What happens if I round-trip a document through compression and decompression?

Round-tripping will not reproduce the original text exactly, but it is designed to preserve the core meaning and semantic relationships of the information.

What is GID notation?

GID (General Idea Distillation) is a symbol-based system that represents the 'kind' of an idea—such as a claim, goal, or problem—using specific characters to reduce reading time and focus on core concepts.

Does compression lose information?

Yes, GID is designed to be lossy by design. It removes linguistic 'scaffolding' and filler words to favor scan-speed and structural clarity over verbatim completeness.

Can I turn GID notes back into normal text?

Yes, the decompress mode parses the GID tree and expands the symbols back into clear, readable prose that captures the original intent.

GID Text Distillation

Name: GID Text Distillation
Author: agenticnotetaking

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Productivity & Workflow

Compresses complex prose into structured GID notation and expands distilled notes back into readable natural language.

GID (General Idea Distillation) is a specialized notation system designed to strip away linguistic scaffolding and focus on the core intent of information. This skill allows Claude to act as a high-fidelity translator between natural language and GID, enabling users to rapidly summarize documents into a hierarchical symbol-based tree or reconstruct detailed prose from condensed notes. It is particularly useful for researchers and developers who need to manage large volumes of information without losing the semantic relationships between claims, evidence, and goals.

Key Features

0136 GitHub stars

02Bidirectional translation between natural language and GID notation

03Lossy compression that prioritizes scan-speed while maintaining recoverability

04Semantic symbol mapping for claims, questions, goals, and logic

05Support for processing local files, URLs, and inline conversation text

06Hierarchical tree structure preservation using indentation

Use Cases

01Expanding brief, symbolic brainstorming notes into professional reports or documentation

02Distilling long technical documentation or research papers into high-density reference notes

03Restructuring complex arguments to identify logical gaps or conflicting claims using GID symbols

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add agenticnotetaking/eidos gid

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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