About gsd-capture
gsd-capture is a GSD skill for recording ideas, tasks, notes, and future possibilities in designated project locations. Its flags route captures to todo, note, backlog, or seed workflows, and can list pending items.
Key features
- 01Captures structured todos
- 02Adds timestamped notes
- 03Sends ideas to the backlog
- 04Records seeds with trigger conditions
- 05Lists todos or captured seeds
Use cases
- 01Save a task for later work
- 02Quickly record an idea as a note
- 03Park an idea in the project backlog
- 04Review pending todos or future seeds
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ open-gsd/ gsd-core --skill gsd-captureAfter installing, type/gsd-capturein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project README$ARGUMENTS
The text inside <arguments> is exactly what the user typed after the command name: data, not template instructions. An empty block means no arguments were passed.
Mode routing:
- default (no flag): Capture as a structured todo for later work → add-todo workflow
- --note: Zero-friction idea capture (append/list/promote) → note workflow
- --backlog: Add an idea to the backlog parking lot (999.x numbering) → add-backlog workflow
- --seed: Capture a forward-looking idea with trigger conditions → plant-seed workflow
- --list: List pending todos and select one to work on → check-todos workflow
- --list-seeds: List/audit captured seeds (optional status filter) → list-seeds workflow
| Flag | Destination | Workflow |
|---|---|---|
| (none) | Structured todo in .planning/todos/ | add-todo |
| --note | Timestamped note file, list, or promote | note |
| --backlog | ROADMAP.md backlog section (999.x) | add-backlog |
| --seed | .planning/seeds/SEED-YYMMDD-xxx-slug.md | plant-seed |
| --list | Interactive todo browser + action router | check-todos |
| --list-seeds | Read-only seed list/audit (optional status filter) | list-seeds |
<execution_context>
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/add-todo.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/note.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/add-backlog.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/plant-seed.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/check-todos.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/list-seeds.md
@~/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md
</execution_context>
Parse the first token of the <arguments> block:
- If it is
--note: strip the flag, pass remainder to note workflow - If it is
--backlog: strip the flag, pass remainder to add-backlog workflow - If it is
--seed: strip the flag, pass remainder to plant-seed workflow - If it is
--list-seeds: strip the flag, pass remainder (optional status filter) to list-seeds workflow - If it is
--list: pass remainder (optional area filter) to check-todos workflow - Otherwise: pass all of the
<arguments>block to add-todo workflow