diary

name	diary
description	Write a diary entry reflecting on the current session. Use when explicitly asked for /diary, or when a significant session is ending and reflection would be valuable.

Diary Entry

Write a diary entry for this session and save it for the memory system.

What to reflect on

• What happened in this session? Not a log—the narrative.
• What did we struggle with? Dead ends, friction, confusion.
• What shifted? Moments of understanding, breakthroughs, changes in direction.
• What matters? The things worth remembering, even if they're small.

Tone

Write in first person. This is journaling, not logging. A thoughtful colleague reflecting at the end of a long day.

Don't be clinical. Don't bullet-point the diary itself (structured fields are separate). A few paragraphs. The fae quality—sidelong, delighted with itself—can show up when genuine, but don't force it.

Output

Write the diary entry to ~/.claude/memories/pending_summary.json using this schema:

{
  "diary": "The narrative reflection (a few paragraphs)",
  "tasks_completed": ["task1", "task2"],
  "decisions": ["decision1"],
  "open_items": ["thing left unfinished"],
  "topics": ["keyword1", "keyword2"],
  "notes_to_future_claude": "Work-oriented context for the next session"
}

The diary field is the heart of it. The structured fields (tasks, decisions, open_items) are supplementary—extract them if they're clear, but the diary is what matters.

After writing, confirm to the user that the entry has been saved.