Journal

Name: journal
Rating: 76
Author: jholhewres

Use write_file, read_file, edit_file, and memory_save for daily journaling.

Daily Entry

Use write_file to create ~/.devclaw/journal/YYYY-MM-DD.md:

markdown

# 2026-02-17

## How I'm feeling
(mood, energy level)

## What I accomplished
- ...

## What I learned
- ...

## What I'm grateful for
- ...

## Tomorrow's focus
- ...

Append to Today

Use edit_file to add entries to today's journal throughout the day.

Review

bash

ls -lt ~/.devclaw/journal/ | head -14    # last 2 weeks
cat ~/.devclaw/journal/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md 2>/dev/null   # today

Weekly Reflection

bash

# Read last 7 entries
for i in $(seq 0 6); do
  D=$(date -d "$i days ago" +%Y-%m-%d)
  [ -f ~/.devclaw/journal/$D.md ] && echo "=== $D ===" && head -20 ~/.devclaw/journal/$D.md
done

Search

bash

grep -rl "TERM" ~/.devclaw/journal/ --include="*.md"

Tips

•Create journal directory on first use: mkdir -p ~/.devclaw/journal
•Save key insights with memory_save for long-term recall
•Don't force structure — adapt to user's style
•Ask reflective questions to prompt deeper entries