agent-notepad-capture

To persist atomic notes in a codex notes tree, the skill routes topic-specific notes into the correct branch and maintains traceability using status, confidence, last-validated dates, and evidence links. It creates or updates focused kebab-case.md files to avoid duplication.

Organizing operational learnings by topic is handled by routing notes into the correct .codex/notes branch. The skill creates new INDEX entries when needed and maintains one-topic files to keep notes focused and ensure the note map stays navigable as topics evolve.

Yes, you can update existing notes and link evidence as topics evolve. The skill updates branches dynamically, maintains traceability for each claim with status and confidence levels, and links relevant evidence to ensure notes stay focused and accurate over time.

No specific dependencies or components are required to use this notetaking approach. The skill operates independently to persist and organize notes within the .codex/notes tree structure without relying on external tools or additional framework installations.

You need to create new INDEX entries in the .codex/notes tree when routing a note to a branch that lacks the necessary index structures. The skill creates these automatically as needed to maintain a navigable map of atomic, topic-specific notes.

Agent-notepad-capture uses kebab-case.md files for notetaking to create or update one-topic files that keep notes focused and avoid duplication. This file naming convention ensures each atomic note remains dedicated to a single topic within the branch.