idea-stash

Capture an idea mid-session without interrupting Claude — it's handed to Claude on your next message.

/plugin install idea-stash --marketplace zkwasm/idea-stash
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The problem

During a long Claude Code session you keep having new thoughts — but you don't want to interrupt Claude's current work, and by the time it's done you've forgotten half of them. idea-stash gives you a place to drop a thought the instant it arrives, and makes sure Claude actually reads it later.

How it works

1

Jot it down

Type /idea <thought> anytime. It's stored instantly — no turn is triggered, Claude isn't interrupted.

2

Stay aware

A banner above the prompt and a status-line count show your unread ideas until Claude reads them.

3

Handed over

On your next real message, every unread idea rides along as hidden context — Claude folds them into the work.

See it in action

claude code
Claude is working… (editing src/server.ts)

> /idea extract the auth logic into its own module
💡 已记下想法，Claude 下次开始工作时会自动读到：
  “extract the auth logic into its own module”
↑ captured instantly — Claude keeps working, never interrupted
1 · Jot it down. /idea <thought> stores it without triggering a turn.
claude code
💡 2 条未读想法 · also rate-limit the login route
────────────────────────────────────────────
> ▍
status line: 💡 2 条未读想法
2 · Stay aware. A banner and the status line keep the unread count in view until Claude reads them.
claude code
> ok, let's continue

  ┌─ hidden context handed to Claude ───────────┐
  1. [22:42] extract the auth logic into its own module
  2. [22:50] also rate-limit the login route
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Claude: Got it — I'll factor out the auth logic and add a
rate limit on the login route as I continue.
3 · Handed over. Your next message carries every unread idea as hidden context — Claude folds them in.

Commands

/idea <text>Stash an idea without interrupting Claude.
/ideaOpen the ideas menu: ↑↓ to select, Enter to delete, Esc to close.
/idea del <n>Delete one idea by its list number.
/idea clearClear every idea Claude has already read.
/idea off / onMute / resume for the current session only.

Installed at user scope, idea-stash is on in every session. The native /plugin toggle disables it globally, so to silence just one session use /idea off — it resets automatically next session.

Install

At the prompt of a Claude Code terminal session:

/plugin install idea-stash --marketplace zkwasm/idea-stash

Answer y to Add marketplace?, then press Enter to accept the user scope. Active immediately — and in every session you start after.