# Hivenote Taking

> Maintain a free-form scratchpad of decisions, extracted values, and open questions so context pruning doesn't lose anything you still need.

- Skill: `thedixitjain/hivenote-taking` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/hivenote-taking`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/hivenote-taking/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/hivenote-taking

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## Operational Protocol: Structured Note-Taking

Maintain free-form working notes in shared buffer key `_working_notes` for data that *you* need to remember but that isn't captured by the colony task queue.

**Do not duplicate the queue in here.** Per-task goal, ordered steps, and SOP gates live in `progress.db` — use `hive.colony-progress-tracker` for those. These notes are for things the DB schema doesn't cover.

Update at these checkpoints:

- After receiving new information that changes how you plan to approach the current step
- Before any tool call that will produce substantial output you'll need to reference later
- When you make a non-obvious decision whose *why* would be lost if the tool call history gets pruned

Structure:

### Key Decisions — decisions made and WHY
### Working Data — intermediate results, extracted values (URLs, IDs, key snippets — not full pages)
### Open Questions — uncertainties you plan to verify
### Blockers — anything preventing progress that isn't already captured in `tasks.last_error`

Update incrementally — do not rewrite from scratch each time.

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**Source:** [`aden-hive/hive`](https://github.com/aden-hive/hive) → `core/framework/skills/_default_skills/note-taking/SKILL.md`