content/frameworks]
- [Implication 3 for future exploration]

**Suggested Applications:**
- Article topic: "[Potential article title]"
- Framework: "[Potential framework name]"
- Research direction: "[Area to explore further]"

📝 Synthesized Notes:
- [[Note 1]] - Role in synthesis
- [[Note 2]] - Role in synthesis
- [[Note 3]] - Role in synthesis
[...]

Read the full file on GitHub · 223 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 8d ago First seen · 223 lines · 6 tokens per session scan A 4c729a8e65a7

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synthesize-insights is a command published in the GitHub repository Abilityai/cornelius (106 stars, last pushed 15d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 6 tokens to every session and 1,358 once invoked, about $0.0000 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.