| name | aget-capture-observation |
| description | Capture research observations into AGET KB without committing specs. Use when discovering vocabulary candidates, RQ proposals, web findings, patterns, or observations mid-session that should be preserved before continuing. |
Capture Protocol (v2 - Autonomous-Explicit Continuum)
You are capturing research observations for the AGET knowledge base.
Renamed: /aget-capture-observation → /aget-capture-observation per S-V-O naming convention (L584) and ACM SIGSOFT "Observation" grounding.
Input
$ARGUMENTS
Mode Detection
Detect the input mode based on $ARGUMENTS:
| Input Pattern | Mode | Behavior |
|---|
| Empty or blank | Autonomous | Scan session, identify and capture valuable signals (~2 min) |
Time pattern: 5min, 10 min, 20min, 30 min | Time-Budget | Scan session with depth scaled to time budget |
| Text with signal keywords | Explicit | Capture the specific signal provided |
| Other text | Explicit | Capture as general observation |
Mode 1: Autonomous (no args)
When invoked as /aget-capture-observation with no arguments:
- Scan recent session conversation for valuable signals
- Identify vocabulary candidates, patterns, RQs, findings, gaps
- Prioritize by novelty and AGET governance value
- Capture top 3-5 signals to session file with classification
- Report what was captured
Mode 2: Time-Budget (duration arg)
When invoked as /aget-capture-observation <duration> (e.g., /aget-capture-observation 10min):
| Time Budget | Depth | Actions |
|---|
| 2-5 min | Shallow | Scan + capture raw signals to session file |
| 10 min | Medium | Classify + link signals to existing vocabulary terms |
| 20 min | Deep | Interlink + propose RQs + draft L-doc candidates |
| 30+ min | Full | Formalize with traceability, update session summary |
Mode 3: Explicit (signal arg)
When invoked as /aget-capture-observation "<signal>":
Classify the input and route to appropriate target:
| Signal Type | Indicator Keywords | Target Location |
|---|
| Vocabulary candidate | "term:", "concept:", "definition:", "vocabulary" | Session file - Vocabulary Candidates section |
| Research question | "RQ:", "question:", "how does", "why does", "what is" | Session file - Research Questions section |
| Web research finding | "source:", "URL:", "according to", "web search" | Session file - Web Findings section |
| L-doc draft | "finding:", "lesson:", "L-doc", "learned:" | Session file - Findings section |
| Pattern observation | "pattern:", "anti-pattern:", "noticed:", "observed:" | Session file - Patterns section |
| Process gap | "gap:", "missing:", "SOP:", "template:" | Session file - Process Gaps section |
| General observation | (default) | Session file - Observations section |
Output Format
Append to current session file (if exists in sessions/session_YYYY-MM-DD_*.md):
### [Signal Type] - [ISO Timestamp]
**Source**: [User input / Session scan / Analysis]
**Content**:
[Captured signal]
**Status**: Captured (pending review at wind_down)
If no session file exists, create capture note in scratchpad with timestamp.
Constraints
These are INVIOLABLE - you MUST NOT violate these constraints:
- NEVER modify
specs/CLI_VOCABULARY.md - vocabulary requires deliberate enhancement session per SOP_ONTOLOGY_ENHANCEMENT.md
- NEVER modify
specs/CLI_SUBSYSTEM_SPEC.md - specs require deliberate enhancement session
- NEVER modify
planning/RESEARCH_BACKLOG.md directly - use session capture, formalize at wind_down
- NEVER create L-docs directly - capture findings, create L-doc at wind_down if warranted
- DO append to current session file if one exists in
sessions/
- DO create timestamped capture note if no session file exists
- DO include source attribution for web findings
- DO tag with appropriate signal type from classification table
- DO use ISO 8601 timestamp format
Rationale
Per AGET theoretical grounding:
- Stigmergy (Grasse): Incremental artifact modification enables coordination
- Extended Mind (Clark/Chalmers): Externalizing signal prevents cognitive loss
- Wind_Down_Protocol: Captured signal feeds into formal session closure
- Evidence-First Design (L289): Capture evidence before committing to specs
- Autonomous-Explicit Continuum (L575): Support agent-driven and user-driven modes
This skill implements the "capture early, commit deliberately" pattern with adaptive depth.
Traceability
| Link | Reference |
|---|
| Vocabulary | Capture_Protocol (CLI_VOCABULARY.md v1.30.0) |
| Requirements | R-CLI-082, R-CLI-083 (CLI_SUBSYSTEM_SPEC.md v1.10.0) |
| Skill Spec | SKILL-004 |
| L-docs | L570, L571, L574 |
| RQ | RQ-058, RQ-059, RQ-060 |
| Pattern | Autonomous-Explicit Continuum (POC-013) |
