braindump

name	braindump
description	Quick capture — dump raw text and Claude classifies it into your vault
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion, ToolSearch

The user dumps raw text. Your job is to classify each piece and route it to the right place in the vault.

Input: $ARGUMENTS

Step 1: Receive input

If $ARGUMENTS is empty, ask:

What's on your mind? Dump everything — ideas, people, sources, tasks, whatever. I'll sort it out.

Step 2: Classify each piece

Analyze the text and classify each piece:

Category	Destination	Criteria
Thing	Atoms/Things/	Idea, concept, reflection, recommendation
Source	Atoms/Sources/	Consumable source (book, article, video, podcast)
Person	Atoms/People/	Person (contact, reference, collaborator)
Task	Checkbox in relevant note	Something to do (concrete action)

Step 3: Present classification

Show the classification BEFORE creating anything:

I've classified your braindump:

Things:
- "idea name" → Atoms/Things/Name.md

Sources:
- "book title" → Atoms/Sources/Title - Author.md

People:
- "name" → Atoms/People/Name.md

Tasks:
- "do X" → checkbox in [relevant note]

Ask: Does this look right, or do you want to change anything?

Step 4: Check for duplicates

BEFORE creating each note, search the vault for similar content:

• Use Grep to search by name/title
• Use Glob to find files with similar names
• If you find something similar, ask: "I found [[Existing Note]]. Is this the same thing or should I create a new one?"

Step 5: Create notes

For each confirmed piece:

Things — Use the exact template from x/Templates/Atom.md:

---
date: YYYY-MM-DD
in:
---

Add a brief paragraph with the idea. If you can link to existing vault notes with wikilinks [[note]], do so integrated in the text (Wikipedia-style).

Sources — Use the exact template from x/Templates/Source.md:

---
date: YYYY-MM-DD
type: [book/article/video/podcast/paper/tweet/film]
author:
year:
status: to-consume
in:
url:
---
## Overview

[brief description]

## Key ideas
-

## Highlights
>

People — Use the exact template from x/Templates/Person.md:

---
date: YYYY-MM-DD
in:
---

Add context about the person below.

Tasks — Add checkbox in the most relevant note (active project, today's daily, or topic note):

- [ ] Do something 📅 YYYY-MM-DD

Step 6: Suggest connections

After creating notes:

1. Maps: Check what Maps exist in Maps/ (use Glob). Suggest the in field for each note.
2. Wikilinks: Suggest links between new notes and existing vault notes.
3. Present suggestions and wait for confirmation before applying.