Capture Project Work

Skill 1.0.0 · primarycapture-project-work

Route one project thought to the correct knowledge layer without duplicating it or overstating its commitment.

Use when: Capture todo tasks and route project thoughts to OpenSpec, changelog, or skill improvement at its current commitment level without duplication or premature promotion.

Install only this skill

arcantry skills link capture-project-work --scope user

This links only capture-project-work to the standard user location, ~/.agents/skills. Use --scope repo for one repository, or add --compat claude when that optional alias is needed.

Compatibility

Source kinds: openspec, changelog, todo-txt.

What it helps with

• Route incoming work to todo, OpenSpec, changelog, or the skill improvement pipeline.
• Preserve shared and private scope while avoiding duplicate project knowledge.

History

• 2026-09-11 - Preserve each todo queue’s established vocabulary during capture: Arcantry previews the exact task line, reuses compatible local conventions and asks before inventing or omitting meaningful optional metadata.
• 2026-08-18 - Coordinate project knowledge and agent workflows with Arcantry: Arcantry provides local-first project configuration, safe repository adoption, a portable catalog of focused agent skills, and one documented workflow for maintaining project intent, release meaning, task intake, verification, and audience-safe content.

Examples

Capture a hot project thought

Prompt

Use the capture-project-work skill to record this unrefined implementation thought without changing accepted product specifications.

Expected outcome

The thought is captured in the appropriate todo source with its scope and wording preserved.

Record an accepted decision

Prompt

Use the capture-project-work skill to place this approved product decision in the correct project source without writing release history yet.

Expected outcome

The accepted intent is represented in OpenSpec and unrelated sources remain unchanged.