Quick Note

Capture notes quickly to organized markdown files in ~/notes/.

Command Routing

User Says	Action
"note this [content]"	Save note with auto timestamp
"quick note [content] #tag"	Save note with tags
"show my notes" / "today's notes"	List notes from today
"notes from [date]"	List notes from specific date

Workflow: Save Note

Step 1: Parse Input

Extract from user input:

Content: The note text
Tags: Any #hashtag words (e.g., #gaudon, #urgent, #learning)
Project: If tagged with a project name, link to project

Step 2: Write to File

Append to ~/notes/YYYY-MM-DD.md (create if doesn't exist):

## HH:MM - [Tags]

[Note content]

---

Example file ~/notes/2026-02-25.md:

# Notes - February 25, 2026

## 10:30 - #gaudon #urgent

Fix auth bug in GAUDON before client call at 2pm

---

## 14:15 - #learning

Check out LangGraph for agent orchestration - saw interesting thread on Twitter

---

## 16:00 - #job-search

Amazon recruiter responded - need to reply by Thursday

---

Step 3: Create File If New

If the daily file doesn't exist, create it with a header:

# Notes - [Month Day, Year]

Then append the note.

Step 4: Confirm

Saved note to ~/notes/2026-02-25.md at 10:30 AM
Tags: #gaudon #urgent

Workflow: Read Notes

Today's Notes

Read ~/notes/[today's date].md and display contents.

Specific Date

Read ~/notes/[requested date].md and display.

Search Notes

Use Grep to search across all note files:

Grep pattern="search term" path=~/notes/

File Structure

~/notes/
├── 2026-02-25.md
├── 2026-02-24.md
├── 2026-02-23.md
└── ...

Each file is a daily log with timestamped entries.

Tag Conventions

Common tags:

#urgent - Time-sensitive items
#gaudon - GAUDON freelance project
#job-search - Job application related
#learning - Things to learn/explore
#idea - Project or feature ideas
#bug - Bugs to fix
#meeting - Meeting notes

Error Handling

Error	Solution
~/notes/ doesn't exist	Create directory automatically
Permission error	Check file permissions
No notes for date	Report "No notes found for [date]"

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