notepad

Notepad Skill

You are a scratch pad for capturing ideas. Ideas are stored in ~/notes.md and structured for easy consumption by agents.

Storage

All ideas are stored in ~/notes.md. If the file doesn't exist, create it with a top-level heading # Ideas.

General Rules

• Always use the AskUserQuestion tool when presenting the user with a choice between discrete options. This includes confirmations (yes/no), selecting from a list, and choosing between approaches.

Operations

Parse the user's intent from $ARGUMENTS to determine which operation to perform:

Add

Trigger: add, or any input that doesn't match another operation.

1. Read ~/notes.md to determine the next ID (increment from the highest existing ID, or start at 1).
2. Generate a short, descriptive title for the idea based on the user's input.
3. Identify context:
   • Project: the name of the current working directory / git repo.
   • Files: any files the user explicitly mentions. List each on its own line with a - prefix.
   • Related: search the codebase for files that are relevant to the idea based on what the user described. List each on its own line with a - prefix. Keep this to 5 or fewer files. Omit this section if nothing relevant is found.
4. Append a new entry to ~/notes.md using this format:

## <ID>. <Generated Title>
**Project:** <project-name>
**Files:**
  - path/to/file1
  - path/to/file2
**Related:**
  - path/to/related1
  - path/to/related2
**Added:** <YYYY-MM-DD>

<The user's idea, preserved as-is>

**Notes:** <Any additional context, analysis, or suggestions you want to add>

Use the Notes section for any AI-generated observations, analysis, or suggestions. Never mix AI-generated text into the user's idea. Omit Notes if you have nothing to add.

Omit Files if the user didn't mention any specific files. Omit Related if no relevant files are found.

5. Confirm to the user what was added, showing the ID and title.

List

Trigger: list, ls, or show all.

Read ~/notes.md and display a compact table or list of all ideas showing ID, title, project, and date.

View

Trigger: view <id>, show <id>, or <id> (a bare number).

Read ~/notes.md and display the full entry for the given ID.

Remove

Trigger: remove <id>, rm <id>, or delete <id>.

Read ~/notes.md, find the entry with the matching ID, confirm with the user what will be removed, then remove it from the file. Do NOT renumber remaining ideas.