OpenViking (OV) Resource Management

The ov command group for resources covers adding external knowledge, filesystem operations, scheduled refresh (watch tasks), and ovpack import/export/backup/restore.

Goal

Guide an agent to correctly invoke resource and filesystem commands without guessing flags, URI semantics, or processing behavior.

Load When

• User explicitly requests resource operations: ov add-resource, ov task watch, ov export, ov import, ov backup, ov restore.
• User asks to browse, read, write, create, move, or delete files under viking://resources/.
• User asks to search for context: ov find, ov search, ov grep, ov glob.
• Agent needs to list, inspect, or search the resource tree to find context.

Inputs

Name	Required	Description
subcommand	yes	Resource command: add-resource, task watch, export, import, backup, restore, filesystem command: ls, tree, read, write, mkdir, rm, mv, grep, glob, or search command: find, search
target	conditional	File path, URL, Viking URI, or query string
flags	no	Command-specific flags like --wait, --to, --parent, --recursive, --watch-interval

Workflow

1. Identify the user's intent and map to the correct ov <subcommand>.
2. Resolve the target (local path, URL, or Viking URI).
3. Construct the command with appropriate flags.
4. Execute and report results.

Permissions

• ov add-resource from external URLs may download untrusted content; verify the source when the user provides an untrusted URL.
• ov rm --recursive is destructive; confirm with the user before executing on large directories.
• ov export, ov import, ov backup, ov restore require ROOT or ADMIN permissions.
• ov write replaces file content in-place; the old version is not retained.

Output

• CLI output returned directly to the user.
• Errors surfaced with suggested fixes and relevant flag guidance.

Verification

• After add-resource, ov ls or ov tree should show the new resource under the expected URI.
• After rm, ov ls should no longer list the removed path.
• After write, ov read should reflect the new content.
• After ov import or ov restore, ov tree should show the imported structure.

Boundaries

• Do not invent paths or URLs. Use what the user provides.
• Do not execute ov rm --recursive on broad paths like viking://resources/ without explicit user confirmation.
• Do not treat ov add-skill or ov skills as equivalent to resource commands; skill management is handled by ov-skills.
• Do not treat ov add-memory as a resource command; memory management is out of scope for this skill.

Runtime Resources

• docs/add-resource.md — detailed resource ingestion docs, source types, and async processing.
• docs/filesystem.md — filesystem operations reference (ls, tree, read, write, mkdir, rm, mv, grep, glob).
• docs/search.md — semantic search (ov find, ov search) and search combination strategies.
• docs/watch-management.md — watch task lifecycle (create, pause, resume, trigger, update, remove).
• docs/ovpack.md — ovpack export/import/backup/restore reference.
• examples/commands.md — common command patterns by scenario.