| name | capture |
| description | Quick, zero-friction input. Save any content into the inbox for later processing. Use when the user wants to capture a thought, article, URL, image, or any content. |
/capture
Quick, zero-friction input. Save any content into the inbox for later processing.
Usage
/capture — capture the content in the current message/capture <text> — capture the given text
Flow
Step 1: Parse the message
Identify all elements in the user's input:
- Text: The main thought or note
- Images: Any attached or referenced images
- URLs: Any web links mentioned
- Files: Any referenced local files (PDFs, etc.)
Step 2: Create the capture file
Create inbox/YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-<slug>.md where:
- Date/time is current UTC
- Slug is a 2-4 word lowercase hyphenated summary of the content
Write the file with frontmatter per .claude/schema/frontmatter.md (capture format):
---
type: capture
date: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS
attachments:
- type: image | url | pdf | file
path: inbox/attachments/filename.ext
url: https://example.com
---
Body: the user's original text, preserved as-is.
Step 3: Handle attachments
For each attachment:
- Images: Copy/save to
inbox/attachments/ with descriptive filename
- URLs: Record in frontmatter (do NOT fetch yet — that happens during ingest)
- Files: Copy to
inbox/attachments/
Step 4: Ask about ingest
Ask the user: "Captured. Ingest now or later?"
- If "now": proceed to run
/ingest on this file (read .claude/skills/ingest/SKILL.md first)
- If "later" or no response: done
Step 5: Log
Append to log.jsonl:
{"ts":"<now>","op":"capture","title":"<slug>","source":"inbox/<filename>.md"}
Step 6: Git commit
git add inbox/<filename>.md inbox/attachments/<any attachments> log.jsonl
git commit -m "[capture] <slug title>
- created: inbox/<filename>.md"
