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Saves notes, external content, and session learnings to a Claudron knowledge vault.

Updated May 3, 2026
Search Tags:#knowledge management#note taking#vault#capture#dedup#session distillation#claudron
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Claudfather/clauDNA --skill capture-claudfather
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: capture
Source: https://github.com/Claudfather/clauDNA/tree/main/skills/capture
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Claudfather/clauDNA --skill capture-claudfather

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Knowledge from work sessions, articles, and files gets lost or scattered; this Skill provides a single write door that routes any input into a deduplicated, indexed knowledge vault before context compaction erases it. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Multi-shape ingestion: Captures inline text, URLs (fetched and stripped of boilerplate), local files, or a bare invocation that distills the current session's learnings against a quality rubric. - Engine-backed dedup and scoping: Writes through the Claudron CLI with index-backed dedup, suggest_update/suggest_supersede confirmation gates, and project/fleet/shared tier scoping. - Graceful degradation: Falls back to a frozen raw-tree write plus index regeneration when the Claudron engine or vault is unavailable, always announcing the degradation. - Use Case: After a debugging session reveals a non-obvious fix, run a bare capture to distill what worked, what failed, and what to change into a durable vault note that future sessions can recall. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to capture this finding to the vault, or invoke /claudna:capture with a URL, file path, or text to save it as a typed, tagged knowledge note.

Frequently Asked Questions about capture

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I save session learnings before context compaction?▼

Invoke the capture skill with no arguments to trigger session mode, which distills the current session against a rubric of context, what worked, what failed, and what to change. A quality gate drops vague or obvious fields, and if nothing survives, nothing is written.

How do I capture a URL or file into a knowledge vault?▼

Pass the URL or file path as the first argument; URLs are fetched and stripped of nav and boilerplate, while files are read directly. Provenance is recorded via --source-url/--source-type flags on Claudron engine 0.4.0 or newer, or as a trailing Source line on older engines.

What happens when the Claudron CLI is not installed?▼

The skill announces the degradation and takes a frozen raw-tree fallback: it writes a frontmattered markdown note to the docs knowledge tree and regenerates INDEX.md. It never silently swaps the vault for the raw tree.

Can I capture a reusable how-to procedure as a vault note?▼

No. The vault type enum deliberately excludes skill-shaped content such as imperative procedures and step lists. The skill stops and redirects you to the skill-scaffold skill for executable procedures.

What happens when a similar note already exists in the vault?▼

The engine returns suggest_update or suggest_supersede with the matching note path, and the skill asks whether to append, create a new note, or cancel. In --auto mode it appends for current notes and reports needs-input for stale ones.

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