/rforge:capture - Quick Task Capture

Quickly capture ideas, tasks, and TODOs with automatic context detection.

What It Does

Uses the rforge_capture MCP tool to:

• Capture tasks to .STATUS file
• Auto-detect context (which package)
• Add metadata (timestamp, status)
• Trigger doc cascade detection
• Organize by priority

Usage

# Capture a task
/rforge:capture "Add bootstrap confidence intervals"

# Capture with priority
/rforge:capture "Fix bug #234" --priority high

# Capture idea
/rforge:capture "Research weighted mediation"

Output

Returns confirmation with:

• Task ID: Unique identifier
• Location: Which .STATUS file
• Context: Detected package/project
• Priority: Auto-assigned or manual
• Next Steps: Suggested actions

Examples

Simple Capture

✅ CAPTURED

Task: Add bootstrap confidence intervals
ID: T-2025-01-15-001
Location: medfit/.STATUS
Priority: MEDIUM (auto-detected from keywords)
Context: Feature addition

Added to: medfit/.STATUS (line 42)
Estimated work: 4-6 hours

High Priority Capture

⚠️ CAPTURED (HIGH PRIORITY)

Task: Fix bug #234 - segfault in extract_mediation
ID: T-2025-01-15-002
Location: medfit/.STATUS
Priority: HIGH (manual override)
Context: Bug fix

Related:
  • GitHub issue #234
  • Affects: probmed, medsim
  • Impact: MEDIUM (2 packages)

Recommended: Fix immediately (blocking release)

Idea Capture

💡 CAPTURED (IDEA)

Idea: Research weighted mediation methods
ID: I-2025-01-15-003
Location: research-ideas/.STATUS
Priority: LOW (research/exploration)
Context: New feature exploration

Notes:
  • Not blocking anything
  • Consider for v3.0.0
  • Estimated research: 1-2 weeks

Use When

• During development (quick capture)
• In meetings (capture action items)
• Reading papers (capture ideas)
• Code review (capture TODOs)

Related Commands

• /rforge:next - Get next task to work on
• /rforge:complete - Mark tasks complete
• /rforge:status - See all captured tasks