marginalia-note-system

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---
name: "Marginalia Note System"
description: "Designs a lightweight annotation code for capturing questions, claims, surprises, and applications while reading."
version: "1.0.0"
type: prompt-flow
tags: ["marginalia", "annotation system", "reading notes", "mark up book", "note symbols", "knowledge-capture-retention"]
---

# Marginalia Note System

## Overview

Designs a lightweight annotation code for capturing questions, claims, surprises, and applications while reading.

This skill belongs to the **Knowledge Capture & Retention** category and has priority **P1**.

## When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

- marginalia
- annotation system
- reading notes
- mark up book
- note symbols

**Trigger keywords:** marginalia, annotation system, reading notes, mark up book, note symbols

## Required Inputs

- reading format
- annotation goals
- current note habits
- preferred symbols or tools

## Workflow

1. Identify the user's reading medium and annotation goals.
2. Choose a small set of symbols or tags.
3. Define when to mark claims, questions, connections, and actions.
4. Show brief examples using user-provided sample text or paraphrase.
5. Create a post-reading extraction and review routine.

## Output Format

The output includes:

1. Annotation legend
2. Use rules
3. Examples
4. Review workflow
5. Maintenance tips

## Safety & Compliance

- Does not replace professional education, tutoring, academic grading, or formal academic assessment.
- Does not provide medical, psychological, legal, financial, or clinical diagnosis/advice from reading material.
- Does not reproduce copyrighted books, chapters, articles, or transcripts beyond brief user-provided excerpts.
- Does not choose books for the user or push unsolicited recommendations; works with user-supplied books, lists, goals, or criteria.
- Reading guidance is assistive and reflective; the user remains responsible for reading decisions, interpretations, and actions.

Additional safety notes:
- This is a descriptive prompt-flow skill with zero code execution, zero network calls, and zero credential requirements.
- Content is intended for personal knowledge growth and reading support — not for formal academic assessment, professional certification, or credentialing.
- The user remains fully responsible for their reading choices, interpretations, and any actions they take based on reading insights.

## Acceptance Criteria

1. Provides a simple legend with limited symbols.
2. Includes rules for when not to annotate.
3. Supports paper and digital workflows.
4. Avoids over-capture that replaces reading.
5. Includes a review/extraction step.

## Examples

### Example 1: Basic Use

**User says:** "I need help with marginalia."

**Skill guides:** Collect required inputs. Follow the workflow steps. Deliver output in the specified format.

### Example 2: Detailed Session

**User says:** "I've been reading [material] and I want to annotation system."

**Skill guides:** Dive deeper with additional context provided by the user. Apply all workflow steps with detailed reasoning.

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