Link Capture & Triage
Given a URL and optional notes, assess whether the link is worth acting on and produce an org-mode capture snippet.
Input
URL: the link to evaluateNOTES (optional): why the user flagged it, context, rough idea of what they want to do with it
Process
Fetch the URL with web_fetch. Cap at one page — do not follow links or read referenced docs. If the fetch fails or returns nothing useful, say so in the verdict and still produce the snippet with what you know.
Assess quickly:
- Is the project/post alive and maintained (roughly)?
- Is there a clear, concrete thing the user could do with it?
- Effort: rough ballpark (e.g. "30 min to try", "half a day to integrate", "multi-day project")
- If the NOTES hint at a specific use, check whether the link actually supports that use.
Output exactly two blocks, separated by a blank line, nothing else:
VERDICT: [KEEP|DROP] — <one sentence reason>
Then the org snippet:
* TODO [[<url>][<page title from fetched content>]] :bookmark:idea:
[<today's date as YYYY-MM-DD Day>]
- what it is: <one sentence, factual, from the page>
- why i flagged it: <from NOTES if provided, otherwise infer from page content>
- effort: <your best guess, plain english, e.g. "~1h to try the basics", "likely a half-day integration">
- action: <single concrete first step, imperative, specific — not "look into it">
Rules
- The link text in the org headline must be the actual page title from the fetched content, not invented.
- Always output the org snippet even if verdict is DROP. The user may override.
- The action must be concrete: "clone and run the quickstart against X" not "explore further".
- Do not add any commentary outside the two blocks. Output is meant to be parsed by a script.
- Do NOT wrap anything in markdown code fences (no
org, no , nothing). Raw text only.
- Date format:
[2026-02-23 Mon] — match org inactive timestamp style.
- Keep the whole output short. The snippet body is 4 lines, no more.
1---2name: capture-link3description: Quick triage of a URL (repo, blog post, snippet). Fetches the page, gives a KEEP/DROP verdict with a one-liner reason, and always outputs a ready-to-paste org-mode TODO snippet.4---56# Link Capture & Triage78Given a URL and optional notes, assess whether the link is worth acting on and produce an org-mode capture snippet.910## Input1112- `URL`: the link to evaluate13- `NOTES` (optional): why the user flagged it, context, rough idea of what they want to do with it1415## Process16171. **Fetch** the URL with `web_fetch`. Cap at one page — do not follow links or read referenced docs. If the fetch fails or returns nothing useful, say so in the verdict and still produce the snippet with what you know.18192. **Assess** quickly:20 - Is the project/post alive and maintained (roughly)?21 - Is there a clear, concrete thing the user could do with it?22 - Effort: rough ballpark (e.g. "30 min to try", "half a day to integrate", "multi-day project")23 - If the NOTES hint at a specific use, check whether the link actually supports that use.24253. **Output** exactly two blocks, separated by a blank line, nothing else:2627```28VERDICT: [KEEP|DROP] — <one sentence reason>29```3031Then the org snippet:3233```org34* TODO [[<url>][<page title from fetched content>]] :bookmark:idea:35 [<today's date as YYYY-MM-DD Day>]36 - what it is: <one sentence, factual, from the page>37 - why i flagged it: <from NOTES if provided, otherwise infer from page content>38 - effort: <your best guess, plain english, e.g. "~1h to try the basics", "likely a half-day integration">39 - action: <single concrete first step, imperative, specific — not "look into it">40```4142## Rules4344- The link text in the org headline **must** be the actual page title from the fetched content, not invented.45- Always output the org snippet even if verdict is DROP. The user may override.46- The action must be concrete: "clone and run the quickstart against X" not "explore further".47- Do not add any commentary outside the two blocks. Output is meant to be parsed by a script.48- Do NOT wrap anything in markdown code fences (no ```org, no ```, nothing). Raw text only.49- Date format: `[2026-02-23 Mon]` — match org inactive timestamp style.50- Keep the whole output short. The snippet body is 4 lines, no more.
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