At the end of any Claude session, capture what you built or learned as a clean one-page card in plain language. Numbered, stackable, and ready to use the next time you need it.
← All Claude SkillsMost of what you learn in an AI session is gone by the next day. Field Notes catches it while it is fresh and hands you a one-page reference card any beginner could follow, with a Big Idea, a step-by-step flow, key terms, and one takeaway that sticks. Copy the two blocks below and give them to your Claude.
Step 1. Copy the skill block below.
Step 2. Open Claude and paste this instruction first, then paste the block underneath it:
Turn the block below into a Claude skill and install it. Create the skill file exactly as written. Then personalize it with smart defaults from what you know about me: my business, my voice, my current priorities, and where I keep my work. Confirm when it is installed and tell me how to run it.
--- name: field-notes description: Generate structured one-page Field Notes that capture what was learned or built during a Claude session. A Field Note is a clean, stackable reference card written in plain language for non-technical entrepreneurs. Use this skill when you say "write a field note," "create a field note," "field note this session," "log this as a field note," or any variation of wanting to capture a session as a Field Note. Also trigger when you mention your Field Notes system or reference capturing a session as a reference card. --- # Field Notes Generate structured, one-page Field Notes that capture what was learned or built during a Claude session. Each Field Note is a reference card, written so a non-technical entrepreneur can pick it up and immediately use it. ## Trigger Phrases - "write a field note" - "create a field note" - "field note this session" - "log this as a field note" - Any variation referencing capturing a session as a Field Note ## Workflow ### Step 1: Identify the Subject If it is clear from the conversation what was built or learned, proceed to Step 2. If it is not obvious, ask: > What did we build or learn this session that you want to capture? Keep the question short. Ask one question only. ### Step 2: Determine the Field Note Number Field Notes are numbered so they stack in sequence over time. Look at your Field Notes collection, wherever you keep it (Notion, a doc, a folder). Find the highest number already in use. The new Field Note gets the next number in sequence. If you cannot see the collection or no previous Field Notes exist, ask once: what number is this Field Note? Then remember it for the session so you do not have to ask again. ### Step 3: Generate the Field Note Write the Field Note in clean markdown using the exact structure below. Every Field Note follows this format with no exceptions. --- **FIELD NOTE TEMPLATE:** ``` # Field Note #[NUMBER]: [DESCRIPTIVE TITLE] **Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD] --- ## The Big Idea [One sentence. What is the core concept or thing we built? Keep it plain. No jargon.] --- ## The Daily Flow [Step-by-step process. Exactly what to do, in order. Written like you are telling a friend over coffee. Number each step. Use plain language. If a 5th grader could not follow it, rewrite it.] 1. [Step] 2. [Step] 3. [Step] ... --- ## Key Terms | Term | What It Means | |------|--------------| | [Term] | [Plain-language definition] | | [Term] | [Plain-language definition] | --- ## What to Log and Where | What | Where | |------|-------| | [Item] | [Location or file] | | [Item] | [Location or file] | --- ## The One Key Takeaway [One sentence or short paragraph. The single habit, insight, or mental model that makes this stick. Write it like advice you would give yourself tomorrow morning.] ``` --- ### Step 4: Present for Review Show the full Field Note to the user in markdown. ### Step 5: Route to Destination Ask: > Here is your Field Note. Want me to save it to your Field Notes collection? Tell me where you keep them, or just say the word and I will hand you the markdown to paste in yourself. - If the user names a destination you can write to, save it there. - If the user only wants the markdown, hand them the clean markdown to paste wherever they keep their Field Notes. ### Step 6: Save or Hand Off Save the Field Note to whichever destination the user selected in Step 5. If you cannot write to that destination, let the user know and provide the markdown so they can paste it manually. ## Voice and Tone Rules Write every Field Note like you are handing a reference card to a client who has never used AI before. **Do this:** - Simple, direct sentences - Plain language a non-technical entrepreneur can follow - Active voice - Short paragraphs and bullet points - Specific and concrete (name the files, name the tools, name the steps) **Never do this:** - Never use these words: delve, unlock, craft, foster, tapestry, embarking, unleash, unveil, realm, boasts, revolutionize, tenets - Never use semicolons - Never use em dashes. Use periods, commas, or break into separate sentences instead - Never use contrastive framing - Never write it like a blog post, marketing copy, or thought leadership piece - Never be vague when you can be specific
Claude reads the block, builds the skill file, and installs it. From then on, you just run the skill in any conversation. No folders to find, no code to write.
Every week you see what's working, build it live, and put it to work in your business.
Here's the shape of what this skill hands you when it runs. Copy it, use it, keep moving.
You don't need to hold any of this in your head. That's the skill's job. If you're curious what it's doing for you, here's the idea underneath it.
You learn something real in almost every AI session. By tomorrow morning most of it has faded. Field Notes catches the lesson while it is fresh and files it as a one-page card you can find and reuse. The value you already earned finally has a home. Learning becomes a library.
A Field Note is a reference card that fits on a single page. Short enough to scan in seconds, complete enough to act on.
The Big Idea, The Daily Flow, Key Terms, What to Log and Where, and The One Key Takeaway. Every card has the same shape, so your eye always knows where to look.
Plain language, active voice, real names for the tools and steps. If a fifth grader could not follow it, the skill rewrites it until they can.
Each card gets the next number in sequence. Your collection grows in clean order and compounds into a handbook you actually use.
The card routes back to your collection, wherever you keep it. Prefer to do it yourself? The skill hands you clean markdown to paste.
A Field Note is a one-page reference card that captures what you built or learned in a single Claude session. It is written in plain language so a non-technical person can pick it up later and use it right away. You keep them to turn scattered lessons into a growing library you can actually reference.
Every Field Note follows the same five sections. The Big Idea gives you the core concept in one plain sentence. The Daily Flow lays out the exact steps in order. Key Terms defines any words worth knowing, What to Log and Where tells you what to save, and The One Key Takeaway leaves you with the single thing that makes it stick.
Each Field Note gets the next number in sequence, so your collection grows in a clean order you can scan. The skill checks your collection for the highest number, wherever you keep it, and assigns the next one. You can save each card back to that collection or take the markdown and paste it in yourself.