# cortex

> cortex — alterlk-cortex. Use this tool when you need to quickly find answers to specific questions within your personal documents, with the cortex providing accurate responses along with source citations for reference. It solves problems of information overload and disorganization by indexing your documents and retrieving relevant information. Ideal for use when searching through large collections of documents, such as git repositories, to find specific information or insights.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alterlk-cortex  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alterlk-cortex

## Description

A RAG-powered personal knowledge base that answers questions over your documents with source citations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/ALTERLK/cortex)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alterlk-cortex"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alterlk-cortex` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alterlk-cortex/pull`

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