jot-to-publish

Jot to Publish Integration

When This Activates

This skill activates when:

• User runs /publish --source jot:<path>
• User mentions wanting to "publish" or "format" a jot note
• User wants to convert captured notes into a shareable document

Jot Note Structure

Jot captures are markdown files typically stored in the project's notes directory. They may contain:

---
type: note|task|idea|blip
tags: [tag1, tag2]
created: 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z
---

# Title

Content with various markdown elements:
- Lists
- Code blocks
- Links
- Quotes

Reading Jot Content

1. Read jot config: Use the Read tool to read .claude/jot.local.md directly (do NOT search/glob for it — it's always at this fixed path). Extract workbench_path from YAML frontmatter. If the file doesn't exist, default workbench_path to ~/workbench.
2. Resolve path: The jot path is relative to ${workbench_path}/notes/. Expand ~ to the user's home directory.
   • jot:inbox/meeting.md → ${workbench_path}/notes/inbox/meeting.md
   • jot:learned/react-hooks → ${workbench_path}/notes/learned/react-hooks.md
3. Read file: Use the Read tool to get the note content
4. Parse frontmatter: Extract metadata (type, tags, created date)
5. Extract body: Get the markdown body after frontmatter

Template Selection Heuristics

Based on jot note characteristics, suggest a template:

Note Pattern	Suggested Template
Meeting notes with attendees/actions	meeting
Technical decisions, specs, code	tech
Learning notes, definitions, concepts	study
Quick reference, commands, syntax	cheat
Project descriptions, outcomes	portfolio
Summary with metrics, findings	exec
Creative brainstorm, visual concepts	sketch

Workflow

User: /publish --source jot:inbox/meeting-2024-01-15.md

1. Read `.claude/jot.local.md` → workbench_path: ~/workbench
2. Resolve path: ~/workbench/notes/inbox/meeting-2024-01-15.md
3. Read the jot file at resolved path
4. Parse frontmatter for metadata
5. Analyze content type and suggest template (if not specified)
6. Pass content to content-analyzer agent
7. content-analyzer structures it for the template
8. typst-generator produces the .typ file
9. Compile to PDF/HTML
10. Report output path

Content Mapping

From Jot Metadata

Jot Field	Document Field
Title (# heading)	Document title
created date	Document date
tags	Can become badges/categories
type: task	Consider action-item formatting
type: idea	Consider sketch/brainstorm layout

From Jot Body

• Headers → Section headings in template
• Lists → Bullet points, action items, or objectives
• Code blocks → Code examples (technical-brief) or reference items (cheat-sheet)
• Quotes → Highlight boxes or annotations
• Tables → Spec tables, vocabulary, or data tables
• Links → References section

Examples

Meeting Note → Meeting Minutes

Jot content:
# Sprint Planning - Jan 15

Attendees: Alice (PM), Bob (Dev), Carol (QA)

## Agenda
1. Review last sprint
2. New priorities

## Discussion
- Shipped auth feature
- Bug in checkout needs fixing

## Decisions
- Prioritize checkout fix
- Delay dark mode to next sprint

## Action Items
- Bob: Fix checkout bug by Jan 18
- Carol: Write regression tests by Jan 19

Maps to meeting-minutes template with attendees, numbered agenda, decision boxes, and action items table.

Technical Note → Technical Brief

Jot content:
# Caching Strategy

We need to add caching to reduce API latency.

## Options
- Redis: Fast, distributed, complex setup
- In-memory: Simple, not shared across instances
- CDN: Only for static content

## Decision
Redis for session data, in-memory for config.

## Implementation
```typescript
const cache = new Redis({ host: 'cache.internal' });

Latency targets: p50 < 10ms, p99 < 50ms

Maps to technical-brief template with overview, tradeoffs, code example, and spec table.

### Learning Note → Study Guide

Jot content:

React Hooks

Key Concepts

• useState: State management in functional components
• useEffect: Side effects and lifecycle
• useContext: Access context without prop drilling

Rules

1. Only call at top level
2. Only call from React functions

Examples

const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

Maps to study-guide template with objectives, concepts, vocabulary, and code examples.

## Error Handling

- **File not found**: Report clearly with the attempted path
- **Empty file**: Warn and ask user for content to publish
- **No frontmatter**: Treat entire file as body content
- **Binary file**: Report that only markdown/text files are supported