---
namespace: aiwg
platforms: [all]
name: corpus-export
description: Package corpus subsets as distribution archives. Select papers by cluster, topic, REF range, or custom filter; bundle PDFs, analysis docs, citation sidecars, web sources, and BibTeX into a tar.gz with manifest.
commandHint:
  argumentHint: "[--cluster <name>] [--refs <range>] [--topic <name>] [--filter <expr>] [--output <path>] [--format tar.gz|zip]"
  allowedTools: Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash
  model: sonnet
  category: research-distribution
---

# Corpus Export

Package corpus subsets as distribution archives. Selects papers by cluster, topic, REF range, or custom filter and bundles all artifacts (PDF, analysis doc, citation sidecar, web source, BibTeX) into a portable archive with manifest.

## Triggers

- "export the corpus"
- "package papers for distribution"
- "create a distribution archive"
- "export agentic canon"
- "corpus export"
- `/corpus-export`

## Parameters

### Selection (one required)

#### `--cluster <name>`
Select all papers in a named cluster (from `/research-gap-detect`).

```bash
/corpus-export --cluster "Agentic Canon"
```

#### `--refs <range>`
Explicit REF range or list. Supports ranges, multi-ranges, and individual IDs.

```bash
/corpus-export --refs REF-016:REF-024,REF-121
/corpus-export --refs REF-016,REF-018,REF-024
```

#### `--topic <name>`
Select all papers tagged with a specific topic.

```bash
/corpus-export --topic "GUI Agents"
```

#### `--filter <expr>`
Custom filter expression (frontmatter field comparisons).

```bash
/corpus-export --filter "year>=2023 AND incoming>=10"
/corpus-export --filter "grade=High AND tag:reproducibility"
```

### Options

#### `--output <path>` (optional)
Output archive path. Default: `.aiwg/research/exports/corpus-<selector>-<date>.tar.gz`.

#### `--format tar.gz|zip` (optional)
Archive format. Default: `tar.gz`.

#### `--include` (optional, repeatable)
Artifact types to include. Defaults: `pdf,analysis,citations,bibtex`.

Available: `pdf`, `text`, `web`, `analysis`, `citations`, `bibtex`, `metadata`, `provenance`.

#### `--dry-run` (optional)
List what would be included without creating the archive.

## Execution Flow

### Phase 1: Selection

Resolve the selection criteria to a list of REF-XXX identifiers:

- `--cluster`: look up cluster in citation-network index, return member REFs
- `--refs`: parse range expression
- `--topic`: scan findings frontmatter for matching `tags`
- `--filter`: evaluate expression against frontmatter

Report resolved selection:
```
Selection: "Agentic Canon" cluster
Papers: 17 (REF-001, REF-016, REF-018, REF-024, ...)
```

### Phase 2: Artifact Gathering

For each selected REF, gather the configured artifact types from canonical locations:

```
REF-016:
  ✓ PDF: sources/pdfs/full/REF-016-autogen.pdf (2.4 MB)
  ✓ Analysis: findings/REF-016-autogen.md (287 lines)
  ✓ Citations: documentation/citations/REF-016.md (43 outgoing, 12 incoming)
  ✓ BibTeX: citations/bibtex/REF-016.bib
  ✗ Web: no web source (PDF primary)
  ✓ Metadata: sources/metadata/REF-016.yaml
```

Flag missing artifacts:
```
REF-299:
  ✗ PDF: MISSING (acquisition failed)
  ✓ Analysis: findings/REF-299-stub.md (22 lines — STUB)
  ...
```

### Phase 3: Manifest Generation

Write a `MANIFEST.md` to the archive root describing the export:

```markdown
# Corpus Export Manifest

**Date**: 2026-04-13
**Selector**: --cluster "Agentic Canon"
**Papers**: 17
**Total size**: 48.3 MB

## Contents

| REF | Title | Year | GRADE | PDF | Analysis | Citations |
|-----|-------|------|-------|-----|----------|-----------|
| REF-016 | AutoGen | 2023 | High | ✓ | 287 lines | 43/12 |
| REF-018 | Multi-Agent Debate | 2024 | High | ✓ | 312 lines | 28/17 |
...

## Missing Artifacts

- REF-299: PDF missing (acquisition failed)
- REF-312: Analysis doc is a skeleton (<40 lines)

## Provenance

Generated by `corpus-export` v1.0 from corpus at:
- Fixity manifest: .aiwg/research/fixity-manifest.json (checksum: abc123...)
- Citation graph: indices/citation-network.md (generated 2026-04-13T10:00Z)
```

### Phase 4: Archive Creation

Create the archive with structure:

```
corpus-agentic-canon-2026-04-13.tar.gz
├── MANIFEST.md
├── pdfs/
│   ├── REF-016-autogen.pdf
│   ├── REF-018-multi-agent-debate.pdf
│   └── ...
├── findings/
│   ├── REF-016-autogen.md
│   └── ...
├── citations/
│   ├── REF-016.md
│   └── ...
├── bibtex/
│   ├── REF-016.bib
│   └── all.bib                    # concatenated bibliography
└── README.md                      # extraction + usage instructions
```

### Phase 5: Report

```
Corpus Export Complete
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Selector: --cluster "Agentic Canon"
Papers selected: 17
Artifacts bundled: 68 files
Missing artifacts: 2 (reported in MANIFEST.md)

Archive: .aiwg/research/exports/corpus-agentic-canon-2026-04-13.tar.gz
Size: 48.3 MB
SHA-256: abc123def456...

Contents:
  17 PDFs (45.1 MB)
  17 analysis docs (1.2 MB)
  17 citation sidecars (0.8 MB)
  17 BibTeX entries + all.bib (50 KB)
  1 MANIFEST.md (4 KB)
  1 README.md (2 KB)
```

## Archive Use Cases

### Research sharing
Share a cluster with collaborators without sharing the entire corpus.

```bash
/corpus-export --cluster "Agentic Canon"
```

### Snapshot for publication
Package the corpus state referenced by a paper for reproducibility.

```bash
/corpus-export --refs REF-016:REF-024 --include pdf,analysis,citations,provenance
```

### Topic digest
Export everything on a specific topic for a focused review.

```bash
/corpus-export --topic "Evaluation" --filter "year>=2023"
```

### Quality subset
Export only high-quality sources.

```bash
/corpus-export --filter "grade=High"
```

## Integration Points

| Component | Relationship |
|-----------|-------------|
| `research-gap-detect` | Provides `--cluster` names |
| `corpus-index-build` | Provides topic and metadata for selection |
| `research-quality-audit` | Flags missing/skeleton artifacts in manifest |
| `research-cite` | Generates BibTeX entries bundled in export |
| Media curator `/acquire` | Source of PDF files packaged into export |

## Examples

```bash
# Export a named cluster
/corpus-export --cluster "Agentic Canon"

# Export a REF range
/corpus-export --refs REF-016:REF-024,REF-121

# Export by topic
/corpus-export --topic "GUI Agents"

# Filter: recent high-grade papers with many citations
/corpus-export --filter "year>=2023 AND grade=High AND incoming>=10"

# Preview without creating archive
/corpus-export --cluster "Agentic Canon" --dry-run

# Minimal export (analysis docs only)
/corpus-export --topic "Reproducibility" --include analysis,citations

# Custom output path
/corpus-export --refs REF-001:REF-100 --output /tmp/first-100.tar.gz
```

## References

- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/skills/research-gap-detect/SKILL.md — Provides cluster names
- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/skills/corpus-index-build/SKILL.md — Provides topic/metadata indices
- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/skills/research-quality-audit/SKILL.md — Flags missing artifacts
- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/skills/research-cite/SKILL.md — Generates BibTeX
- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/integrations/media-curator-to-research-handoff.md — Source acquisition contract