Meridian:note

/meridian:note — Quick Note Capture

Zero-friction idea capture during work sessions. Notes persist in .meridian/notes.md.

Arguments

• append <text> — Add a timestamped note
• list — Show all captured notes with IDs
• promote <id> — Convert a note into a tracked quick_task

Keywords

note, idea, capture, remember, jot, thought, memo, append, promote

Procedure

Subcommand: append

PYTHONPATH=$MERIDIAN_HOME uv run --project $MERIDIAN_HOME -- python -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path
from scripts.notes import append_note
result = append_note(Path('.'), '<text>')
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
"

Subcommand: list

PYTHONPATH=$MERIDIAN_HOME uv run --project $MERIDIAN_HOME -- python -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path
from scripts.notes import list_notes
notes = list_notes(Path('.'))
for n in notes:
    status = ' [PROMOTED]' if n['promoted'] else ''
    print(f\"[{n['id']}] {n['timestamp']} — {n['text']}{status}\")
"

Subcommand: promote

PYTHONPATH=$MERIDIAN_HOME uv run --project $MERIDIAN_HOME -- python -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path
from scripts.db import connect, get_db_path
from scripts.notes import promote_note
conn = connect(get_db_path('.'))
result = promote_note(Path('.'), '<id>', conn)
print(json.dumps(result, default=str, indent=2))
conn.close()
"

When to Use

• Capture ideas without breaking flow
• Track thoughts that might become tasks later
• Promote ideas to tracked tasks when ready

When NOT to Use

• For actual task execution → use /meridian:fast or /meridian:quick
• For planning → use /meridian:plan