Idea Capture

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name: idea-capture description: Capture or update an idea, append an update log, and write a session summary for later retrieval.

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Idea Capture

Use this skill when the user wants to save or update an idea/project discussion.

Storage

Main idea doc: ideas/.md

Session summaries: ideas/summaries//.md

Human index: ideas/INDEX.md

Machine catalog: ideas/catalog.json

Inputs

Provide what you have:

title

summary

notes

tags

mode: create | update | auto

optional idea_id

optional source

optional open questions / next steps

Matching rules

update: require an existing match

auto: prefer idea_id, then normalized title/slug, else create

avoid duplicate idea files when a clear match exists

Behavior

Use scripts/idea_capture.py for the write/update work.

Example:

python3 skills/idea-capture/scripts/idea_capture.py \
  --title "Desktop Pet OpenClaw" \
  --summary "Turn OpenClaw into a desktop pet assistant" \
  --notes "Need create/update/session-summary support." \
  --tags ai,desktop,agent \
  --mode auto \
  --source qqbot

Expected result

Report:

idea id

created vs updated

changed files

session summary path

Guardrails

Keep the main idea doc readable.

Preserve update history.

Put chronology in update logs / session summaries, not in long repeated prose.