# Link inbox — fictional capture and retrieval example

Three paired links and one pending capture. All URLs are placeholders; the reasons describe why the fictional sender wants to read them, not findings about their contents. No reminder or schedule is set.

## L001 — Pricing comparison reference

- State: Paired
- URL: https://example.org/references/plan-explanation
- Why saved: I want a reference for how the plan differences are explained.
- Return when working on: The pricing comparison page.
- Next action: Read the page and list two wording patterns to consider for the comparison.
- Message sources: A01 (reason, task and next action); A02 (URL).
- Pairing basis: A01 explicitly identifies the page sent next, and A02 supplies the sole following URL in this complete sequence.
- Reminder: None requested; A01 explicitly says not to schedule one.

## L002 — Keyboard shortcut labels

- State: Paired
- URL: https://example.org/references/shortcut-labels
- Why saved: I want to compare how shortcut labels are phrased.
- Return when working on: The keyboard shortcut help page.
- Next action: Read the page and note up to three labels for a scratch comparison.
- Message sources: B01 (reason, task and next action); B03 (URL); B04 (explicit pairing).
- Pairing basis: B04 connects B03 to B01 and excludes the intervening room question B02.
- Reminder: Not specified; none created.

## L003 — Empty-state wording

- State: Paired after clarification
- URL: https://example.org/references/empty-state-notes
- Why saved: I want a reference for explaining what someone can do next.
- Return when working on: The empty-state wording task.
- Next action: Read the chosen page and draft one sentence to compare with the current copy.
- Message sources: C01 (reason, task and next action); C03 (URL); C04 (explicit selection).
- Pairing basis: C04 selects C03, the second URL. C02 is excluded. Before C04, the two URLs were unresolved candidates.
- Reminder: Not specified; none created.

## U001 — Onboarding checklist, URL needed

- State: Pending URL; not a paired link
- URL: Not supplied
- Why saved: I want to compare which setup steps it includes.
- Return when working on: The first-session onboarding outline.
- Next action: Ask the sender for the checklist URL. Once supplied and paired, read it and compare its steps with the outline.
- Message sources: D01 (reason, task and intended reading action); D02 (missing URL and request to ask).
- Pairing basis: No URL exists in case D. D02 explicitly prohibits borrowing one from the other notes.
- Reminder: Not specified; none created.

## Excluded candidate

- URL: https://example.org/references/component-layout
- Message source: C02
- Reason excluded: C04 selects C03 and says to leave C02 out. This is not a claim about which page has better content.