Obsidian Daily Log#

Update freznel's Obsidian daily note in the superyas vault by appending timestamped entries to a ## Timeline section. Prefer compact chronological logging that stays readable in Obsidian on mobile and desktop.

Vault conventions#

• Vault path: C:\Users\frezn\iCloudDrive\iCloud~md~obsidian\superyas
• Daily notes folder: 01 Daily
• Daily note filename: YYYY-MM-DD.md
• Daily note template: Templates\Daily Note.md
• Default insertion section: ## Timeline placed before ## Notes

Group-chat safety#

Allow this skill in Telegram groups and other shared chats only when freznel clearly intends to log something to the vault.

Strong triggers:

• messages starting with /dailylog, /travellog, or /timeline
• direct prompts like add this to my daily note, save this to Obsidian, or log this for today
• clear first-person day recaps addressed to the assistant

Do not write to the vault from ordinary group banter, third-party messages, or ambiguous conversation fragments. If intent is unclear in a group, ask one short confirmation question before saving.

Workflow#

1. Determine the target date.
   • If freznel says "today", use the current date.
   • If freznel gives a date, use that exact date.
   • If the date is ambiguous, ask one short clarifying question.
2. Prefer natural-language inference first.
   • Accept messy recaps, travel updates, partial timelines, and conversational summaries.
   • Infer sequence, approximate times, locations, and activity boundaries from context.
   • Convert the recap into clean chronological entries.
3. Extract each activity into structured fields:
   • time in HH:MM 24-hour form
   • activity as a short action phrase
   • optional location
   • optional tags
4. Choose output mode.
   • Prefer bullets for normal daily logging and travel updates.
   • Use table only when freznel explicitly asks for a table or when the day is highly structured and comparable across many entries.
5. Run scripts/update_daily_log.py.
6. Confirm what was saved and which note was updated.

Obsidian Markdown conventions#

Use native Obsidian Markdown where it improves readability, but keep daily logging lightweight.

• Prefer standard Markdown headings and bullet lists for timeline capture.
• Use callouts only for summaries, key travel notes, or notable incidents — not for every timeline line.
• Keep callouts compact, for example:

markdown

> [!tip] Travel day
> Landed on time. Hotel check-in was smooth.

• Avoid large tables unless the entries are consistently structured.
• Preserve compatibility with normal Markdown rendering; do not depend on exotic plugin-only syntax for core timeline content.
• Use emoji sparingly inside timeline bullets when they add scanning value, such as 📍 for location.

Format policy#

Default: bullets#

Use bullets for most cases because they are easier to dictate, faster to scan on mobile, and more tolerant of messy real-life travel notes.

Example:

markdown

## Timeline

- 06:45 — Left home for airport — 📍 Manila
- 08:10 — Checked in and cleared security — 📍 NAIA T3
- 11:35 — Landed — 📍 Singapore
- 13:00 — Reached hotel and checked in — 📍 Bugis

Optional: table#

Use a table when the user asks for one, when entries naturally fit consistent fields, or when location and tags matter enough to justify columns.

Example:

markdown

## Timeline

| Time | Activity | Location | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:45 | Left home for airport | Manila | #travel #airport |
| 08:10 | Checked in and cleared security | NAIA T3 | #travel |
| 11:35 | Landed | Singapore | #flight |

Recommendation logic#

• Recommend bullets by default.
• Recommend table for trip reports with many repeated attributes, such as time / place / transport / status.
• If freznel asks whether a table should be auto-generated, answer: not by default. Auto-generate only when the day has 6+ structured entries or freznel explicitly wants spreadsheet-like review.
• If a recap or takeaway would help, add a short Obsidian callout after the timeline instead of overloading each entry.

Running the updater#

Use this script:

• scripts/update_daily_log.py

Typical bullet example:

powershell

python scripts/update_daily_log.py --date 2026-03-30 --mode bullets --time 06:45 --text "Left home for airport" --location "Manila" --tags "#travel" --time 08:10 --text "Checked in and cleared security" --location "NAIA T3" --tags "#airport #travel"

Typical table example:

powershell

python scripts/update_daily_log.py --date 2026-03-30 --mode table --time 06:45 --text "Left home for airport" --location "Manila" --tags "#travel" --time 08:10 --text "Checked in and cleared security" --location "NAIA T3" --tags "#airport #travel"

Notes for interpretation#

• Normalize times like 7, 7am, 7:15 pm, 19:15 into HH:MM.
• Keep activity text concise; do not write long narrative paragraphs inside the timeline.
• If freznel sends a narrative recap, convert it into separate timestamped entries when possible.
• Prefer inference over rigid parsing. freznel should not need to write machine-friendly input.
• Treat /dailylog, /travellog, and /timeline as strong save-to-note triggers, but accept plain-language prompts like add this to today's note too.
• Preserve chronology by sorting entries by time.
• Avoid duplicating identical lines if the same update is logged twice.
• If no exact time is available, ask whether to log an approximate time only when timing materially matters. Otherwise, use the best reasonable approximation and say so briefly.