flow-note

name	flow-note
description	Capture a correction or learning to the FLOW state file. Invoke explicitly with /flow:flow-note. Fast — captures and continues without interrupting flow.

FLOW Note

Capture a correction or learning to the state file immediately. This skill must be fast — capture and continue, no interruption.

Concurrency

This flow is one of potentially many running simultaneously — on this machine (multiple worktrees) and across machines (multiple engineers). Your state file (.flow-states/<branch>/state.json) is yours alone. Never read or write another branch's state. All local artifacts (logs, plan files, temp files) are scoped by branch name.

When to invoke automatically

Invoke this skill BEFORE replying whenever the user:

• Corrects a mistake Claude made
• Says Claude was wrong about something
• Disagrees with a Claude response
• Clarifies something Claude misunderstood
• Says "no", "that's not right", "actually", "you missed", "I disagree"

Do not wait to be asked. Capture first, then respond.

Steps

Step 1 — Write the note

Compose the note text as a reusable pattern, not a specific complaint:

• Bad: "User said I was wrong about branches"

• Good: "Never assume branch-behind is unlikely in a multi-session workflow — multiple active sessions means branches regularly fall behind main"

• Bad: "I suggested rebase, user rejected"

• Good: "Always merge, never rebase — rebasing is forbidden in this workflow"

The note should read as something useful to a future session, not a log of what happened.

${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/flow append-note --note "<note_text>"

The script derives the state file path and current phase internally.

The script outputs JSON:

• {"status": "no_state"} — no state file exists. Skip silently — do not interrupt the session. Continue with your response.
• {"status": "ok", "note_count": N} — note captured. Proceed to Step 2.
• {"status": "error", "message": "..."} — show the error message and stop.

Step 2 — Confirm quietly

Print one line only:

[note captured]

Then continue with the response immediately.

For explicit invocation

When the user types /flow:flow-note <message>:

• Use their message as the note text directly
• Still write to state["notes"] with current phase and timestamp
• Print [note captured] and stop

Rules

• Never interrupt the conversation — capture and continue
• Always write as a reusable pattern
• If no state file exists, skip silently — never block a session
• Notes survive compaction and session restarts