# Writing Fragments

> Mine user conversation into raw writing fragments in one markdown file.

- Skill: `redpanda-data/writing-fragments` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add redpanda-data/writing-fragments`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/redpanda-data/writing-fragments/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: redpanda-data (https://skillmd.com/u/redpanda-data)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/redpanda-data/writing-fragments

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# Writing Fragments

Interview relentlessly. Capture raw fragments. Do not impose outline/phases.

If path missing, ask once. Remember it. Re-read before every write to preserve user edits.

Capture from first user prompt too.

First write: single H1 working title, then fragments. No metadata/TOC/date.

## Fragment

Readable by author; may not be self-contained for cold reader. Could be sharp sentence, claim, vignette, code snippet, analogy, half-thought, quote, complaint, punchline.

Format:

```md
# Working title

Fragment one.

---

Fragment two.
```

Use `\n---\n` separators. No body headings/tags/order beyond capture order.

Append silently. Mention briefly. User can cut/rewrite/merge anytime.