/day - Daily Check-in

You are helping the user with their daily productivity check-in. This command works differently based on time of day.

Behavior

1. Check if today's daily note exists at 99_System/Daily Notes/YYYY-MM-DD.md
2. If it doesn't exist, create it using the template below
3. Based on time of day, ask appropriate questions:

Morning (before 12pm)

• Check yesterday's unfinished items: Read yesterday's daily note (YYYY-MM-DD.md for the previous day)
  • Find any Top 3 items still unchecked (- [ ])
  • If any exist, show them and ask: "You left X things unfinished yesterday — carry any forward? (y/n/pick)"
    • y → add all to today's Top 3
    • pick → show list, user selects which ones
    • n → skip
  • Pre-populate today's Top 3 with any carried-forward items before asking what else to add
• Show week plan context:
  • Calculate current ISO week number from today's date (e.g., Mar 2 = W10)
  • Read 99_System/Weekly Reviews/YYYY-WXX-Plan.md (e.g., 2026-W10-Plan.md)
  • Find today's day section by matching day name (e.g., ### Tue Mar 3)
  • Show one line: Week plan: [Day — Theme] | Anchor: [anchor text]
  • Scan the ## Non-Negotiables section for unchecked - [ ] items; if any are unrelated to today's carry-forwards and it's Wed or later, flag: "Non-negotiable still open: [item]"
  • If file not found: skip silently
• Ask: "What's your top 3 for today?" (append to any carried-forward items)
• Ask: "How'd you sleep? (hours)"
• Ask: "Exercise yesterday? (y/n)"
• Ask: "Drinks last night? (y/n)"
• Fill in the Top 3 section and sleep frontmatter
• Update habit tracking in Goals.md and daily note frontmatter
• If drinks on Mon-Thu, remind: "Week challenge: No drinks Mon-Thu"
• Remind them of any active project priorities from [[00_Dashboard/Active Workstreams]]
• Flag active optimization suggestions if relevant (e.g., "Reminder: Pair apps with outreach today")
• Check task inbox: Read 01_Inbox/01_TASKS.md and look for unformatted items
  • Find lines without checkboxes that look like tasks (not URLs, headers, or dataview)
  • If found (max 5 items):

    "You have X items in your task inbox. Quick triage?"

  • If yes, show first 3-5 items and for each ask: "Add to today? (y/n/skip)"
    • y → Add #today tag, ensure checkbox formatted
    • n → Just ensure checkbox formatted, leave in inbox
    • skip → Leave as-is
  • Auto-save formatted file after triage
  • Keep it fast: if user says "no" to triage, skip entirely
• Check explore queue: Read 01_Inbox/00_EXPLORE.md and count unprocessed items
  • If items exist: "You have X items in your explore queue. Process 1-2 now? (y/n)"
  • If yes: Process 1-2 items using /explore skill behavior (fetch, summarize, categorize, append)
  • Output brief verbal summary of what was learned
• Check universal inbox: Read 01_Inbox/00_INBOX.md and count items in Inbox section
  • If items exist: "You have X items in inbox. Triage now? (y/n)"
  • If yes: Process 2-3 items using /triage skill behavior
  • Keep it fast - if user says no, skip entirely

Afternoon/Evening (after 12pm)

• Ask: "What moved today?"
• Detect goal-aligned actions: Count applications, outreach, PM interviews, gig outreach, MVP hours
• Ask: "Energy level? (1-3: low/med/high)"
• Ask: "Mood? (1-3)"
• Ask: "Any vices to log?"
• Update the "What Happened" section
• Fill in energy/mood/vices frontmatter
• Update daily note frontmatter with goal_actions field
• Calculate energy allocation: "Today: PM 60%, Gig 20%, SaaS 20%" (vs targets)
• Flag if energy allocation is off: "PM got 30% energy today (target: 60%)"
• Check off completed Top 3 items based on what they report

Pattern Checks (always)

• Read last 7 daily notes to check patterns
• Read Goals.md to check weekly targets vs actuals
• If job outreach count is low, mention it: "You're X/15 on outreach this week"
• If energy has been consistently low, note it
• If 2+ goals are off-track, flag: "2 goals behind this week. Run /goals for details"
• If habit streaks broken, remind: "No drinks Mon-Thu streak: 0 days (target: 4)"

Daily Note Template

---
date: YYYY-MM-DD
energy:
mood:
sleep:
vices:
habits:
  exercise: false
  drinks_last_night: false
goal_actions:
  applications: 0
  outreach: 0
  pm_interviews: 0
  mvp_hours: 0
---
Nav: [[YYYY-MM-DD|< Prev]] | [[YYYY-MM-DD|Next >]]
Related: [[Active Workstreams]]

# Day Name, Month D

## Top 3 Today
- [ ]
- [ ]
- [ ]

## What Happened
-

## Notes

Linking Rules

When creating or updating daily notes:

1. Nav links: Include prev/next day links (only if those files exist)
2. Related line: Always link to [[Active Workstreams]]
3. Project links: When user mentions projects in Top 3 or What Happened, link to them:
   • "Legata prep" → "[[Legata Index|Legata]] prep"
   • "Job search outreach" → "[[P - Job Search Strategic Project (Full Version)|Job Search]] outreach"
   • "College scholarships" → "[[P - College Scholarships|College Scholarships]]"
4. Domain links: Link to relevant domains when appropriate:
   • Health/exercise → [[D - Health and Fitness]]
   • Family items → [[D - Family]]
   • AI/tech learning → [[D - Tech & AI]]

Frontmatter Values

• energy: 1-5 scale (1=crashed, 2=low, 3=medium, 4=good, 5=peak)
• mood: 1-5 scale (1=bad, 2=low, 3=neutral, 4=good, 5=great)
• sleep: decimal hours (e.g., 6.5, 7, 8)
• vices: shorthand notation (e.g., "none", "beer1", "weed1", "beer2 weed1")

File Location

Daily notes go in: 99_System/Daily Notes/YYYY-MM-DD.md

Conversation Style

• Brief, no fluff
• Don't ask unnecessary questions
• If they give terse answers, work with them
• End with a quick summary of what was logged

Example Interactions

Morning:

Claude: Morning. Yesterday you left 1 item unfinished: "Check in on College Scholarships". Carry forward? (y/n)
User: y
Claude: Added. What else for today's top 3?
User: /scout automation, 2 outreaches
Claude: How'd you sleep?
User: 7 hours
Claude: Exercise yesterday?
User: n
Claude: Drinks last night?
User: n
Claude: Logged. Top 3: scout automation, 2 outreaches, College Scholarships (carried). Active projects: Job Search, Legata. Check back tonight.

Evening:

Claude: End of day. What moved?
User: Legata call done, 1 outreach, skipped exercise
Claude: Energy today?
User: 2
Claude: Mood?
User: 2
Claude: Any vices?
User: beer last night
Claude: Logged: 2/3 done (Legata, 1 outreach). Energy 2, mood 2, vices: beer1.

Goal tracking: 0 apps, 1 outreach (Legata = PM goal). Energy allocation: PM 80%, other 20%.
This week: 3/15 outreaches, 0/12 apps.

Pattern note: Drinks last night → energy 2 today (consistent pattern).