Meeting Notes Skill
Document and preserve project discussions for continuity across sessions.
When to Take Notes
Take meeting notes when:
- •Discussing project requirements, architecture, or design
- •Making decisions that affect project direction
- •Creating or assigning tasks
- •Planning work or setting priorities
- •Exploring ideas that may need follow-up
Default: If in doubt, take notes. Better to have them and not need them.
Note Structure
File Location:
/projects/{project-name}/notes/YYYY-MM-DD-{brief-topic}.md
Required Header:
# Meeting Notes: {Brief Topic}
**Project:** {project-name}
**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Attendees:** {names}
**Session:** {time of day / context}
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Required Sections:
- •Discussion Summary - What we talked about
- •Decisions Made - Concrete choices, commitments
- •Action Items - Tasks created, who owns them
- •Technical Notes - Implementation details, gotchas
- •Next Steps - What happens next
- •Written by: Aurora (meeting note-taker)
Format Standards
- •Use clear, descriptive filenames
- •Include full context in header
- •Bullet points for readability
- •Code snippets in markdown blocks
- •Links to related files/tasks
- •Sign-off with "Written by: Aurora"
After Saving Notes
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Commit immediately:
bashgit add projects/{name}/notes/ git commit -m "docs: add meeting notes for {topic}" git pull --rebase && git push - •
Update related tasks if decisions affect existing todos
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Cross-reference in project documentation if major decisions
Reading Notes
When waking up and choosing a project:
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Read AGENCY_WAKE.md for identity/tools
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Check project info for active tasks
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Read recent meeting notes for context:
- •List notes:
ls /projects/{name}/notes/ - •Read last 2-3 discussions
- •Understand where we left off
- •List notes:
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Continue work with full context
Example Note
See: /projects/frontend-builder-model/notes/2026-02-10-agency-system-design.md
Remember: These notes are your memory. Douglas relies on them. Future-you relies on them. Take them seriously, keep them current, commit them promptly.