| name | journal |
| description | Daily journal entries with Six S-Tier Pillar tracking in MindGraf. Use when the user says "journal", "daily note", "log training", "log piano", "log spanish", "pillar tracking", "how was my day", "rate my day", or wants to create/update a journal entry.
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Journal Skill
Create and manage daily journal entries in MindGraf with Six S-Tier Pillar tracking.
Invocation
do shell script "export MINDGRAF_PATH=${user_config.mindgraf_path} && ${user_config.mindgraf_path}/apps/cli/bin/brain <command> 2>&1"
Daily Note Structure
- Naming:
YYYY-MM-DD DayName (e.g., 2026-03-31 Tuesday)
- Type: journal
- Fields: rating (1-10), exercise_minutes, vo2_minutes, piano_minutes, spanish_minutes, writing_minutes, ai_hours
Six S-Tier Pillars
| Pillar | Field | Input Keywords |
|---|
| Training | exercise_minutes | training, exercise, workout, gym, lift |
| Cardio/VO2 | vo2_minutes | cardio, vo2, run, bike, swim |
| Piano | piano_minutes | piano, music, keys |
| Spanish | spanish_minutes | spanish, espanol, language |
| AI Systems | ai_hours | ai, coding, deep work |
| Writing | writing_minutes | writing, write, blog |
Commands
Create/Open Today's Journal
brain search "YYYY-MM-DD" --type journal --json- If not found:
brain create journal
- If found:
brain read journal/YYYY-MM-DD
Quick Log Pillar
Trigger: "log training 45", "log piano 30"
- Determine today's journal (create if needed)
- Parse pillar name and value from input
- Update via
brain edit journal/YYYY-MM-DD with appropriate field
Confirm: "Logged: [pillar] [value] [unit]"
Add Journal Content
brain edit journal/YYYY-MM-DD --append "<content>"
Always use [[wikilinks]] for entity references in journal body.
Entity Extraction
When creating/updating journals:
- Extract people ->
brain search, create [[wikilinks]]
- Extract projects/tools -> link to existing entities
Important
- One journal per day
- Never overwrite — always append
- Metric fields are numbers (no units)
- Six Pillars structure must be preserved
