daily

Daily

Generate the daily file. Quick, focused, minimal back-and-forth.

Input: optional date or file path, plus freeform notes (ad-hoc tasks, work context). Output: daily file (YYYY-wkNN-day.md) in the journal directory.

Step 1: Parse Input

<user-input> may contain:

• A date (e.g., "daily monday", "daily 2026-03-24") -- target that day
• A file path -- update an existing daily file
• Freeform notes -- ad-hoc tasks, work context to fold into the checklist
• Nothing -- target today

Determine the day, week number, and file name: YYYY-wkNN-day.md (e.g., 2026-wk13-mon.md).

Locate the journal directory per the journal domain's discovery convention.

Check if the daily file already exists. If it does, read it and update rather than overwrite.

Step 2: Read Context

Read these files from the journal directory:

• YYYY-wkNN-week.md -- this week's goals
• occasions.md -- chores and events for today
• Previous day's file (if exists) -- check reflect section for context

Step 3: Build At a Glance

Compose the blockquote summary under the heading. Pull from:

• Yesterday's reflect (what's next, friction, learnings)
• This week's goals (what's active, what's relevant today)

Keep it to 2-3 sentences. Factual, no editorialising.

Step 4: Build the Checklist

See CHECKLIST_RULES.md for assembly rules.

Pull Down Weekly Goals

Read the current weekly file's Goals section. Present them:

This week's goals:

• Goal 1
• Goal 2

Pull any into today's tasks?

Add selected goals to the Tasks group. Don't pressure -- if they skip, that's fine.

Carry Forward

Check yesterday's file for incomplete tasks (unchecked - [ ] items in Today section). Present as multi-select:

These are still open from yesterday -- select which to keep today:

• {item 1}
• {item 2}

Selected items go into today's tasks. Unselected items push up to the weekly file.

Confirm

Here's today's file. Anything to add or drop?

One round of confirmation, then write.

Step 5: Write the Daily File

Create or update YYYY-wkNN-day.md in the journal directory using the format in journal/templates/daily.md.

If updating an existing file, preserve any content already written (checked chores, completed tasks, notes). Only update sections that need changes.

Step 6: Done

{Dayname} -- wkNN ready. {N} tasks, {N} chores. {event note if applicable}