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Capture Thoughts to Brain

Save a thought, note, or pasted text into a personal gbrain knowledge base with one CLI command.

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Repository
garrytan/gbrain
Stars
31,447
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent to save anything you give it (a thought, a snippet, a transcript fragment) into your gbrain personal knowledge base using the single command gbrain capture. The page is stored in the brain's database and also written as a markdown file on disk under a predictable inbox folder, with a receipt printed back so you can see where it went. Once saved, the note can be searched or queried by the agent later.

Great for

  • Developers or researchers who already run a gbrain knowledge base and want the agent to file quick notes into it
  • People who want a single reliable way to save thoughts without choosing between several lower-level gbrain commands

Skip it if

  • Bulk importing many files: the skill itself says to use gbrain sync or import instead, because looping capture over dozens of files is the wrong tool
  • Users without gbrain installed and configured: the skill only works as a front end to an existing gbrain setup, and it is not a standalone note app
  • Sensitive credentials or secrets: captured content is written to disk and the DB, and inline text can end up in shell history, so passwords or keys should not be captured

Try asking

  • “Capture this thought: the new pricing idea is to bundle support with the annual plan”
  • “Save this to brain: notes from the call with Priya about the migration timeline”
  • “Remember this: the Postgres index fix that cut query time by 40 percent”
  • “Ingest this into my brain from ./notes/today.md”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Capture Thoughts to BrainInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    capture.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip capture.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip capture.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Use --file or --stdin for longer or sensitive content rather than passing it inline, since inline arguments are saved in shell history
  • Use --quiet in scripts to get just the slug, or --json when another tool needs structured output
  • If a capture is refused by the secret scanner, the agent should report that rather than editing the text to get past it

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from garrytan/gbrain under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.