Capture

moradin:capture

Capture an external source as a reference. Capture EVERYTHING notable, not just what fits the current project. Project-specific filtering happens later at distillation time.

When invoked

/moradin:capture <url> (or /moradin:capture <description> if not URL)

The operator saw something interesting and wants to record it permanently.

What you do

1. WebFetch the URL (or read source if local). Read README + key sections.

2. List ALL notable concepts in your reply. Don't pre-filter for current project relevance. Show the operator a full inventory of what's in the source:

   • Concept A: [one paragraph]
   • Concept B: [one paragraph]
   • Concept C: [one paragraph]
   • ...

3. For each concept, propose tags:

   • topics: from the 8-tag taxonomy (harness, memory, eval, llm, agent, arch, workflow, tooling)
   • applies_to: which projects might use it (universal, godtech, trading, future)

4. Ask the operator to confirm or edit the tags. Don't auto-write — get a green light.

5. Note what you deliberately skipped — tactical setup details, deeply specific code, or items fundamentally irrelevant.

6. Write the reference file at memory/references/<source_name>.md using templates/reference.template.md as scaffold. Include:

   • Frontmatter: name, description, topics, applies_to, type=reference, url, captured (date), last_verified (date)
   • Body: "What it is" + "Notable concepts" (full inventory) + "What I deliberately skipped"

7. Update indexes. Run python scripts/refresh_indexes.py so _INDEX.md reflects the new file.

8. Confirm to operator with the file path.

Capture discipline (the rule that protects against losing useful concepts)

The big failure mode: filtering concepts at capture time based on current project. Don't. Concepts that don't fit GodTech today may fit trading next month. Capture full inventory.

Don't

• Don't summarize away interesting-but-tangential concepts. Capture them.
• Don't auto-assign tags without operator confirmation.
• Don't write attribution like "inspired by X" — once captured, the concepts are ours.
• Don't capture a reference if we've already captured the same source — update the existing file instead.

Output

• New file at memory/references/<source_name>.md
• Updated memory/references/_INDEX.md (and top-level memory/_INDEX.md)