log-to-daily

Installation
SKILL.md

Log to Daily

Capture session activity to your daily note, building a searchable record of your work over time.

Why This Matters

Without logging, each Claude session is ephemeral. With logging:

  • Future sessions can reference past work
  • You have a complete record of decisions and progress
  • Daily notes become genuinely useful for review

Configuration

This skill requires your vault path. Add to your CLAUDE.md:

## Vault Configuration
Obsidian vault path: /path/to/your/vault
Daily notes location: 00 Daily/YYYY/YYYYMMDD.md

Quick Start

  1. Determine today's date
  2. Find or create daily note at {vault}/00 Daily/YYYY/YYYYMMDD.md
  3. Summarize session activity
  4. Append to daily note

Daily Note Structure

---
date: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM
tags: [Daily]
---
# DAILY NOTE
### *Weekday, Month DDth, YYYY*

## Journal
[Summary of activities]

---

## [Topic/Project Sections]
[Detailed notes organized by topic]

---

## Files Created Today
[Wiki links to any files created during this session]

Process

Step 1: Locate the daily note

  • Get current date from system
  • Build path: {vault}/00 Daily/YYYY/YYYYMMDD.md
  • If file doesn't exist, create with frontmatter

Step 2: Analyze session for loggable content

Identify:

  • Decisions made
  • Tasks completed or created
  • Projects progressed
  • Strategic insights
  • Next steps identified
  • Files created during this session

Step 3: Structure the update

  • Add new sections for distinct topics
  • Update existing sections if adding to prior content
  • Include wiki links to related files
  • Add "Files Created Today" section at the end

Step 4: Append to daily note

  • Preserve all existing content
  • Add new sections in logical order
  • Use consistent markdown formatting

Formatting Guidelines

Section headers: Use ## Section Name for main topics

Project sections:

## Project Name - Brief Description

**Key details in bold**
- Bullet points for details
- Use checkboxes for action items: `- [ ]`

**Status:** Current status
**Next steps:** What happens next

Wiki links:

  • Reference files with: [[File Name]]
  • Add brief description after link

Files Created Today:

## Files Created Today

- [[New Document]] - Brief description
- [[Another File]] - What it contains

Success Criteria

  • Daily note exists at correct path
  • Valid frontmatter with date and tags
  • All significant session activity captured
  • Content organized into logical sections
  • Related files linked with wiki syntax
  • "Files Created Today" section includes any new files
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