GTD Capture
When To Use
Use this skill when the user is dumping tasks, obligations, ideas, or unresolved commitments.
Procedure
- Append every raw item to
00_Inbox.mdunless the user names a specific inbox file. - Format each captured item as a Markdown checkbox.
- Add lightweight context tags when obvious:
#computer,#home,#errand,#waiting,#someday,#call,#deep-work. - Do not over-classify during capture.
- During triage, classify each item as next action, project, waiting-for, someday/maybe, calendar, or reference.
- Ask before creating new project files.
Output Primitive
- [ ] Task or commitment #context
Pitfalls
- Do not turn capture into planning too early.
- Do not hide commitments inside prose summaries.
- Do not mark tasks complete unless the user explicitly says they are done.
Verification
The inbox contains every captured item exactly once and each action has enough context for later triage.