Agent skill

Monologue Notes API

by intellectronica in intellectronica/agent-skills

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to read or search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API.

CC0-1.0Auto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Monologue Notes API

skills CLI

$ npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills monologue-notes-api --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/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/monologue-notes-api .claude/skills/monologue-notes-api && 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 "monologue-notes-api" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api into .claude/skills/monologue-notes-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "monologue-notes-api", 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/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api

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 intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills monologue-notes-api --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/monologue-notes-api .agents/skills/monologue-notes-api && 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 "monologue-notes-api" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api into .agents/skills/monologue-notes-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "monologue-notes-api", 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 intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills monologue-notes-api --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/monologue-notes-api .cursor/skills/monologue-notes-api && 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 "monologue-notes-api" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api into .cursor/skills/monologue-notes-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "monologue-notes-api", 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/intellectronica/agent-skills.git --path skills/monologue-notes-api

--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 intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills monologue-notes-api --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/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/monologue-notes-api .gemini/skills/monologue-notes-api && 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 "monologue-notes-api" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api into .gemini/skills/monologue-notes-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "monologue-notes-api", 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 intellectronica/agent-skills monologue-notes-api

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 intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/monologue-notes-api .github/skills/monologue-notes-api && 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 "monologue-notes-api" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api into .github/skills/monologue-notes-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "monologue-notes-api", 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 intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -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 intellectronica/agent-skills monologue-notes-api --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/monologue-notes-api .opencode/skills/monologue-notes-api && 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 "monologue-notes-api" agent skill from https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/monologue-notes-api into .opencode/skills/monologue-notes-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "monologue-notes-api", 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: monologue-notes-api
GitHub stars: 295
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 513 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 21
Repo updated: Apr 25, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: CC0-1.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to read or search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API.

Works in 4 steps: Call GET /v1/public-api/notes → Read next_cursor from the response → Pass that cursor back as the cursor… → …
The user wants to read
SKILL.md covers Authentication, Base URL, Request Pattern and Endpoints, plus 3 more sections
Calls curl and jq; reaches api.monologue.to; needs MONOLOGUE_API_KEY

What it does

Monologue Notes API is an agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills. Use this skill when the user wants to read or search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API. It covers authentication with the MONOLOGUEAPIKEY environment variable, safe token handling, listing notes, fetching a single note, pagination, filters, and error handling. The API is read-only and should be accessed with direct HTTP requests such as curl or any equivalent REST client.

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.

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Secrets management, Third-party API integration and REST APIs. The repository describes itself as: @intellectronica's agent skills. The licence is CC0-1.0.

When your agent uses it

The user wants to read
Search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API

Example prompts

“/monologue-notes-api”

Requirements

A credential in MONOLOGUE_API_KEY

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Call GET /v1/public-api/notes
Read next_cursor from the response
Pass that cursor back as the cursor query parameter
Stop when next_cursor is absent or null

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9b0e00a. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- curl
- jq
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- api.monologue.to
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- MONOLOGUE_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Monologue Notes API loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 105 tokens; SKILL.md has 513 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~105
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 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 intellectronica/agent-skills at commit 9b0e00a, republished under its CC0-1.0 licence (© intellectronica). 513 words, ~1,429 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/monologue-notes-api/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: monologue-notes-api
description: Use this skill when the user wants to read or search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API. It covers authentication with the MONOLOGUE_API_KEY environment variable, safe token handling, listing notes, fetching a single note, pagination, filters, and error handling. The API is read-only and should be accessed with direct HTTP requests such as curl or any equivalent REST client.

Monologue Notes API

This skill provides the information needed to call the Monologue Notes REST API directly. Use it for read-only operations on the authenticated user's notes.

Use whatever HTTP client fits the task: curl, a short script, or another REST-capable tool. Do not invent client libraries unless the user asks for one.

Authentication

Use the environment variable MONOLOGUE_API_KEY as the bearer token.

Required auth header: Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY
Required scope: notes:read
Never print the token, echo it, log it, or include it in a response to the user
Only pass it through the Authorization header as a shell variable expansion

Check whether the token is available without displaying it:

bash

if [ -z "${MONOLOGUE_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
  echo "MONOLOGUE_API_KEY is not set"
fi

If MONOLOGUE_API_KEY is missing:

Report that the environment variable is not present
Ask the user whether they want to provide an API key
Do not attempt authenticated API calls until a token is available

Avoid commands such as these because they would expose secrets:

bash

echo "$MONOLOGUE_API_KEY"
env | grep MONOLOGUE_API_KEY
set | grep MONOLOGUE_API_KEY

Base URL

Base URL: https://api.monologue.to
API shape: read-only Notes API
Data format: JSON
Timestamps: ISO 8601 date-time strings

Request Pattern

For all requests:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/..."

If structured output is useful, pipe the response to jq.

Endpoints

List notes

GET /v1/public-api/notes

Returns a page of notes for the authenticated user.

Supported query parameters:

limit: integer from 1 to 100, default 20
cursor: opaque pagination cursor from a previous response
created_after: ISO 8601 timestamp
created_before: ISO 8601 timestamp
updated_after: ISO 8601 timestamp
q: full-text search across titles, summaries, and transcripts

Example:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes?limit=20&q=interview"

Example with jq:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes?limit=20" \
  | jq '{next_cursor, items: [.items[] | {note_id, title, summary, created_at, updated_at}]}'

Expected response fields:

items: array of note summaries
next_cursor: cursor for the next page, if any

Each list item may include:

note_id
title
summary
created_at
updated_at

Possible errors:

400: invalid filter or cursor
401: missing or invalid token
403: token lacks the required scope
422: validation error

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Get a single note

GET /v1/public-api/notes/{note_id}

Returns the full details for one note belonging to the authenticated user.

Path parameters:

note_id: note identifier returned by the list endpoint

Example:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes/NOTE_ID"

Example with jq:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes/NOTE_ID" \
  | jq '{note_id, title, summary, transcript, transcript_segments, created_at, updated_at}'

In addition to the list fields, the full note response may include:

transcript
transcript_segments

Notes:

transcript_segments is loosely typed structured JSON and may be null
404 means the note was not found for the authenticated user

Possible errors:

401: missing or invalid token
403: token lacks the required scope
404: note not found
422: validation error

Common Workflows

Search notes by keyword

Use the q parameter:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes?q=meeting"

Search covers:

note titles
note summaries
note transcripts

Page through results

Call GET /v1/public-api/notes
Read next_cursor from the response
Pass that cursor back as the cursor query parameter
Stop when next_cursor is absent or null

Example:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes?limit=50&cursor=OPAQUE_CURSOR"

Filter by time

Use ISO 8601 date-time values:

bash

curl -sS \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MONOLOGUE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.monologue.to/v1/public-api/notes?created_after=2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"

Operating Rules

Treat this API as read-only
Do not claim write support; this skill only covers listing and reading notes
Prefer https://api.monologue.to for requests
When reporting failures, summarise the HTTP status and relevant response body without exposing the token
If the user asks for a workflow that requires local post-processing, fetch the data first and then transform it separately

Source Notes

This skill is based on:

/Users/eleanor/repos/obsidian/intellectronica/2026-04-21-20-10 Monologue API.md
Live OpenAPI checks against https://api.monologue.to/public-openapi.json on 2026-04-22

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/monologue-notes-api of intellectronica/agent-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9b0e00a

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Questions about Monologue Notes API

What does Monologue Notes API do?

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to read or search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API. Monologue Notes API is an agent skill from intellectronica/agent-skills. Use this skill when the user wants to read or search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API.

When should I use Monologue Notes API?

Monologue Notes API fits situations like: the user wants to read; search their Monologue notes through the Monologue Notes REST API.

How do I install Monologue Notes API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/monologue-notes-api in intellectronica/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/monologue-notes-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Monologue Notes API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/monologue-notes-api in intellectronica/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/monologue-notes-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Monologue Notes API 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 intellectronica/agent-skills --skill monologue-notes-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/monologue-notes-api, .gemini/skills/monologue-notes-api, .github/skills/monologue-notes-api and .opencode/skills/monologue-notes-api in your project.

What does Monologue Notes API need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Monologue Notes API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and jq) and credentials named MONOLOGUE_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in MONOLOGUE_API_KEY.

Does Monologue Notes API access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: api.monologue.to; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Monologue Notes API 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 Monologue Notes API use?

Monologue Notes API is published under the CC0-1.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Monologue Notes API use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k 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 Monologue Notes API?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Monologue Notes API: Frappe Core API (Impertio-Studio/Frappe_Claude_Skill_Package, 187 stars), Soundcloud API Integration (soundcloud/api, 257 stars), Dial Docs (epam/ai-dial-chat, 504 stars) and Fwrest Client Generator (totvs/engpro-advpl-tlpp-skills, 141 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Monologue Notes API?

intellectronica (a GitHub user) maintains it in intellectronica/agent-skills, which has 295 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 25, 2026.

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

Install Monologue Notes API

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Monologue Notes API

Authentication

Base URL

Request Pattern

Endpoints

List notes

Get a single note

Common Workflows

Search notes by keyword

Page through results

Filter by time

Operating Rules

Source Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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