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name: al-431-do-your-planning-on-paper-snap-a-photo-and-let-ai-turn-yo
description: "On Oct 29, 2026 a founder posted on X that after a 30-minute pen-and-paper brain dump, he sent a photo of the page to Claude, which transcribed and organized everything and understood the shorthand and acronyms used in his business. It then created Linear issues for every item so his AI agents could pick them up. The prompt below lets anyone keep thinking on paper and still end up with a clean task list in the tool they already use. Use when the user wants help with paper brain dump to tasks (personal productivity) for a small business."
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# Do your planning on paper, snap a photo, and let AI turn your handwritten brain dump into organized, assigned tasks in your project tool

On Oct 29, 2026 a founder posted on X that after a 30-minute pen-and-paper brain dump, he sent a photo of the page to Claude, which transcribed and organized everything and understood the shorthand and acronyms used in his business. It then created Linear issues for every item so his AI agents could pick them up. The prompt below lets anyone keep thinking on paper and still end up with a clean task list in the tool they already use.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Photo
- Your business in one line
- E.g. 'CL' = client, 'Q4' = October to December, initials of team…
- Unclear
- Names
- Linear, Asana, Trello, Todoist, Notion, Google Tasks
- Project or list name

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

Here is a photo of my handwritten notes from a planning session: [attach photo]. I run [describe your business in one line]. Shorthand I use: [e.g. 'CL' = client, 'Q4' = October to December, initials of team members]. 1) Transcribe the page exactly, and mark any word you can't read as [unclear] instead of guessing. 2) Organize everything into: tasks, decisions made, ideas for later and questions to answer. 3) For each task, write a clear title, a one-line description, who should own it ([names]), a suggested due date and priority (high, medium, low). 4) Show me the list and ask about anything unclear. After I confirm, create each task in [Linear, Asana, Trello, Todoist, Notion, Google Tasks] in the [project or list name], and give me a summary of what you created with links.

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- Remove names, contact details, account numbers and other personal data the task doesn't need before you paste, and check your AI tool's data and training settings.
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Linear, Asana, Todoist, Notion
- Based on this real-world example: https://x.com/avthar/status/2115842779473727650
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-431-do-your-planning-on-paper-snap-a-photo-and-let-ai-turn-your/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/