note-taking
How to work in a Plain Notes project (the `plain-notes` starter pack): a flat notes/ folder plus a daily/ journal. The 'I just want to write' layout. Read when the project has these folders, OR when asked to jot a note, capture a quick thought, or write today's journal entry.
Install / Use
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill plain-notesInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of note-taking
note-taking scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 1066th of 2,717 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 40%).
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 4,309 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 3 days ago, so note-taking is actively maintained.
- It is released under GPL-3.0, a copyleft license: you can use it, but modified versions you distribute must carry the same license.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
note-taking compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than note-taking; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| note-taking (this skill)by inkeep | 87 | 4.3k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.7k | 12d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 73.9k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| rufloby ruvnet | 100 | 73.4k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| CowAgentby zhayujie | 100 | 47.1k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install note-taking?
- Run
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --skill note-taking. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does note-taking work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is note-taking safe to use?
- It is GPL-3.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is note-taking still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 3 days ago, so note-taking is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.