About daily-journal
daily-journal is a skill for managing daily entries in the my-vault Obsidian vault. It guides conversational check-ins and reviews, with sections for personal activities, technical work, study, and GitHub commits.
Key features
- 01Morning check-in and yesterday review
- 02Evening review and entry completion
- 03Quick updates to today's journal
- 04Organized daily entry sections
- 05GitHub commit summaries
Use cases
- 01Plan the day after reviewing yesterday
- 02Complete a journal during an evening review
- 03Record a brief update during the day
- 04Include GitHub activity in a daily entry
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ taylorhuston/ local-life-manager --skill daily-journalAfter installing, type/daily-journalin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesreferences/template.md
Details
From the project READMEDaily Journal
Manage daily journal entries in the my-vault Obsidian vault.
Workflows
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
/good-morning | Morning check-in, review yesterday, set up today |
/daily-review | Evening review, fill in the day's entries |
/quick-journal [entry] | Quick update to today's journal |
Data
- Journal location:
my-vault/02 Calendar/YYYY-MM-DD.md - Template:
my-vault/09 System/Templates/Daily Template.md - Structure: See
references/template.md
Key Sections
- Highlight: Main focus for the day
- What Did I Do?: Personal activities (errands, social, health)
- What Did I Work On?: Technical work (projects, coding, GitHub)
- What Did I Study?: Learning sessions, courses, deliberate study
GitHub Integration
gh search commits --author=TaylorHuston --committer-date=YYYY-MM-DD
Summarize commits into meaningful bullets.
Approach
Keep it conversational - ask one thing at a time, don't overwhelm.
Comments
Markdown supported