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Note Taking by aymenfurter — Agent Skill

Name: Note Taking
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: aymenfurter

File contents

Note Taking Skill

Manage the user's notes as plain text/markdown files in the data directory.

Storage

All notes are stored as plain .md files in the home (data) directory at ~/notes/. Do NOT use a database, JSON blob, or any other structured format -- just simple files on disk. This makes notes portable, grep-able, and easy to back up.

Directory Structure

~/notes/
  quick.md            # Scratch pad for quick one-liners
  ideas.md            # Ideas and brainstorming
  meetings/
    2026-02-09.md     # Meeting notes by date
  projects/
    <project-name>.md # Per-project notes
  topics/
    <topic>.md        # Notes organized by topic

Create subdirectories as needed. Default to the top-level ~/notes/ for simple notes.

Creating a Note

Determine the appropriate file based on context:
- Quick thought or no category specified: append to ~/notes/quick.md
- Meeting notes: ~/notes/meetings/<date>.md
- Project-specific: ~/notes/projects/<project>.md
- Topic-specific: ~/notes/topics/<topic>.md

Ensure the directory exists:

mkdir -p ~/notes/meetings ~/notes/projects ~/notes/topics

Append the note with a timestamp header:

echo -e "\n## $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')\n\n<content>" >> ~/notes/<file>.md

Reading Notes

Show a specific note file:
```
cat ~/notes/<file>.md
```

List all notes:

find ~/notes -name '*.md' -type f | sort

Search across all notes:
```
grep -rl "<search term>" ~/notes/
```

Updating Notes

To edit an existing note, read the file, modify the content, and write it back.
When appending, always add a new timestamped section rather than overwriting.

Deleting Notes

Only delete when the user explicitly asks:
```
rm ~/notes/<file>.md
```

Tips

Always confirm with the user before deleting or overwriting notes.
When the user says "note that..." or "remember that...", save it to quick.md unless a better category is obvious.
Keep note content concise but complete -- capture the user's intent faithfully.
Use markdown formatting (headers, lists, bold) to keep notes scannable.

---name: note-takingdescription: Create, read, update, and organize personal notes. Use when the user asks to take a note, jot something down, save information for later, or manage their notes.---# Note Taking SkillManage the user's notes as plain text/markdown files in the data directory.## StorageAll notes are stored as plain `.md` files in the home (data) directory at `~/notes/`.Do NOT use a database, JSON blob, or any other structured format -- just simple files on disk.This makes notes portable, grep-able, and easy to back up.## Directory Structure```~/notes/ quick.md # Scratch pad for quick one-liners ideas.md # Ideas and brainstorming meetings/ 2026-02-09.md # Meeting notes by date projects/ <project-name>.md # Per-project notes topics/ <topic>.md # Notes organized by topic```Create subdirectories as needed. Default to the top-level `~/notes/` for simple notes.## Creating a Note1. Determine the appropriate file based on context: - Quick thought or no category specified: append to `~/notes/quick.md` - Meeting notes: `~/notes/meetings/<date>.md` - Project-specific: `~/notes/projects/<project>.md` - Topic-specific: `~/notes/topics/<topic>.md`2. Ensure the directory exists: ```bash mkdir -p ~/notes/meetings ~/notes/projects ~/notes/topics ```3. Append the note with a timestamp header: ```bash echo -e "\n## $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')\n\n<content>" >> ~/notes/<file>.md ```## Reading Notes- Show a specific note file: ```bash cat ~/notes/<file>.md ```- List all notes: ```bash find ~/notes -name '*.md' -type f | sort ```- Search across all notes: ```bash grep -rl "<search term>" ~/notes/ ```## Updating Notes- To edit an existing note, read the file, modify the content, and write it back.- When appending, always add a new timestamped section rather than overwriting.## Deleting Notes- Only delete when the user explicitly asks: ```bash rm ~/notes/<file>.md ```## Tips- Always confirm with the user before deleting or overwriting notes.- When the user says "note that..." or "remember that...", save it to `quick.md` unless a better category is obvious.- Keep note content concise but complete -- capture the user's intent faithfully.- Use markdown formatting (headers, lists, bold) to keep notes scannable.

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