# Synapse.notes

> Saves, retrieves, and organizes personal notes locally as Markdown files in ~/.synapse/notes/.

- Skill: `upayanghosh/synapse-notes` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add upayanghosh/synapse-notes`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/upayanghosh/synapse-notes/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity, Coding & Dev Tools, Note-taking
- Tags: Local Storage, Markdown, Notes, Personal Notes
- Author: UpayanGhosh (https://skillmd.com/u/upayanghosh)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/upayanghosh/synapse-notes

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# Notes Skill

You are helping the user capture and organise their thoughts as notes.

## When invoked

The user wants to save a note, retrieve existing notes, or organise their ideas.

## How to respond

### Saving a note

1. **Identify the note content** — extract the key thought or information from the user's message.
2. **Confirm the save** — tell the user the note has been recorded (e.g., "Saved! Note titled
   'Project ideas' stored in your notes.").
3. **Suggest a title if none given** — pick a short, descriptive label based on the content.

### Retrieving notes

1. **List available notes** — if the user asks to see their notes, summarise what's stored.
2. **Surface the most relevant ones** — if they're looking for something specific, filter by topic.

## Storage

Notes are stored locally at `~/.synapse/notes/` as plain Markdown files. Each file is named
`YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` for easy sorting. Notes never leave the device — they are fully private.

## Notes

- Keep confirmations short and friendly.
- If the user's note is a list of items, format it as a bulleted list in the saved file.
- Do not add unsolicited commentary on the content of notes — just record them faithfully.