SOP for debugging browser automation failures on complex websites. Use when browser tools fail on specific sites like LinkedIn, Twitter/X, SPAs, or sites with Shadow DOM.
hive.note-taking
hive.note-taking is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. Its author describes it as: “Maintain a free-form scratchpad of decisions, extracted values, and open questions so context pruning doesn't lose anything you still need.”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/note-taking`.
What hive.note-taking does
Maintain free-form working notes in shared buffer key `_working_notes` for data that *you* need to remember but that isn't captured by the colony task queue.
Installation
Add hive.note-taking to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/note-takingAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for hive.note-taking is organised into these sections:
- Operational Protocol: Structured Note-Taking
- Key Decisions — decisions made and WHY
- Open Questions — uncertainties you plan to verify
When to use it
Reach for hive.note-taking when you want workflow help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does hive.note-taking do?
- Maintain a free-form scratchpad of decisions, extracted values, and open questions so context pruning doesn't lose anything you still need.
- How do I install hive.note-taking?
- Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/note-taking in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.
- Is hive.note-taking free to use?
- Yes. hive.note-taking is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does hive.note-taking come from?
- hive.note-taking ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
Related skills
More Workflow →queen-colony-debug is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/queen-colony-debug`.
test-reporting is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/test-reporting`.
triage-issue is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/triage-issue`.
Required before any hive-browser CLI command. The browser is driven from the terminal by running `hive-browser <command> ... --json` via terminal_exec — not via MCP tools. Teaches the browser lifecycle rules (the bridge attaches to the USER'S running Chrome — never kill or launch browser processes; timeouts are transport issues, not crashes), the screenshot + coordinate workflow (hive-browser interact with a fractional coordinate) that reaches shadow-DOM inputs selectors can't see, the viewport-fraction coordinate rule (not pixels), rich-text editor quirks ("send button stays disabled" failures), and CSP gotchas. Covers Chrome via CDP through the GCU Beeline extension.