journal

Use when the user wants to work with their daily note — view today's entry, add a log, do a daily review, or capture quick thoughts. Covers all daily note workflows.

Daily Journal

Work with today's daily note in the Obsidian vault.

Default Action (no arguments)

  1. Call obsidian_get_daily_note to retrieve today's note
  2. Summarize key tasks, events, or entries
  3. Ask if the user wants to add anything

Quick Capture (with arguments)

If the user provides text after /journal, log it:

  1. Call obsidian_append_daily_log with heading "Notes" and the user's text
  2. Confirm what was logged

Common Headings

When logging entries, use these standard headings:

  • Work Log — tasks, progress, accomplishments
  • Notes — general thoughts and observations
  • Ideas — creative ideas and inspirations
  • Meetings — meeting notes and action items

Weekly Review

If the user asks for a "weekly review":

  1. List recent daily notes via obsidian_list_notes (subfolder "Daily Notes")
  2. Read each day's note
  3. Summarize themes, accomplishments, and open items