Skill: Brain Dump

When to Use

• User dumps unstructured thoughts, ideas, or observations
• User says "brain dump", "capture this", "save this thought", "dump this", "note this down"
• User sends a stream-of-consciousness message that contains actionable ideas
• Auto-fire: when the user sends 3+ loosely connected ideas in one message

Prerequisites

This skill writes to a Notion database. The user must have configured their brain dumps database in personal/notion-databases.md:

braindumps_database_id: <user's Notion database ID>
braindumps_data_source: collection://<data source id>
braindumps_parent_page: <parent page id>

If not present, ask the user to set it up or suggest running the onboard skill.

Expected Notion Schema

Adapt to the user's actual property names if they differ.

Steps

1. Parse the user's input. Identify distinct ideas or thoughts.
2. For each distinct idea, determine:
   • Topic: a clear, concise title (not the full text — the essence in 5–10 words)
   • Category: best-fit from the options. If unclear, ask the user for that one.
3. Create one Notion page per distinct idea via mcp__notion__notion-create-pages.
4. Set Date to today. Set Status to "Raw".
5. If the idea has detail beyond the title, add it as page body content.
6. Confirm back to the user: list what was saved, with categories.

Rules

• One idea per database entry. Split multi-idea dumps.
• Keep Topic titles short and scannable (5–10 words max).
• Default Status is "Raw" unless user says otherwise.
• If the idea is clearly actionable, mention that in Note body but still save as Raw.
• Green tier — save first, confirm after. Never ask for confirmation before saving a brain dump.
• If a near-duplicate entry might already exist, flag it: "This looks similar to [existing]. Saving anyway."

Output Format

Saved to Brain Dumps:
- [Topic] (Category)
- [Topic] (Category)

One line per entry. No extra commentary.