Agent skill

Note It

Capture implementation notes after code implementation and review/fix.

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Install Note It

skills CLI

$ npx skills add smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install smallnest/goal-workflow note-it --agent codex

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

Manual copy

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install smallnest/goal-workflow note-it --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

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

--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 smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

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

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/smallnest/goal-workflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/note-it .opencode/skills/note-it && 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-it" agent skill from https://github.com/smallnest/goal-workflow/tree/master/skills/note-it into .opencode/skills/note-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "note-it", 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-it
GitHub stars: 289
Token cost: ~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length: 428 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 20
Repo updated: Sep 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Capture implementation notes after code implementation and review/fix.

Works in 4 steps: Design Decisions → Deviations → Tradeoffs → …
Implementation notes
SKILL.md covers Triggers, The Job, Notes Structure and Output, plus 5 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Note It is an agent skill from smallnest/goal-workflow. Capture implementation notes after code implementation and review/fix. Records design decisions, deviations, tradeoffs, and open questions to docs/issueXXXX.html. Triggers on: /note-it, 记录笔记, implementation notes.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k 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 Development, covering Architecture decision records. The repository describes itself as: AI-driven development workflow with /prd, /goal, /review-it and /ship-it skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Implementation notes
Tasks that involve Architecture decision records

Example prompts

“/note-it”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Design Decisions
Deviations
Tradeoffs
Open Questions

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b06ab3c. 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 (its code samples are html).
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

Note It loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 428 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~56
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.7k

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 smallnest/goal-workflow at commit b06ab3c, republished under its MIT licence (© smallnest). 428 words, ~1,707 tokens.

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

name: note-it
description: Capture implementation notes after code implementation and review/fix. Records design decisions, deviations, tradeoffs, and open questions to docs/issue#XXXX.html. Triggers on: /note-it, 记录笔记, implementation notes.
user-invocable: true

Implementation Notes

After completing implementation and review/fix for an Issue, capture a running implementation notes file that documents how the implementation diverges from or interprets the spec.

Triggers

Use when:

After /goal implementation and /review-it are both complete
User says "记录笔记", "implementation notes", "note-it", "/note-it"
Before /ship-it (as a final checkpoint)
Any time the user wants to capture design rationale

The Job

Determine the Issue number from context (branch name, /goal target, or user input)
Review the implementation against the Issue spec / PRD
Generate an HTML notes file at docs/issue#XXXX.html
Present a summary to the user

Notes Structure

The HTML file must cover these four categories. If a category has nothing to report, write "None" with a brief explanation.

1. Design Decisions

Choices made where the spec was ambiguous or silent:

What was the ambiguity?
What choice did you make?
What was the rationale?

2. Deviations

Places where you intentionally departed from the spec:

What did the spec say?
What did you implement instead?
Why was the deviation necessary or better?

3. Tradeoffs

Alternatives you considered and why you picked what you did:

What were the viable alternatives?
What were the pros/cons of each?
Why did the chosen approach win?

4. Open Questions

Anything you'd want confirmed or revised:

What assumption are you unsure about?
What should the user verify?
What might need follow-up?

Output

Format: HTML
Location: docs/
Filename: issue#XXXX.html (where XXXX is the zero-padded Issue number, e.g., issue#0042.html)

HTML Template

Use this exact HTML structure:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Implementation Notes — Issue #XXXX</title>
  <style>
    * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
    body {
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
      background: #FAF9F6;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
      line-height: 1.7;
    }
    .container { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; }
    h1 { font-size: 1.375rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; }
    .meta { color: #8B8680; font-size: 0.8125rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
    h2 {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-top: 2rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.375rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid #E8E4DE;
      display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
    }
    .dot {
      width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block;
    }
    .dot.design { background: #5B8A72; }
    .dot.deviation { background: #D97757; }
    .dot.tradeoff { background: #4A6FA5; }
    .dot.question { background: #D4A843; }
    .item {
      background: #FFFFFF;
      border: 1px solid #E8E4DE;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
      box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
    }
    .item h3 { font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0.375rem; }
    .item p { font-size: 0.8125rem; color: #4A4540; margin-bottom: 0.375rem; }
    .label {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 0.6875rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      padding: 0.125rem 0.5rem;
      border-radius: 4px;
      margin-right: 0.375rem;
    }
    .label-design { background: #F5F8F6; color: #5B8A72; border: 1px solid #5B8A72; }
    .label-deviation { background: #FFF5F0; color: #D97757; border: 1px solid #D97757; }
    .label-tradeoff { background: #F0F4F8; color: #4A6FA5; border: 1px solid #4A6FA5; }
    .label-question { background: #FDF8F0; color: #D4A843; border: 1px solid #D4A843; }
    .none { color: #B0AAA4; font-style: italic; font-size: 0.8125rem; }
    .footer {
      text-align: center; margin-top: 2.5rem; color: #B0AAA4;
      font-size: 0.6875rem;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="container">
    <h1>Implementation Notes</h1>
    <p class="meta">Issue <a href="{{ISSUE_URL}}">#{{ISSUE_NUMBER}}</a> &mdash; {{ISSUE_TITLE}} &mdash; {{DATE}}</p>

    <h2><span class="dot design"></span> Design Decisions</h2>
    <!-- One .item per decision, or .none if none -->

    <h2><span class="dot deviation"></span> Deviations</h2>
    <!-- One .item per deviation, or .none if none -->

    <h2><span class="dot tradeoff"></span> Tradeoffs</h2>
    <!-- One .item per tradeoff, or .none if none -->

    <h2><span class="dot question"></span> Open Questions</h2>
    <!-- One .item per question, or .none if none -->

    <p class="footer">Generated by goal-workflow /note-it</p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

Example Item

html

<div class="item">
  <h3><span class="label label-design">Decision</span> Used interface-based polymorphism instead of switch</h3>
  <p><strong>Ambiguity:</strong> The spec said "handle different types" without specifying how.</p>
  <p><strong>Choice:</strong> Defined a <code>Handler</code> interface with per-type implementations.</p>
  <p><strong>Rationale:</strong> Adding new types requires no changes to existing code (Open/Closed Principle). A switch would grow unboundedly.</p>
</div>

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How to Determine the Issue Number

If the user provides it directly (e.g., /note-it #42), use it
If on a branch named feat/issue-42-* or fix/issue-42-*, extract 42
If the last /goal target was #42, use 42
Otherwise, ask the user: "Which Issue number should I use for the notes file?"

Edge Cases

Scenario	Handling
No Issue number found	Ask the user to specify
`docs/` directory does not exist	Auto-create it
Notes file already exists for this Issue	Ask: "Update existing notes or overwrite?" — default to update (append new items)
No deviations or open questions	Write "None — implementation followed the spec as written."
Spec/PRD file not found	Note in Open Questions: "No PRD found at tasks/prd-*.md — verify against original requirements."

Checklist

Before saving:

Issue number identified
All four categories reviewed (even if some are "None")
Design decisions explain rationale, not just what was done
Deviations clearly contrast spec vs implementation
Tradeoffs mention specific alternatives considered
Open questions are actionable (user can answer yes/no or give direction)
HTML is well-formed and renders correctly

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/note-it of smallnest/goal-workflow.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b06ab3c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in smallnest/goal-workflow, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

smallnest/pigointernal/builtinskills/skills/note-it

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Questions about Note It

What does Note It do?

Capture implementation notes after code implementation and review/fix. Note It is an agent skill from smallnest/goal-workflow. Capture implementation notes after code implementation and review/fix.

When should I use Note It?

Note It fits situations like: implementation notes; tasks that involve Architecture decision records.

How do I install Note It in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/note-it in smallnest/goal-workflow) into .claude/skills/note-it in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Note It in Codex?

Run `npx skills add smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/note-it in smallnest/goal-workflow) into .agents/skills/note-it in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Note It 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 smallnest/goal-workflow --skill note-it -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-it, .gemini/skills/note-it, .github/skills/note-it and .opencode/skills/note-it in your project.

What does Note It need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Note It is instructions for the agent only.

Does Note It 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 It 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 It use?

Note It 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 Note It use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.8k 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 It?

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Who maintains Note It?

smallnest (a GitHub user) maintains it in smallnest/goal-workflow, which has 289 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

Source: smallnest/goal-workflow 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 It

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Implementation Notes

Triggers

The Job

Notes Structure

1. Design Decisions

2. Deviations

3. Tradeoffs

4. Open Questions

Output

HTML Template

Example Item

How to Determine the Issue Number

Edge Cases

Checklist

Files

Used in 1 other repository

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