aplaceforallmystuff/minervia-starter-kit/log-to-daily

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