1 Quick Append
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Quick Append

The nt add command lets you append structured content to a note directly from the command line — no editor required. The note must already exist (create it first with nt new <name>).

nt add <note> <type> [args...]

Types

task — Checkbox item

Appends a - [ ] Markdown checkbox.

Aliases: todo, checkbox

nt add meeting task "Follow up with Alice"
nt add meeting task "Review pull request #42"

Result in the note:

- [ ] Follow up with Alice
- [ ] Review pull request #42

Appends a Markdown hyperlink.

nt add meeting link "RFC doc" https://example.com/rfc
nt add meeting link "Design mockup" https://figma.com/file/abc

Result:

[RFC doc](https://example.com/rfc)
[Design mockup](https://figma.com/file/abc)

table — Markdown table

Appends a Markdown table with the column names you provide and one empty placeholder row. Open the note in your editor to fill in rows.

nt add meeting table Name Status Priority

Result:

| Name | Status | Priority |
| --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |

Then fill it in with nt edit meeting.


line — Plain text

Appends a free-form line of text.

Alias: text

nt add meeting line "## Action Items"
nt add meeting line "See also the Q3 deck."

Workflow Example

nt new standup

nt add standup line   "## Yesterday"
nt add standup task   "Finish login page"
nt add standup task   "Write unit tests"

nt add standup line   "## Today"
nt add standup task   "Code review for PR #10"

nt add standup link   "PR #10" https://github.com/org/repo/pull/10

nt show standup