lc-collect

Lifecycle Vault Capture

Capture information into an Obsidian Lifecycle System vault's Collect folder. Validate configuration, parse arguments, and spawn the collector agent to write the note.

Argument Parsing

Parse the input provided after /lc-collect:

--from-chat flag detection:

• If present, gather relevant context from the current conversation before spawning the agent
• Summarize key decisions, findings, code changes, or discussion points that relate to the capture description
• Strip the flag from the description text

Description text:

• Everything after the optional flag is the description of what to capture
• If no description is provided, ask the user what to capture

Examples:

• /lc-collect meeting notes about the auth refactor — freeform description, no conversation context
• /lc-collect --from-chat key decisions from this debugging session — include summarized conversation context
• /lc-collect — no arguments, ask the user what to capture

Spawning the Collector Agent

Use the Agent tool to spawn the collector agent. Build the prompt with this structure:

Vault: !`echo "${LIFECYCLE_VAULT:?LIFECYCLE_VAULT is not set in your settings.json}"`

Task: Create a new note in the vault's Collect/ folder.

What to capture:
<user's description text>

If --from-chat was used, append a clearly delimited section:

---
Conversation context:
<summarized conversation context relevant to the description>

The collector agent reads vault conventions (CLAUDE.md and Style Guide), chooses a title, writes the note, and searches the Catalog for relevant MOCs to suggest as wikilinks.

After Capture

Display the note title and full file path created. Summarize what was captured in one sentence. Remind the user the note is in Collect/ and will be processed during weekly review.

Daily log prompt: After reporting the captured note, check whether the user's original input mentioned the daily log, daily note, or journal entry. If they did NOT mention it, ask:

Would you also like me to add an entry to today's daily log referencing this note?

If the user says yes, append a bullet to today's daily log linking to the new Collect note via the obsidian CLI:

obsidian vault=$LIFECYCLE_VAULT daily:append content="- [[<Note Title>]]"

The CLI handles file creation, date format, and journal location automatically — no manual path manipulation needed.

If the user already asked for a daily log entry as part of their original capture request, handle it automatically without prompting.