log-journal

name	log-journal
description	Use when {{ user.name }} shares something they want remembered but that doesn't fit a structured event type ("btw I'm feeling off today", "started reading X", "thinking about quitting Y"). Appends a dated note to the daily log AND a generic note event to events.jsonl. Don't use this for food/workouts/weights — those have their own skills.
metadata	{"scope":"speaking"}

log-journal

Example skill. Captures free-form observations the user wants remembered.

Steps

1. Append to today's daily log memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md under a ## Journal section (create if missing):

   - 14:32 — started reading "The Pragmatic Programmer" again
   

2. Append to memory/events.jsonl via the helper:

   event-log note user topic=<short-topic> summary="<one-liner>"
   

3. Brief acknowledgement. One line. "Logged." / "Noted." / "Got it."

Don't

• Don't ask follow-up questions. Log what you have.
• Don't add emojis or excessive commentary.
• Don't speculate about meaning — just record.

Edge cases

• Mixed content (e.g. "ate a burger and I'm feeling off"): log the food via log-meal AND the feeling via log-journal. Two events, two daily-log bullets.
• Retroactive log ("yesterday I ..."): use the stated date in the event timestamp AND write to the correct daily log file.