inbox

Process pending clips from 01_Inbox/.

IMPORTANT: Be direct

• Don't check if folders exist - they do
• Don't search for existing notes - just write
• Don't read ideas.md before appending - just append
• Minimize tool calls

Flow

1. Find unprocessed clips List all .md files directly in 01_Inbox/ - these are unprocessed.

2. For each clip (read content, extract insight, identify topic)

3. Create atomic note in 03_Garden/concepts/{topic-slug}.md (FLAT, evergreen):

   ---
   type: concept
   created: {{date}}
   themes: []
   sources:
     - "[[01_Inbox/processed/{{date}}/{processed-slug}]]"
   people: []
   ---
   # {Topic}
   
   {1-2 sentence insight}
   
   ## Key ideas
   - {extracted points}
   
   ## Connections
   - [[Related concept]] - how it relates
   

   If concept already exists: Append to Key ideas + add new source to sources: array

4. Extract content ideas to 05_Areas/content-creation/ideas/{{date}}/{slug}.md:

   ---
   type: content-idea
   format: tweet | thread | blog | short | tutorial
   status: idea
   source: "[[03_Garden/concepts/{concept-slug}]]"
   created: {{date}}
   priority: 3
   ---
   # {Title}
   
   {The content idea - actual tweet text, thread hook, or blog thesis}
   
   ## Hook
   {Why this will resonate}
   
   ## Notes
   - {Additional context}
   

5. Enrich with metadata:

   • People: If author or people mentioned, create 03_Garden/people/{person-name}.md if doesn't exist
   • Location: If place mentioned, add coordinates to concept note

6. Find connections

   • List existing notes: 03_Garden/concepts/
   • Look for related topics (semantic similarity, shared tags)
   • Add backlinks to the new concept and existing related concepts

7. Mark clip as processed - add generated: links + move to date folder:

   First, update the clip's frontmatter to add the generated: field:

   ---
   generated:
     - "[[03_Garden/concepts/{concept-slug}]]"
     - "[[05_Areas/.../ideas/{{date}}/{idea-slug}]]"
   ---
   

   Then move to 01_Inbox/processed/{{date}}/{semantic-slug}.md.

   Naming rules for semantic slug:

   • Extract the core insight/topic, NOT the source title
   • Use lowercase, hyphens, 3-6 words
   • Bad: thread-by-bryan-johnson.md
   • Good: life-systems-over-willpower.md

8. Summary

   Processed: 3 clips → 01_Inbox/processed/{{date}}/
   Created concepts: willpower-vs-systems.md, ai-auth.md
   Content ideas: 2 created
     - ideas/{{date}}/willpower-tweet.md
     - ideas/{{date}}/ai-auth-deep-dive.md
   Connections: [[clerk-context]] ↔ [[ai-auth]]
   

Bidirectional Linking (CRITICAL)

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  01_Inbox/processed/2026-01-21/life-systems-over-willpower.md   │
│    frontmatter.generated:                                       │
│      - "[[03_Garden/concepts/willpower-vs-systems]]"            │
│      - "[[05_Areas/.../ideas/2026-01-21/willpower-tweet]]"      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
              ┌───────────────┴───────────────┐
              ▼                               ▼
┌─────────────────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ 03_Garden/concepts/         │  │ 05_Areas/.../ideas/2026-01-21/  │
│ willpower-vs-systems.md     │  │ willpower-tweet.md              │
│   frontmatter.sources:      │  │   frontmatter.source:           │
│     - "[[01_Inbox/processed │  │     "[[03_Garden/concepts/      │
│        /2026-01-21/...]]"   │  │        willpower-vs-systems]]"  │
└─────────────────────────────┘  └─────────────────────────────────┘

Rules:

• processed/*.md → generated: array (forward links)
• concepts/*.md → sources: array (back links to clips)
• ideas/*.md → source: string (back link to concept)

Notify (Optional)

If you have a notification hook configured in CLAUDE.md, run it with the summary.

Options

• /inbox - Process all pending
• /inbox 3 - Process only 3 most recent
• /inbox --dry - Show what would be processed without doing it