jrnl

name	jrnl
description	Use this skill when the user wants to write journal entries, take notes, log activities, search past entries by date or tag, or export their journal. Great for keeping a record of decisions, findings, and daily logs.

jrnl Plugin

A command-line journal for collecting thoughts, notes, and logs without leaving the terminal.

Commands

Writing

• jrnl entry create today: Finished the deploy — Quick entry
• jrnl entry create yesterday at 3pm: Meeting with team — Timestamped entry
• jrnl entry create-from-stdin — Write entry by piping content

Reading

• jrnl entries list -n 10 — Last 10 entries
• jrnl entries search @meeting — Search by tag
• jrnl entries range -from "last week" -to yesterday — Date range
• jrnl entries export json — Full export as JSON

Full Access

• jrnl _ _ — Passthrough for any jrnl command

Usage Examples

• "Log today's progress in my journal"
• "Show me entries from last week"
• "Find all entries tagged with @deploy"
• "Export my journal as JSON"
• "Write a note about the meeting yesterday"

Installation

pip install jrnl

Key Features

• Natural language timestamps: yesterday, last monday, 2 weeks ago
• Tag support: @meeting, @deploy, @bug