Idea

Capture an idea

The idea: $ARGUMENTS

Capture should be fast. File the note, don't interrogate the user or start developing the idea unless they ask.

1. Get the idea. If nothing was passed above, use the idea just discussed in the conversation. If there is none, ask for it in one line.
2. Check for duplicates. Search ~/notes/ideas/ for notes with similar titles or key terms. If there is a close match, ask whether to add to that note instead of creating a new one.
3. Create the note at ~/notes/ideas/YYYY-MM-DD-short-slug.md (today's date, 3–6 word lowercase hyphenated slug), starting from ~/notes/templates/idea.md.
4. Fill it in:
   • title, created (today), status: seed.
   • tags following the conventions in ~/notes/CLAUDE.md.
   • related: if the current working directory is a repo under ~/code, add its path (e.g. ~/code/github.com/org/repo).
   • "The idea": the user's own words, tidied but not reinterpreted.
   • Other sections: fill only with what the user said or the conversation established. Leave the rest as the template's prompts. Never invent content.
5. Commit only that note: git -C ~/notes add <path>, then git -C ~/notes commit with the message idea: <title>, following this session's commit attribution rules. Don't push.
6. Report the file path in one line. Optionally add one sharp open question worth thinking about, and mention that /research <path> will dig into it.