Archive Weekly Sub-Skill
Archives a week's content from Captive to Periodic/Weekly/, transforming it into the archive format.
Input Arguments
Arguments are passed as key-value pairs:
- •
vault: Path to the vault - •
week: Target week in YYYY-Www format - •
content: Synthesis content from the interactive review (theme, accomplishments, patterns) - •
daily_links: Formatted wikilinks to daily archives
Instructions
1. Validate Paths
Verify required directories exist:
ls -d "$VAULT/00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/" 2>/dev/null
If missing, create it:
mkdir -p "$VAULT/00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/"
2. Check for Existing Archive
Check if $VAULT/00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/{week}.md already exists:
ls "$VAULT/00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/{week}.md" 2>/dev/null
If exists:
- •Read existing content
- •Compare with new content
- •If different: Return error prompting user decision (overwrite/merge/cancel)
- •If same: Return success with note "Already archived"
3. Read Week.md
Read the current Week.md content from $VAULT/00_Brain/Captive/Week.md
4. Read Archive Template
Read the archive template from $VAULT/00_Brain/Systemic/Templates/Periodic/weekly.md
5. Transform Content
Using the template structure, build the archive:
Frontmatter:
---
week: {from Week.md}
dates: {from Week.md}
month: {from Week.md}
quarter: {from Week.md}
year: {from Week.md}
archived: {today's date YYYY-MM-DD}
---
Navigation: Update links to point to Periodic archives (not Captive):
[[00_Brain/✱ Home|✱ Home]] | [[00_Brain/Periodic/Monthly/{month}|Month]] | [[00_Brain/Periodic/Quarterly/{quarter}|Quarter]]
Header:
# Week {week}
*Archived from Captive/Week.md on {archived date}*
Week Overview Section: Preserve from Week.md:
- •Key Outcomes
- •Focus Theme
Daily Summary Section:
Insert the daily_links formatted content:
## Daily Summary
### Days This Week
{daily_links}
Wins This Week Section: Preserve from Week.md:
- •Personal wins
- •Organisational wins
- •Strategic wins
Reflections Section: Preserve from Week.md:
- •What Went Well
- •What Could Be Better
- •Key Learning
- •Patterns Observed
Synthesis Section: Add new content from interactive review:
## Synthesis
*Added during weekly review ritual*
### Week Theme
{content.theme}
### Key Accomplishments
{content.accomplishments}
### Patterns Observed
{content.patterns}
### Next Week Setup
{content.next_week}
6. Write Archive
Write the transformed content to $VAULT/00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/{week}.md
7. Verify Write
Read back the file to confirm write succeeded:
- •Check file exists
- •Check content length matches expected
8. Update Week.md
Replace Week.md with a minimal placeholder indicating it was archived:
---
archived: {week}
---
[[00_Brain/✱ Home|✱ Home]] | [[00_Brain/Captive/Today|Today]] | [[00_Brain/Captive/Month|Month]]
---
# Archived
This week has been archived to [[00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/{week}]].
Run `/weekly-planning` to start a new week.
Output
Return structured JSON:
Success:
{
"success": true,
"archive_path": "/Users/.../00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/2026-W07.md",
"bytes_written": 8192,
"week_cleared": true,
"daily_archives_linked": 5
}
Already exists (same content):
{
"success": true,
"archive_path": "/Users/.../00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/2026-W07.md",
"already_existed": true,
"message": "Archive already exists with matching content."
}
Already exists (different content):
{
"success": false,
"error": "archive_conflict",
"archive_path": "/Users/.../00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/2026-W07.md",
"message": "Archive already exists with different content.",
"suggestion": "Review existing archive or confirm overwrite."
}
Error:
{
"success": false,
"error": "write_failed",
"message": "Failed to write archive: {system_error}"
}
For backwards compatibility, also output human-readable summary:
Week Archived Successfully Archive: 00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/2026-W07.md (8192 bytes) Daily Links: 5 days linked Week.md: Cleared with archived placeholder Link: [[00_Brain/Periodic/Weekly/2026-W07]]
Error Cases
| Condition | Error Message |
|---|---|
| Vault not found | "Vault directory does not exist: {vault}" |
| Cannot create directory | "Failed to create Periodic/Weekly directory" |
| Week.md not found | "Week.md not found—nothing to archive" |
| Archive conflict | "Archive already exists with different content" |
| Write failed | "Failed to write archive: {system_error}" |
| Verification failed | "Write verification failed: content mismatch" |
Safety
- •Always check for existing archive before writing
- •Never overwrite without explicit user confirmation
- •Archive is write-only to Periodic/Weekly/ (never to other directories)
- •Week.md placeholder preserves a link to the archive
- •Original Week.md content is fully captured in the archive before clearing