Update Notion Skill

Sync the current project's state to the central task management context library and Notion Research Pipeline.

Purpose

After working on a research project, this skill propagates the current state outward:

• Project CLAUDE.md (source of truth) → .context/projects/_index.md (central registry)
• Recent session logs → .context/current-focus.md (working memory)
• Project metadata → Notion Research Pipeline (tracking database)

This keeps all systems in sync without manual updates.

When to Use

• At the end of a work session (often paired with /session-log)
• After changing a project's target journal, status, or stage
• When the user says "update project doc", "sync project", "update my project index"

MCP Pre-Check

Before starting, probe Notion MCP availability with a lightweight search. If unavailable, skip Steps 3 and 5 and offer fallbacks per shared/mcp-degradation.md.

Workflow

Step 1: Read the current project's CLAUDE.md

Extract key metadata:

• Project name (from header)
• Target journal (from Target: field)
• Stage (infer from content: Idea / Literature Review / Drafting / Data Collection / Analysis / Submitted / R&R / Published)
• Co-authors (if listed)
• Working title
• Key next steps (from Research Design or recent session log)

Step 2: Read the most recent session log

Look in the project's log/ directory for the latest YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM.md file. Extract:

• What was accomplished
• Current blockers
• Next steps

Step 3: Update .context/projects/_index.md

Location: $TM/.context/projects/_index.md

Find the project's row in the "Papers in Progress" table. If it exists, update the Stage, Target Journal, and Status columns. If it doesn't exist, add a new row.

Table format:

| Project | Stage | Co-authors | Target Journal | Status |

Step 4: Update .context/current-focus.md

Location: $TM/.context/current-focus.md

Update the "Recent Context" section with a brief summary of the latest session. Add any new open loops.

Note: For full session-level updates (session rotation, open loop management, mental state), defer to /update-focus. This skill adds a brief summary only.

Step 5: Update Notion Research Pipeline

Search the Research Pipeline database (collection://YOUR-PIPELINE-DATABASE-ID-HERE) for the project name. If found, update:

• Status (match to: Idea, Literature Review, Drafting, Submitted, R&R, Published)
• Target Journal
• Priority (if changed)

If not found, inform the user (don't auto-create — they may want to set properties manually).

Step 6: Confirm

Report what was updated:

Updated project docs for [Project Name]:
- .context/projects/_index.md: [what changed]
- .context/current-focus.md: [what changed]
- Notion Research Pipeline: [what changed, or "no entry found"]

Important Notes

• This skill reads the project CLAUDE.md and session logs — it never modifies them.
• It writes to the central context files and Notion only.
• Always read before writing to preserve existing content.
• If the user provides a summary argument, use that instead of inferring from logs.