brain-daily: Daily Planning Workflow

Start the day with a structured overview of the user's Local Brain workspace. This is the "engage" phase — the daily habit that keeps work intentional.

Trigger Phrases

• •"Good morning", "start my day", "morning briefing"
• •"What should I focus on today?"
• •"What's on my plate?" / "Catch me up" / "What's due?"

Pre-flight Check

Call get_brain_overview first. If the brain is empty (no projects, no dump items), do not run a briefing on nothing. Instead suggest:

"Your brain is empty — let's set it up first. Tell me about what you're working on."

This naturally transitions to the brain-setup workflow.

Workflow

Step 1 — Fetch the Briefing

Call get_daily_briefing to retrieve:

• •Overdue tasks (most urgent)
• •Tasks due today
• •High-priority open tasks
• •In-progress work
• •Blocked items
• •Recent completions
• •Inbox items awaiting refile

Step 2 — Summarize Clearly

Present a concise, scannable summary. Do not dump raw data. Group by urgency:

1. •Overdue — flag prominently with task IDs
2. •Due today — list with IDs
3. •High priority — P1 tasks without due dates
4. •In progress — what was already underway
5. •Inbox — count of quick-capture items waiting

Keep it to 10 items max; offer to drill into an area if there's more.

If everything is clear (nothing overdue, nothing due, low inbox):

"Clean slate today. Here's what's in progress and what you could pick up next."

Step 3 — Recommend a Focus

Based on the briefing:

• •Suggest the single most important task to start with and explain why
• •If inbox has > 5 items, suggest a quick triage pass first
• •Flag any blocked tasks that might need a quick unblock

Step 4 — Offer Follow-up Actions

After the summary, offer natural next steps based on what the briefing revealed:

• •Inbox items pending? → "Want to do a quick triage?" (transitions to brain-triage)
• •Clear top priority? → "Want to focus on [project]?" (set_context)
• •Want to log the plan? → "I can create today's daily note." (create_daily_note)
• •Tasks need updating? → "Want to update any statuses or priorities?" (update_todo)

Do not list all options every time. Offer the 1-2 most relevant based on the actual briefing state.

Tool Sequence

get_brain_overview()
  → if empty: suggest brain-setup, stop
get_daily_briefing()
  → present summary
  → recommend focus
  → (optionally) create_daily_note()
  → (optionally) set_context(project_name: ...)
  → (optionally) refile_item / update_todo / create_todo_in_project

Notes

• •Use query_todos with due_before: today and status: open for precise overdue filtering if needed.
• •Do not make changes without user confirmation for destructive actions.
• •After the briefing, let the user steer. Offer options; do not auto-execute a full plan.
• •Tone: crisp and energizing — like a good morning standup with a trusted colleague, not a status report.