noteagator 0.1.3

Notebook Navigator a keyboard first note tool

Notebook Navigator (noteagator)

Notebook Navigator (noteagator) helps you organize, browse, and print collections of plain Markdown notes.
It's built for zero lock-in and a keyboard-first workflow, letting you replace text, copy code, and navigate your notes entirely without the mouse.

install

# recommended
pipx install noteagator

# or with pip
pip install noteagator

Verify:

ngt --help

Debian Users Need xclip

Debian based Linux users will also need to install xclip to use code-copy feature.

sudo apt-get install xclip

Quick Start (2 minutes)

1. Open your notebook directory in an editor

    code -n "$(ngt show-base)"
   

2. Create a note (any .md file under your notebook base)

    ---
    description: This is an example note
    placeholders:
        i: foo
    format: slim
    ---
    My Command
    ```
    echo 'foo'
    ```
   

3. List Notes

    $ ngt ls
    Notebook Directory: /
    1 📄 example.md  - This is an example note
   

4. Print with replacement and copy code Replace placeholder i with bar and copy the first code block to your clipboard:

    $ ngt print 1 -i 'bar' -c 1
    description: This is an example note
    format: slim
    note: /home/user/.noteagator/notebook/example.md
    placeholders:
    i: foo
    ---
    My Command
    --copy 1 $ echo 'bar'
   

   Your clipboard now contains:

    echo 'bar'
   

Core Concepts

• Notebook Base - The root directory Noteagator treats as your notebook.
  Set it:

    ngt set-base /path/to/your/notebook
  

  Show it:

    ngt show-base
  

• Placeholders (YAML front matter) - Declare keys you can swap at print time:
  Run ngt print --help for a list of valid placeholders keys.

    ---
    placeholders:
      i: foo
      d: world
    ---
  

  Then:

    ngt print 3 -i 'bar' -j 'team'
  

• Formats
  ngt print can render "slim" (great for large notes) or "markdown".

    ngt print 2 --format markdown
  

• Copy-Code
  -c N copies the Nth fenced code block from the printed note to your clipboard, no mouse needed.

Common Commands (Cheat Sheet)

# set / view notebook
ngt set-base /path/to/notebook
ngt show-base

# explore
ngt ls            # list notes in current directory
ngt ls -R         # list recursively
ngt search netcat # Search Notes for netcat

# print & replace
ngt print 7             # print note #7
ngt print 7 -i value    # replace placeholder 'i'
ngt print 7 -i one -j two --format markdown

# copy code
ngt print 7 -c 1        # copy first code block to clipboard

User Guide

This repo includes a full user guide you can use as your notebook while learning.

$ ngt set-base noteagator/noteagator_user_guide 
$ ngt ls -R                                    
Notebook Directory: /
  1 📁 navigation
    2 📄 1.base.md  - How to define your notebook
    3 📄 2.edit.md  - How to create/edit notes
    4 📄 3.ls.md  - How to list notes
    5 📄 4.cd.md  - How to change directories in a notebook.
  6 📁 printing_notes
    7 📄 1.print.md  - How to print notes
    8 📄 2.copy.md  - How to copy code snipts
    9 📄 3.replace.md  - How to replace placeholders
    10 📄 4.format.md  - How to control print format
  11 📁 yaml_front_matter
    12 📄 description.md  - How to add descriptions to notes
    13 📄 format.md  - How to define note format
    14 📄 placeholders.md  - How to use placeholders in notes

Troubleshooting

• "No Notes Found"
  Make sure your notebook base is set to a directory that actually contains .md files:

    ngt show-base
    ngt set-base /correct/path
  

• Clipboard didn't change with -c
  Re-run with -c 1 and confirm the printed note actually has a fenced code block. (If your OS needs clipboard tooling, install one: xclip/xsel on some Linux setups.)

• Placeholders not replaced Ensure your front matter has a placeholders: map and the key you're passing (like -i) exists.