web-capture
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This skill should be used when a researcher wants to save web content to their vault. Triggers on URLs, 'save this article', 'clip this page', 'capture this website', or 'add this to my vault' with a URL.
2 other projects use a version of this.
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- TimeCraker/vibe-studiotheir own version, first seen Oct 23, 2026
- getcargohq/gtm-skillstheir own version, first seen Oct 18, 2026
Other versions2 projects use a version of this.
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Wrote their own version · 2
- getcargohq/gtm-skills★ 2same name
- TimeCraker/vibe-studio★ 0same name
How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.
In this repository15 other files it gives its agents.
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- templates/CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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- carrelSkill
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- env-doctorSkill
- environment-setupSkill
- knowledge-wikiSkill
- model-teammatesSkill
- research-partnerSkill
- self-improveSkill
- session-reflectionSkill
- transcribeSkill
- vault-opsSkill
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
3 rules. About 0 are common, 0 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.
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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 31
Use --dry-run if the researcher wants to preview where it will go first.
- Very specific: line 35
If the article relates to existing vault content, suggest links: "This discusses identity construction — you have notes on that in …
- Very specific: line 42
YouTube video page: Use carrel transcript create <youtube-url> instead — the transcript pipeline is purpose-built for this
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
web-capture
Fetch web content, convert to clean markdown, add metadata, and save to the vault.
When to Use
- Researcher shares a URL
- Researcher says "save this article", "clip this", "capture this page"
- Any web content that should be preserved in the vault
Capture Flow
Step 1: Capture
carrel capture url <url>The CLI uses defuddle (smart content extraction — strips navigation, ads, sidebars) with markitdown as fallback. It extracts metadata (title, author, published date) and adds YAML frontmatter automatically.
Step 2: Review and organize
The article lands in inbox/ by default. After capture, suggest:
"I've saved the article to inbox/. Want me to move it to papers/ or notes/?"
Use --dry-run if the researcher wants to preview where it will go first.
Step 3: Suggest connections
If the article relates to existing vault content, suggest links:
"This discusses identity construction — you have notes on that in [[notes/identity-theory-overview]]."
Judgment Calls
- Academic paper on a website (not PDF): Use
carrel capture url— defuddle extracts article content cleanly - PDF hosted online: Download it first, then
carrel paper convert— the paper pipeline handles PDFs better - YouTube video page: Use
carrel transcript create <youtube-url>instead — the transcript pipeline is purpose-built for this - Google Docs/Sheets/Slides URL (
docs.google.com,sheets.google.com,slides.google.com): Route tocarrel google export <url>instead — the Google Workspace pipeline handles authenticated export with proper formatting
Alternative: Web Clipper
Remind researchers they can clip directly from their browser: "You can also use the Obsidian Web Clipper extension to save pages directly to your vault — just click the clipper icon in your browser toolbar."
Related
- CLI:
carrel capture url, with--force,--dry-run,--formatflags - Skills:
vault-opsfor file placement - Commands:
/carrel-capturetriggers this skill
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