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:
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## Vault Configuration Obsidian vault path: /path/to/your/vault Daily notes location: 00 Daily/YYYY/YYYYMMDD.md
Quick Start
- •Determine today's date
- •Find or create daily note at
{vault}/00 Daily/YYYY/YYYYMMDD.md - •Summarize session activity
- •Append to daily note
Daily Note Structure
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--- 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:
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## 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:
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## 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