SKILL.md — End of Day Reconciliation
Trigger: "end of day" / "wrap up" / "reconcile" / "close out"
Purpose: Close open loops, update all state files, set up tomorrow.
Instructions
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Ask: "What happened today? Any decisions, completions, or new items?"
- •Accept a brain dump — you'll sort it
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Process the brain dump:
- •New items → add to
INBOX.md(or directly to relevant project) - •Decisions made → add to
DECISIONS.md - •Things waiting → add to
WAITING_FOR.md - •Completed items → update project files, cross off in INDEX.md
- •New items → add to
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Update state files:
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INBOX.md— remove processed items, add any new ones - •
WAITING_FOR.md— mark resolved, add new - •
projects/INDEX.md— update statuses - •Individual project files — append meeting notes or status changes
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Write today's memory:
- •Log key events, decisions, and context to
memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
- •Log key events, decisions, and context to
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Set up tomorrow:
- •Identify the 1-3 most important things for tomorrow
- •Note any meetings to prep for
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Close with:
code## Today's wrap-up ✅ [Things completed] 📝 [Decisions logged] ⏳ [New waiting items] 🔜 Tomorrow's focus: [1-3 things]
Notes
- •This is the most important ritual — don't skip it when things get busy
- •Even a 5-minute version beats nothing