hive.note-taking
Maintain a free-form scratchpad of decisions, extracted values, and open questions so context pruning doesn't lose anything you still need.
npx skills add aden-hive/hive --skill note-taking --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
## Operational Protocol: Structured Note-Taking Maintain free-form working notes in shared buffer key `_working_notes` for data that *you* need to remember but that isn't captured by the colony task queue. **Do not duplicate the queue in here.** Per-task goal, ordered steps, and SOP gates live in `progress.db` — use `hive.colony-progress-tracker` for those. These notes are for things the DB schema doesn't cover. Update at these checkpoints: - After receiving new information that changes how you plan to approach the current step - Before any tool call that will produce substantial output you'll need to reference later - When you make a non-obvious decision whose *why* would be lost if the tool call history gets pruned Structure: ### Key Decisions — decisions made and WHY ### Working Data — intermediate results, extracted values (URLs, IDs, key snippets — not full pages) ### Open Questions — uncertainties you plan to verify ### Blockers — anything preventing progress that isn't already captured in `tasks.last_error` Update incrementally — do not rewrite from scratch each time.
- Operational Protocol: Structured Note-Taking
- Key Decisions — decisions made and WHY
- Open Questions — uncertainties you plan to verify
What does the hive.note-taking skill do?
Maintain a free-form scratchpad of decisions, extracted values, and open questions so context pruning doesn't lose anything you still need.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add aden-hive/hive --skill note-taking --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From aden-hive/hive, a repository with 10,850 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.