Quick Start

This guide will help you get started with Flow in just a few minutes.

Your First Capture

The most basic Flow command is capture - it lets you quickly save a thought without interrupting your workflow:

flow capture "Remember to review the API design"

That’s it! Your thought is saved. You can continue with what you were doing.

Adding Context with Tags

Make your notes more organized by adding tags:

flow capture "Implement caching layer #backend #performance"

Tags help you find related notes later.

Linking Ideas

Reference other notes using double brackets:

flow capture "This relates to [[API Design]] discussion"

Flow automatically creates bidirectional links between your notes.

Viewing Your Notes

List your recent captures:

flow list

Search across all your notes:

flow search "API"

Creating a Space

Spaces help you organize different areas of your life or work:

# Initialize a new space in the current directory
flow init

# Or create a named space
flow init --name "work-notes"

Next Steps

• Learn about Core Concepts to understand Flow’s philosophy
• Explore the CLI Reference for all available commands
• Read about Spaces to organize your knowledge

Tip: Add flow capture to a shell alias for even faster capture:

alias fc="flow capture"