infurno/skills/note-taking

Note-Taking Skill

Purpose

Capture notes via voice or text and save them as markdown files in your notes directory.

How to Execute This Skill

When the user wants to create a note, use the Bash tool to run:

~/ARDEN/skills/note-taking/tools/create-note.sh "CONTENT" "TYPE" [-c]

Where:

• CONTENT = The user's note content (extract from their message)
• TYPE = quick|meeting|idea|todo (default: quick)
• -c = Optional flag to include user context in note footer

The script will:

1. Create a markdown file in ~/Notes/
2. Auto-generate filename with date prefix
3. Optionally include user context from user-context skill
4. Return the filename for confirmation

Example:

# Create note without user context
~/ARDEN/skills/note-taking/tools/create-note.sh "Remember to follow up on IIT Pod deployment" "quick"

# Create note with user context
~/ARDEN/skills/note-taking/tools/create-note.sh "Remember to follow up on IIT Pod deployment" "quick" -c

Returns: 2026-01-02-remember-to-follow-up-on-iit-pod.md

Then confirm to user: "Note saved as [filename] in your Notes folder."

User Context Integration

When the -c flag is used, notes will include structured user context in the footer:

Without context:

---
*Created via ARDEN*

With context:

---
*Created via ARDEN | Context: Hal Borland | Strategic Engineer of Infrastructure @ FedEx Freight | Chicago area | Tech: K8S, VMware, Azure, Linux*

This helps maintain note authorship and context when sharing notes or reviewing them later.

When to Invoke

This skill should be automatically invoked when the user:

• Asks to create a note
• Says "take a note"
• Says "save this as a note"
• Says "create a note about..."
• Asks to "write down..."
• Says "make a note of..."
• Says "remember this..."

Capabilities

• Create new markdown notes with auto-generated filenames
• Organize notes by date and topic
• Support for different note types (quick note, meeting note, idea, todo)
• Add timestamps and metadata automatically
• Format notes with proper markdown headers
• Save to configurable notes directory

Workflows

• create-note.md - Create a new note from user input
• quick-note.md - Fast note capture (minimal formatting)
• meeting-note.md - Structured meeting notes
• idea-note.md - Capture ideas with context

Tools

• save-note.sh - Save note to file system
• format-note.py - Format and structure note content

Context Files

• notes-location.md - Where to save notes
• note-templates.md - Templates for different note types

Voice Interaction Design

Input Patterns

• "Take a note: [content]"
• "Create a note about [topic]: [content]"
• "Save this: [content]"
• "Meeting note: [content]"
• "Quick idea: [content]"

Output Format

Voice responses should be:

• Confirm note saved: "Note saved as [filename]"
• Brief summary: Repeat key points back
• Location: Mention where it was saved

Example Voice Interaction

User: "Take a note: Remember to review ARDEN documentation and add custom skills for project management"

ARDEN:

Note saved as "2026-01-02-arden-documentation.md" in your notes folder.

I captured: Review ARDEN documentation and add custom skills for project management.

Configuration

Default notes directory: ~/Notes/

To change, edit: skills/note-taking/context/notes-location.md

Note Types

Quick Note

• Minimal metadata
• Just content and timestamp
• Fast capture

Meeting Note

• Date, time, attendees
• Agenda items
• Action items
• Decisions

Idea Note

• Context and background
• Related topics
• Next steps

Todo Note

• Checklist format
• Due dates
• Priority

Examples

Example 1: Quick Note

User: "Take a note: Buy milk on the way home" ARDEN: Creates quick-note-2026-01-02.md with the content

Example 2: Meeting Note

User: "Meeting note with Sarah about Q1 planning. Discussed budget allocation and timeline. Action: Send proposal by Friday." ARDEN: Creates structured meeting note with sections

Example 3: Idea Note

User: "I have an idea: Create a voice-first task management system integrated with ARDEN" ARDEN: Creates idea note with context and timestamp

Dependencies

• Write access to notes directory
• Markdown formatting capabilities

Agent Preferences

Best used with:

• Assistant agent - General note-taking
• Analyst agent - Structured notes with insights