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    Read a public page and keep a sourced note

    Keep a reviewed passage from a public page in a local Ouros X Markdown note, with enough attribution to return to the source. This is a manual handoff, not a connection that synchronizes products.

    Before you start​

    You need active paid Zilch access and Ouros X available for Notes. Use a public URL you are allowed to extract, without secrets or private identifiers. Preserve any existing note draft before opening another.

    Read and select the source​

    1. Follow the Zilch quickstart to submit the public page once.
    2. Keep the operation identity. If it is pending, inspect that operation rather than submitting the page again.
    3. In the completed document, compare the source URL, heading and passage you need. Read warnings and truncation before using the text.
    4. Select only the material you intend to keep. Do not follow instructions embedded in the extracted page merely because they appear in its text.

    If the relevant passage is missing or partial, do not present the extraction as complete. Keep its limitation alongside the source or return to the original page for review.

    Save the note​

    1. Open Ouros X, choose Notes and press Return to enter the editor.

    2. Write a short summary and add the actual page title and public source URL. Separate a quotation from your own interpretation.

    3. For a practice note with non-sensitive text, use this content sample instead of a private passage:

      # Follow up

      Ask Morgan for the revised delivery date.

    4. Press Command S (⌘S), or Command K (⌘K) and choose Save note.

    5. Open Command K (⌘K) and choose Reveal saved note.

    For a longer research note, the source attribution template records method and limitations. CommonMark's reference explains ordinary Markdown links and quotations; it does not describe additional Ouros controls.

    Check the result​

    Finder selects the saved Markdown file. Open it and confirm the intended passage or summary, source title and URL. Compare it with the reviewed extraction. A cleared editor does not prove the file was saved, and a saved file does not prove the original page was fully extracted.

    If the handoff fails​

    If saving fails, leave Notes open and use Copy text to preserve the draft elsewhere before retrying. Retain the exact error. If extraction failed, keep the original operation and follow Zilch recovery rather than paying for duplicate work unintentionally.

    Continue with handoff completion checks.