plants

name	plants
description	Track houseplants — watering, status, and care needs

Plants

Keep your houseplants alive. Track watering, status, and care needs in one place.

Trigger Phrases

• "water plants"
• "plant update"
• "plant check"
• "how are my plants"
• "new plant: [name]"

Workflow

On "plant check" / "how are my plants"

Read the plant database and display a status table:

| Plant          | Status     | Last Watered | Water Needs | Light   |
|----------------|------------|--------------|-------------|---------|
| Pothos         | Thriving   | Mar 17       | Weekly      | Low     |
| Fiddle Leaf    | Struggling | Mar 10       | Biweekly    | Bright  |
| Snake Plant    | Healthy    | Mar 15       | Monthly     | Any     |

Flag any plants that are overdue for watering based on their schedule and last watered date.

On "water plants" / "watered [plant]"

Update the "Last Watered" date for the specified plant(s) to today.

• If no specific plant named, ask: "Which plants did you water? Or all of them?"
• If "all", update every plant
• Confirm: Logged: Watered Pothos, Snake Plant (Mar 19)

On "new plant: [name]"

Add a new plant to the database. Ask for (or infer from the plant name):

• Water needs: Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly
• Light needs: Low, Medium, Bright, Any
• Pet-friendly: Yes/No

Set initial status to "New" and last watered to today.

If the user provides just a name, look up common care requirements for that plant species and suggest defaults. Confirm before saving.

Added: "Monstera" — Bright light, weekly water, not pet-friendly. Status: New

On "plant update" / status change

Update a plant's status. Valid statuses:

• Thriving — Growing well, new leaves
• Healthy — Normal, no concerns
• Struggling — Yellowing, drooping, pests
• New — Recently acquired

Ask what changed if not specified. Update the record and confirm.

Storage

Using {{notes}}: Store as a database/table with columns: Name, Status, Water Needs, Light Needs, Last Watered, Next Repot, Pet-Friendly.

Markdown fallback: Store in ~/.ai-workflow/plants.md as a markdown table.

Examples

Check status:

how are my plants

Displays the status table. Flags: "Fiddle Leaf is 9 days overdue for watering (biweekly schedule)."

Log watering:

watered the pothos and snake plant

Logged: Watered Pothos, Snake Plant (Mar 19)

Add new plant:

new plant: monstera

Monstera — common care: bright indirect light, water weekly, not pet-friendly.
Sound right? (yes / adjust)

Update status:

fiddle leaf is looking rough, yellowing leaves

Updated: Fiddle Leaf → Struggling. Notes: yellowing leaves.