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jotbook-initlisted

Initialize a jotbook in the current project — writes a starter `.claude/jotbook.local.md` settings file, scaffolds the directory structure, and optionally amends `.gitignore`.
koloskus/jotbook · ★ 0 · Data & Documents · score 72
Install: claude install-skill koloskus/jotbook
# Initialize a jotbook You're setting up a new jotbook in this project. The procedure writes a starter settings file, offers to handle `.gitignore`, and tells the user about the restart caveat for hook-affecting fields. ## Starter settings Write the following YAML frontmatter at the top of `.claude/jotbook.local.md`, followed by a short commented body that the user can replace with their own house-style guidance: ```markdown --- jots_dir: docs/jotbook/_jots/ entries_dir: docs/jotbook/ pencils_dir: docs/jotbook/_pencils/ output_format: markdown # markdown | obsidian | html template_path: # required only when output_format is html, or when penciling with --html backlog_threshold: 8 # session-start jot nudge fires at this count pencils_threshold: 3 # session-start pencil nudge fires at this count --- <!-- House style (optional). Whatever you write below the closing --- above is treated by jotbook-ink and jotbook-pencil as authoritative guidance on voice, tone, terminology, and formatting conventions. Example: Field-manual voice — restrained, precise, deadpan. No exclamation points. Cross-link liberally; prefer wikilinks over relative paths. Code excerpts capped at ~20 lines; longer extracts go in a sibling block. --> ``` Leave the `template_path` field empty by default. The user fills it in only when they want HTML output. ## Procedure 1. **Check existing settin