Agent skill

Note Taking

How to work in a Plain Notes project (the plain-notes starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal.

GPL-3.0Auto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Note Taking

skills CLI

$ npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge note-taking --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/inkeep/open-knowledge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes .claude/skills/note-taking && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "note-taking" agent skill from https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes into .claude/skills/note-taking/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-taking", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge note-taking --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes .agents/skills/note-taking && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "note-taking" agent skill from https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes into .agents/skills/note-taking/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-taking", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge note-taking --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes .cursor/skills/note-taking && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "note-taking" agent skill from https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes into .cursor/skills/note-taking/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-taking", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git --path packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge note-taking --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes .gemini/skills/note-taking && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "note-taking" agent skill from https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes into .gemini/skills/note-taking/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-taking", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge note-taking

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes .github/skills/note-taking && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "note-taking" agent skill from https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes into .github/skills/note-taking/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-taking", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge note-taking --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes .opencode/skills/note-taking && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "note-taking" agent skill from https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/tree/main/packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes into .opencode/skills/note-taking/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-taking", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: note-taking
GitHub stars: 4.4k
Token cost: ~485 tokens
SKILL.md length: 181 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 18
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: GPL-3.0

At a glance

How to work in a Plain Notes project (the plain-notes starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal.

Tasks that involve Note-taking
SKILL.md covers Folders, Agent behaviors and Templates
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
Tasks that involve Journaling and reflection

What it does

Note Taking is an agent skill from inkeep/open-knowledge. How to work in a Plain Notes project (the plain-notes starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal. The 'I just want to write' layout. Read when the project has these folders, OR when asked to jot a note, capture a quick thought, or write today's journal entry. Carries the linking habit and daily-entry behavior so templates and folder descriptions stay minimal. Complements the platform open-knowledge skill; does not replace it.

Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `plugin.json`). Compatibility notes: Any agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. Installed project-local by ok seed --pack plain-notes.

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Note-taking, Journaling and reflection and Accounting and bookkeeping. The repository describes itself as: Beautiful, AI-native markdown IDE and LLM wiki. The licence is GPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Note-taking
Tasks that involve Journaling and reflection
Tasks that involve Accounting and bookkeeping

Example prompts

“I just want to write”
“/note-taking”

Requirements

Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Any agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. Installed project-local by `ok seed --pack plain-notes`.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cf9b84c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
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.
Compatibility
Any agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. Installed project-local by `ok seed --pack plain-notes`.
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Note Taking loads about 485 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 115 tokens; SKILL.md has 181 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~115
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~485

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 inkeep/open-knowledge at commit cf9b84c, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© inkeep). 181 words, ~485 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/note-taking/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: note-taking
description: How to work in a Plain Notes project (the `plain-notes` starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal. The 'I just want to write' layout. Read when the project has these folders, OR when asked to jot a note, capture a quick thought, or write today's journal entry. Carries the linking habit and daily-entry behavior so templates and folder descriptions stay minimal. Complements the platform `open-knowledge` skill; does not replace it.
compatibility: Any agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. Installed project-local by `ok seed --pack plain-notes`.
metadata.pack: plain-notes
metadata.author: Inkeep
metadata.repository: https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge-skills

Plain Notes pack — how to work here

The lightest pack: no posture imposed, just write and link.

This skill is pack guidance. The platform /open-knowledge skill (read/write/preview/linking/grounding rules) still governs every markdown operation — this layers the notes habit on top.

Folders

notes/ — one file per topic, flat. Promote a note into a more structured layout later if you outgrow this.
daily/ — one journal entry per day (YYYY-MM-DD.md): morning intentions, capture through the day, evening reflection.

Agent behaviors

Link liberally. The value of this pack is the graph that emerges from links — when a note or entry mentions something worth its own page, link it (stub the page if it doesn't exist yet). OK's link graph builds itself from those edges.
Daily entries: on the first entry of a day, link to yesterday's entry (its own dated file, e.g. 2026-07-08.md) and pre-fill the date, so the linear journal is also a navigable graph.
The mood, top3, and gratitude frontmatter fields on daily entries let you look back across days; fill them when journaling.

Templates

note and daily carry only structure; write freely.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes of inkeep/open-knowledge.

SKILL.md
plugin.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cf9b84c

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Note Taking next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Note Taking compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Note Taking this skillinkeep/open-knowledge	4.4k	—	~485	Automated safety check: Pass	GPL-3.0	today
LLM Wikilewislulu/llm-wiki-skill	655	—	~3.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	5 mo ago
Journalthoreinstein/gemini-obsidian	102	—	~283	Automated safety check: Pass	ISC	2 mo ago
Agent Chroniclesundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills	663	—	~4.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	7 mo ago
Journaldavekilleen/Dex	493	—	~1.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	5 days ago
Daily Notes Workflowballred/obsidian-claude-pkm	1.9k	—	~2k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	7 mo ago

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Questions about Note Taking

What does Note Taking do?

How to work in a Plain Notes project (the plain-notes starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal. Note Taking is an agent skill from inkeep/open-knowledge. How to work in a Plain Notes project (the plain-notes starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal.

When should I use Note Taking?

Note Taking fits situations like: tasks that involve Note-taking; tasks that involve Journaling and reflection; tasks that involve Accounting and bookkeeping.

How do I install Note Taking in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes in inkeep/open-knowledge) into .claude/skills/note-taking in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Note Taking in Codex?

Run `npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/server/assets/skills/packs/plain-notes in inkeep/open-knowledge) into .agents/skills/note-taking in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Note Taking 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 inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/note-taking, .gemini/skills/note-taking, .github/skills/note-taking and .opencode/skills/note-taking in your project.

What does Note Taking need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Note Taking is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Any agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. Installed project-local by `ok seed --pack plain-notes`..

Does Note Taking 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 Note Taking safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Note Taking use?

Note Taking is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Note Taking use?

About 485 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Note Taking?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Note Taking: LLM Wiki (lewislulu/llm-wiki-skill, 655 stars), Journal (thoreinstein/gemini-obsidian, 102 stars), Agent Chronicle (sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, 663 stars) and Journal (davekilleen/Dex, 493 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Note Taking?

inkeep (a GitHub organization) maintains it in inkeep/open-knowledge, which has 4,407 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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

Install Note Taking

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Plain Notes pack — how to work here

Folders

Agent behaviors

Templates

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Note Taking