# Capture Link

> 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.

- Skill: `aavanian/capture-link` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 5 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add aavanian/capture-link`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/aavanian/capture-link/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: aavanian (https://skillmd.com/u/aavanian)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/aavanian/capture-link

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# 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 evaluate
- `NOTES` (optional): why the user flagged it, context, rough idea of what they want to do with it

## Process

1. **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.

2. **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.

3. **Output** exactly two blocks, separated by a blank line, nothing else:

```
VERDICT: [KEEP|DROP] — <one sentence reason>
```

Then the org snippet:

```org
* 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.