Agent skill

Capture

by davepoon in davepoon/buildwithclaude

Save a memory to Origin in flow. An agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude.

MITAuto-check: notes

Install Capture

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill capture -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude capture --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/origin/skills/capture .claude/skills/capture && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
capture
GitHub stars
3.6k
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
568 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
245
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Save a memory to Origin in flow. An agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude.

  • States a preference
  • SKILL.md covers How to invoke, What to capture, What NOT to capture and Atomic ideas, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Makes a decision

What it does

Capture is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Save a memory to Origin in flow. Active capture verb — use proactively when the user states a preference, makes a decision, corrects you, or shares a durable fact. Invoked as /capture <content.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: A single hub to find Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections to extend Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Agent SDK and OpenClaw. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • States a preference
  • Makes a decision
  • Shares a durable fact

Example prompts

  • “/capture”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): mcp__plugin_origin_origin__capture, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__recall, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_entity, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_relation, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__accept_revision, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__dismiss_revision, Bash

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 10bfc43. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • mcp__plugin_origin_origin__capture
    • mcp__plugin_origin_origin__recall
    • mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_entity
    • mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_relation
    • mcp__plugin_origin_origin__accept_revision
    • mcp__plugin_origin_origin__dismiss_revision
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Capture loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 568 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_origin_origin__capture, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__recall, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__cr

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davepoon/buildwithclaude at commit 10bfc43, republished under its MIT licence (© davepoon). 568 words, ~1,352 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/capture/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
capture
description
Save a memory to Origin in flow. Active capture verb — use proactively when the user states a preference, makes a decision, corrects you, or shares a durable fact. Invoked as `/capture <content>`.
allowed-tools
mcp__plugin_origin_origin__capture, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__recall, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_entity, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_relation, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__accept_revision, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__dismiss_revision, Bash
argument-hint
<content>

/capture

Capture a single memory in the moment. Active verb: agent captures the moment of insight, like a photograph.

How to invoke

Call the origin MCP server's capture tool with the user's content as a complete, self-contained statement. Attach topic from cwd or the conversation — don't make the user type it.

capture(content="<args, written as a full sentence with WHY>",
        memory_type="<picked from the 6 types>",
        entity="<primary entity name, if any>",
        space=<inferred>)
memory_type — agent picks one of 6

The daemon classifies when a local model or API key is configured. In local memory mode it does not, so the agent picks the type from the content itself. Use this mapping:

TypeUse for
identityDurable facts about the user (role, company, language preference)
preference"I prefer X because Y" — a habit, a correction, a stylistic choice
decision"Going with A over B because C" — a specific choice with rationale
lessonRoot cause found, workaround discovered, technical insight earned
gotchaSharp edge, surprising behavior, a thing to watch out for
factDurable info about people, projects, tools — anchor to entity when possible

If two types fit, pick the one closest to why the memory matters. A decision also implies a preference, but decision is more specific.

entity — extract the anchor

Pick the single most important named thing in the content: a person, project, tool, place. Use the exact name. Example: "Alice prefers TDD because…" → entity="Alice". If the content has no named anchor, omit entity.

topic / space inference
  • cwd inside a repo → repo name (e.g. ~/Repos/origin/... → "origin").
  • Outside any repo → most recent topic from the conversation, or omit.
  • Always pass space when scope is known; if uncertain, run list_spaces later (post-PR-C) or omit.
Multiple entities or relations

The MCP capture tool takes a single primary entity. For additional entities or relations, use the dedicated MCP tools. If the content names more than one entity, capture the memory first, then for each additional entity:

create_entity(name="<entity>", entity_type="<person|project|tool|place>")

For a relation between two entities:

create_relation(from_entity="<a>", to_entity="<b>", relation_type="<verb>")

Skip these calls when the daemon has an LLM — its post-ingest enrichment covers extraction.

What to capture

  • Decisions: "Going with approach A because B"
  • Preferences: "Prefers TDD because catches regressions early"
  • Corrections: "Actually it's C, not D"
  • Identity / project facts: "Works on Origin, a local memory daemon for AI tools"
Show full SKILL.md (212 more words)Show less

What NOT to capture

  • System prompts, boot logs, heartbeats
  • Transient task state ("currently working on...")
  • Tool output, command results, architecture dumps
  • Single-word acknowledgments
  • Things the user can trivially re-derive (file paths, recent git history)

Atomic ideas

One capture = one idea. "Prefers TDD" and "Uses pytest" are two captures, not one.

When to use

  • User explicitly says "remember this", "save that", "capture this".
  • User states a durable preference / decision / correction proactively (no ask required — that's the floor, not the trigger).

When NOT to use

  • End of session bulk store → use /handoff (multi-item batch).
  • Pulling memories back out → use /recall.

Post-capture contradiction signal

After capture returns, check response.triggered_revisions and response.auto_superseded.

auto_superseded (no action needed)

If auto_superseded is non-empty, the daemon already resolved the contradiction. Surface it as informational:

Note: auto-superseded mem_X. Origin replaced a prior protected memory because
trust=high and similarity > 0.9. No action needed.

No accept/dismiss call required. The revision was applied automatically.

triggered_revisions (human review needed)

If triggered_revisions is non-empty (and auto_superseded is empty), render an inline block to the user:

Stored mem_new.

This capture topic-matches a protected memory now flagged for revision:
  - mem_target_abc

Action: accept (replace original content) | dismiss (drop the revision) | leave (decide later)

Inline verb map:

  • accept: accept_revision(target_source_id="mem_target_abc")
  • dismiss: dismiss_revision(target_source_id="mem_target_abc")
  • leave: no call; surfaces again in next /brief

Both fields can technically be non-empty in a single response (multiple protected matches), but in practice only one fires per capture: auto_superseded fires when trust=full and similarity > 0.9, triggered_revisions fires otherwise.

If neither field is non-empty, the capture stored cleanly with no conflicts.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/origin/skills/capture of davepoon/buildwithclaude.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 10bfc43

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Context Savegarrytan/gstack136k—~9.8kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Latchshot Page Capturegithub/awesome-copilot40k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Modeling Activation MetricsPostHog/posthog40k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Capture Conversationoutline/outline41k—~474Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Capture

What does Capture do?

Save a memory to Origin in flow. An agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Capture is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Save a memory to Origin in flow.

When should I use Capture?

Capture fits situations like: states a preference; makes a decision; shares a durable fact.

How do I install Capture in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill capture -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/origin/skills/capture in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .claude/skills/capture in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Capture in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill capture -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/origin/skills/capture in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .agents/skills/capture in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Capture in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill capture -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/capture, .gemini/skills/capture, .github/skills/capture and .opencode/skills/capture in your project.

What does Capture need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Capture is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: mcp__plugin_origin_origin__capture, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__recall, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_entity, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__create_relation, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__accept_revision, mcp__plugin_origin_origin__dismiss_revision, Bash.

Does Capture access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Capture safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Capture use?

Capture is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Capture use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Capture?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Capture: Capture (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Context Save (garrytan/gstack, 136k stars), Latchshot Page Capture (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Modeling Activation Metrics (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Capture?

davepoon (a GitHub user) maintains it in davepoon/buildwithclaude, which has 3,604 GitHub stars. The repository holds 245 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: davepoon/buildwithclaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.