The Capture Notebook

Timeline

1. 1

   Start

   ChatGPT's bug report

   4 real issues identified from last session's retro

2. 2

   30m

   All 4 bugs fixed

   UTC drift, zero-duration events, sortOrder:40, day-brief caching

3. 3

   1h

   Notebook design agreed

   Capture is a landing pad, not a task queue

4. 4

   2h

   Notebook built and deployed

   captureItems table, NotebookInput, NotebookList, Today nudge

5. 5

   2.5h

   ChatGPT research wired in

   openInChatGPT extracted to shared util, proven in 2 places

6. 6

   Close

   Deployed to home.forgekits.build

   Clean build, all 22 pages, DB migrated

What shipped

• forgehome/lib/date.ts — localDateStr() and localDateOffset() using Intl, timezone-safe for US East

• forgehome/lib/chatgpt.ts — openInChatGPT({ text, context, type }) shared util, context-aware prompts, clipboard fallback

• captureItems schema table with status enum (raw/suggested/routed/calendar_created/saved_note/archived/dismissed)

• calendarImportStatus column on routeItems (unconfirmed/confirmed/dismissed) — replaces sortOrder:40 magic number

• Capture Notebook page — textarea-only input, no form fields, voice support, AI classifies in background

• NotebookInput component — drop thought, hit 'Drop it', save is instant, classification is async

• NotebookList component — Needs sorting / Still here / Saved notes sections with inline expand-to-act cards

• Today nudge — quiet count badge below header, links to Notebook, no guilt tone

• Research in ChatGPT — context-aware prompt per capture type, opens new tab + copies to clipboard

• RouteItemCard — Search icon in action row on every active route item, same openInChatGPT util

• Google Calendar write-back fix — end = start + 60min, never zero-duration again

• Day-brief caching — in-process Map keyed by household+date+itemHash, same state = same brief