ctx-journal-enrich-all

name	ctx-journal-enrich-all
description	Full journal pipeline: import unimported sessions, then batch-enrich all unenriched entries. Use when the user says 'process the journal' or to catch up on the backlog.

Full journal pipeline: import if needed, then batch-enrich.

When to Use

• When the user says "enrich everything" or "process the journal"
• When there is a backlog of unenriched or unimported sessions
• Periodically to catch up on recent sessions
• After the check-journal hook reports unimported or unenriched entries

When NOT to Use

• For a single specific session (use /ctx-journal-enrich instead)

Process

Step 0: Import If Needed

Before enriching, check whether there are unimported sessions. If the journal directory has no .md files at all, or if there are .jsonl session files newer than the newest journal entry, import them first.

CTX_PATH=$(ctx system bootstrap -q)
JOURNAL_DIR="$CTX_PATH/journal"

# Check if any .md files exist
md_count=$(ls "$JOURNAL_DIR"/*.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l)

if [ "$md_count" -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "No journal entries found: importing all sessions."
  ctx journal import --all --yes
else
  # Compare newest .md mtime against .jsonl files
  newest_md=$(stat -c %Y $(ls -t "$JOURNAL_DIR"/*.md | head -1))
  unimported=$(find ~/.claude/projects -name "*.jsonl" -newermt @${newest_md} 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
  if [ "$unimported" -gt 0 ]; then
    echo "$unimported unimported session(s) found: importing first."
    ctx journal import --all --yes
  fi
fi

Report how many sessions were imported (or "none needed") before moving to enrichment.

Step 1: Find Unenriched Entries

List all journal entries that lack enrichment using the state file:

# List .md files in journal dir and check state
CTX_PATH=$(ctx system bootstrap -q)
for f in "$CTX_PATH/journal/"*.md; do
  name=$(basename "$f")
  ctx system mark-journal --check "$name" enriched || echo "$f"
done

Or read .state.json in the journal directory directly and list entries without an enriched date set.

Fallback: Detect Enrichment from Frontmatter

If mark-journal --check is unavailable (no state file, command fails), fall back to frontmatter inspection. An entry is considered already enriched if its YAML frontmatter contains both type and outcome fields: these are set exclusively by enrichment, never by import.

Do NOT use title or date to detect enrichment: those are always present from import. The enrichment-only fields are:

Field	Set by
title	Import
date	Import
time	Import
model	Import
tokens_in	Import
tokens_out	Import
session_id	Import
project	Import
type	Enrichment
outcome	Enrichment
topics	Enrichment
technologies	Enrichment
summary	Enrichment

If all entries already have enrichment recorded, report that and stop.

Step 2: Filter Out Noise

Skip entries that are not worth enriching:

• Locked entries: a file is locked if .state.json has a locked date OR the frontmatter contains locked: true. Never modify locked files: neither metadata nor body. Check via: ctx system mark-journal --check <filename> locked or look for locked: true in the YAML frontmatter.
• Suggestion sessions: files under ~20 lines or containing only auto-complete fragments. Check with:

  wc -l <file>
  

• Multi-part continuations: files ending in -p2.md, -p3.md etc. Enrich only the first part; continuation parts inherit the frontmatter topic.

Report how many entries will be processed and how many were filtered out.

Step 3: Process Each Entry

For each entry, read the conversation and extract:

1. Title: a short descriptive title for the session
2. Type: feature, bugfix, refactor, exploration, debugging, or documentation
3. Outcome: completed, partial, abandoned, or blocked
4. Topics: 2-5 topic tags
5. Technologies: languages, frameworks, tools used
6. Summary: 2-3 sentences describing what was accomplished

Apply YAML frontmatter to each file:

---
title: "Session title"
date: 2026-01-27
type: feature
outcome: completed
topics:
  - authentication
  - caching
technologies:
  - go
  - redis
---

Step 4: Mark Enriched

After writing frontmatter to each file, update the state file:

ctx system mark-journal <filename> enriched

Step 5: Report

After processing, report:

• How many sessions were imported (or "none needed")
• How many entries were enriched
• How many were skipped (already enriched, too short, etc.)
• Remind the user to rebuild: ctx journal site --build

Confirmation Mode

Interactive (default when user is present): show a summary of proposed enrichments before applying. Group by type/outcome so the user can scan quickly rather than reviewing one by one.

Unattended (when running in a loop or explicitly told "just do it"): apply enrichments directly and report results.

Large Backlogs (20+ entries)

For large backlogs, use the heuristic enrichment script bundled in references/enrich-heuristic.py. This script infers type, outcome, topics, and technologies from the title and filename patterns, then inserts frontmatter and marks state automatically.

How to use

1. Build a file list of eligible entries (non-multipart, 20+ lines, missing type: and outcome: fields):

   CTX_PATH=$(ctx system bootstrap -q)
   for f in "$CTX_PATH"/journal/*.md; do
     [ -f "$f" ] || continue
     has_type=$(head -30 "$f" | grep -c '^type:' || true)
     has_outcome=$(head -30 "$f" | grep -c '^outcome:' || true)
     if [ "$has_type" -eq 0 ] || [ "$has_outcome" -eq 0 ]; then
       name=$(basename "$f")
       case "$name" in *-p[0-9].md|*-p[0-9][0-9].md) continue ;; esac
       lines=$(wc -l < "$f")
       [ "$lines" -ge 20 ] && echo "$f"
     fi
   done > /tmp/enrich-list.txt
   

2. Run the heuristic enrichment script. The script path is relative to this skill's directory: copy it to /tmp or reference it via the full embedded path:

   python3 references/enrich-heuristic.py /tmp/enrich-list.txt
   

3. The script handles everything: reads files, inserts frontmatter, runs ctx system mark-journal for each, and reports counts.

When to use heuristic vs. per-file enrichment

Backlog size	Approach
1-5 entries	Read each file, enrich manually with full context
6-20 entries	Sequential processing in the main conversation
20+ entries	Use enrich-heuristic.py for bulk processing

The heuristic script produces good-enough enrichment from titles and filenames. For higher quality, follow up with manual review of entries where the type or topics look wrong.

Subagent parallelization is an alternative for 20+ entries, but requires that subagents have Edit and Bash permissions granted. If permissions are restricted, the heuristic script is faster and more reliable.

Quality Checklist

• Unimported sessions detected and imported before enrichment
• Suggestion sessions and multi-part continuations filtered
• Each enriched entry has all required frontmatter fields
• Summary is specific to the session, not generic
• User was shown a summary before applying (unless unattended)
• State file updated for each enriched entry