Quickly create and save a timestamped note to a local file.
Prerequisites
Write access to the current directory or specified location
Text content to save
Instructions
Get the note content from the user
Ask what they want to save
Accept multi-line input if needed
Generate a timestamp
Use format: YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS
This will be used in the filename
Create the note file
Filename: note_[timestamp].txt
Save to current directory or user-specified location
Include timestamp header in the file content
Confirm to user
Report the full path of the saved file
Show a preview of the content saved
Error Handling
If directory doesn't exist, create it
If file already exists, append a number suffix
If write fails, report the error clearly
Notes
Notes are saved as plain text files
Good for quick captures during work sessions
Files can be easily searched later
1---2name: quick-note-taker3description: Quick Note Taker4---5# Quick Note Taker67Quickly create and save a timestamped note to a local file.89## Prerequisites1011- Write access to the current directory or specified location12- Text content to save1314## Instructions15161. Get the note content from the user17 - Ask what they want to save18 - Accept multi-line input if needed19202. Generate a timestamp21 - Use format: YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS22 - This will be used in the filename23243. Create the note file25 - Filename: note_[timestamp].txt26 - Save to current directory or user-specified location27 - Include timestamp header in the file content28294. Confirm to user30 - Report the full path of the saved file31 - Show a preview of the content saved3233## Error Handling3435- If directory doesn't exist, create it36- If file already exists, append a number suffix37- If write fails, report the error clearly3839## Notes4041- Notes are saved as plain text files42- Good for quick captures during work sessions43- Files can be easily searched later
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