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Quick Capture

Capture ideas in seconds from anywhere in the admin panel with the Cmd+I shortcut, without breaking your workflow.

Content Idea Inbox / Quick Capture

Capture ideas instantly without breaking your flow. The Quick Capture feature lets you record thoughts in seconds from anywhere in the admin panel.

Keyboard Shortcut

Cmd + I

or Ctrl+I on Windows/Linux

Press this shortcut from any page in the admin panel. A modal will instantly appear, ready for your idea. No need to navigate to the inbox first.

How to Capture an Idea

  1. Open Quick Capture, Press Cmd+I or click the "+ Capture" button in the inbox.
  2. Type Your Idea, Write whatever comes to mind. It doesn't need to be polished, raw thoughts, sentence fragments, or detailed notes all work. AI will clean it up.
  3. Submit, Press Cmd+Enter or click "Capture". The idea is saved instantly and AI processing begins in the background.
  4. Continue Working, The modal closes and you're back to what you were doing. AI processes your idea in the background, no waiting required. For multi-site users, AI also determines which site(s) the idea belongs to.

What Gets Captured

When you submit an idea, the system captures and processes:

Saved Immediately

  • Raw content: Your exact text as entered
  • Source type: "Quick Entry" for keyboard captures
  • Timestamp: When you captured the idea

Added by AI

  • Title: Auto-generated summary headline
  • Cleaned content: Polished version of your text
  • Keywords: Extracted topics and themes
  • Content types: Suggested formats (blog, tweet, etc.)
  • Reservoir match: Best-fit reservoir with score
  • Cross-site routing: For multi-site users, AI routes to relevant sites

Example Captures

Raw capture:

"been thinking about how claude code changed my dev workflow - could write about the pm aspects, task tracking, how it keeps context"

AI-Generated Title: "How Claude Code Transformed My Development Workflow"

Suggested Content Types: Blog Post, Twitter Thread

Raw capture:

"react server components - when to use client vs server, common mistakes, perf benefits"

AI-Generated Title: "React Server Components: Client vs Server Decision Guide"

Keywords: React, Server Components, Performance

Other Capture Methods

Browser Extension

Capture ideas while browsing the web. Highlight text, click the extension, and the content is sent to your inbox with the source URL preserved.

Set up browser extension

iOS Shortcuts

Use voice capture on your iPhone or Apple Watch. "Hey Siri, capture idea" sends your spoken thought directly to your inbox.

Set up iOS Shortcuts

Tips for Effective Capturing

Do

  • Capture immediately when an idea strikes
  • Include context or triggers that sparked the idea
  • Use natural language, AI understands context
  • Trust the system to clean up and organize

Don't

  • Wait to "polish" the idea before capturing
  • Worry about typos or grammar
  • Try to categorize while capturing
  • Second-guess if the idea is "good enough"
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