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Diary

by @bytesagain1

Write diary entries with mood tracking, photos, and monthly summaries. Use when recording thoughts, tracking moods, reviewing monthly patterns.

Versionv2.0.1
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πŸ“– About This Skill

name: diary version: "2.0.0" author: BytesAgain homepage: https://bytesagain.com source: https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills license: MIT-0 tags: [diary, tool, utility] description: "Write diary entries with mood tracking, photos, and monthly summaries. Use when recording thoughts, tracking moods, reviewing monthly patterns."

Diary

A productivity logging and tracking toolkit. Record entries across 13 categories β€” add, plan, track, review, streak, remind, prioritize, archive, tag, timeline, report, and weekly-review. Each command stores timestamped entries locally with full activity history, search, statistics, and multi-format export.

Commands

add β€” Add a diary entry

Record a new entry or view recent entries. Called with no arguments, shows the last 20 entries.

bash scripts/script.sh add "morning standup: discussed sprint priorities"
bash scripts/script.sh add "completed code review for PR #142"
bash scripts/script.sh add

plan β€” Record or view plans

Log planning decisions, goals, or upcoming task outlines.

bash scripts/script.sh plan "Q2 goals: ship v2.0, hire 2 engineers, reduce p50 latency"
bash scripts/script.sh plan "this week: finish API migration, write docs"
bash scripts/script.sh plan

track β€” Track progress

Record progress on ongoing tasks, habits, or metrics.

bash scripts/script.sh track "reading: finished chapter 7 of DDIA"
bash scripts/script.sh track "exercise: 30min run, 5km"
bash scripts/script.sh track

review β€” Record reviews

Log review notes β€” code reviews, sprint retros, or self-reflection.

bash scripts/script.sh review "sprint retro: deployment process needs automation"
bash scripts/script.sh review "1:1 feedback: improve async communication"

streak β€” Track streaks

Record streak milestones for habits or daily practices.

bash scripts/script.sh streak "coding: day 45 consecutive"
bash scripts/script.sh streak "meditation: day 12"
bash scripts/script.sh streak

remind β€” Set reminders

Log reminders and follow-up items.

bash scripts/script.sh remind "follow up with vendor on contract renewal by Friday"
bash scripts/script.sh remind "dentist appointment next Tuesday 2pm"

prioritize β€” Record priorities

Log prioritization decisions and task rankings.

bash scripts/script.sh prioritize "P0: fix auth bug, P1: deploy monitoring, P2: update docs"
bash scripts/script.sh prioritize "today: database migration > API tests > code review"

archive β€” Archive entries

Mark items as archived or log archival operations.

bash scripts/script.sh archive "moved Q1 OKRs to archive"
bash scripts/script.sh archive "closed 14 stale tickets from backlog"

tag β€” Tag entries

Add tags or categorizations to organize your log data.

bash scripts/script.sh tag "project:atlas, type:bugfix, severity:high"
bash scripts/script.sh tag "#learning #rust #systems"

timeline β€” Record timeline events

Log chronological milestones and key events.

bash scripts/script.sh timeline "v2.0 released to production"
bash scripts/script.sh timeline "team offsite: Tokyo, March 15-17"

report β€” Generate or record reports

Log report creation or summary observations.

bash scripts/script.sh report "weekly status: 12 PRs merged, 3 bugs fixed, 1 incident"
bash scripts/script.sh report "monthly review: on track for Q2 targets"

weekly-review β€” Weekly review entries

Record weekly review summaries for reflection and planning.

bash scripts/script.sh weekly-review "good: shipped search feature. improve: testing coverage"
bash scripts/script.sh weekly-review "wins: closed 8 tickets. blockers: CI flakiness"

stats β€” Summary statistics

Show entry counts per category, total entries, data size, and earliest recorded activity.

bash scripts/script.sh stats

export β€” Export all data

Export all logged entries to JSON, CSV, or plain text format.

bash scripts/script.sh export json
bash scripts/script.sh export csv
bash scripts/script.sh export txt

search β€” Search across all entries

Search all log files for a keyword (case-insensitive).

bash scripts/script.sh search "sprint"
bash scripts/script.sh search "meditation"

recent β€” View recent activity

Show the last 20 entries from the global activity history.

bash scripts/script.sh recent

status β€” Health check

Display version, data directory, total entries, disk usage, and last activity timestamp.

bash scripts/script.sh status

help / version

bash scripts/script.sh help
bash scripts/script.sh version

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/diary/:

  • Per-command logs: add.log, plan.log, track.log, review.log, streak.log, remind.log, prioritize.log, archive.log, tag.log, timeline.log, report.log, weekly-review.log
  • Activity history: history.log β€” global log of all operations with timestamps
  • Exports: export.json, export.csv, or export.txt (generated on demand)

    • Each entry is stored as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM| with pipe-delimited fields.

    Requirements

  • bash 4+
  • grep, wc, du, tail, head, cat, date, basename (standard coreutils)
  • No external dependencies

    • When to Use

    1. Daily work journaling β€” Use add throughout the day to capture what you did, decisions made, and things learned 2. Sprint planning and retros β€” Combine plan, review, and weekly-review for agile workflow documentation 3. Habit tracking β€” Use track and streak to build accountability for daily habits (exercise, reading, coding) 4. Priority management β€” Log priority decisions with prioritize and set follow-ups with remind 5. Long-term reflection β€” Export monthly data with export json and use timeline to mark significant milestones

    Examples

    # Start your day with a plan
bash scripts/script.sh plan "today: fix auth bug, review PR #200, update API docs"
    Track progress throughout the day
    
bash scripts/script.sh add "fixed auth token refresh β€” was using expired key"
bash scripts/script.sh track "PR #200 reviewed, left 3 comments"
bash scripts/script.sh tag "#bugfix #auth #security"
    End-of-week review
    
bash scripts/script.sh weekly-review "shipped: auth fix, search feature. next: monitoring dashboard"
bash scripts/script.sh stats
    Search and export
    
bash scripts/script.sh search "auth"
bash scripts/script.sh export json

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    ⚑ When to Use

    TriggerAction
    2. **Sprint planning and retros** β€” Combine `plan`, `review`, and `weekly-review` for agile workflow documentation
    3. **Habit tracking** β€” Use `track` and `streak` to build accountability for daily habits (exercise, reading, coding)
    4. **Priority management** β€” Log priority decisions with `prioritize` and set follow-ups with `remind`
    5. **Long-term reflection** β€” Export monthly data with `export json` and use `timeline` to mark significant milestones

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    # Start your day with a plan
bash scripts/script.sh plan "today: fix auth bug, review PR #200, update API docs"
    Track progress throughout the day
    
bash scripts/script.sh add "fixed auth token refresh β€” was using expired key"
bash scripts/script.sh track "PR #200 reviewed, left 3 comments"
bash scripts/script.sh tag "#bugfix #auth #security"
    End-of-week review
    
bash scripts/script.sh weekly-review "shipped: auth fix, search feature. next: monitoring dashboard"
bash scripts/script.sh stats
    Search and export
    
bash scripts/script.sh search "auth"
bash scripts/script.sh export json

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