Daily Notes Workflow
ballred/obsidian-claude-pkm
Creates today's daily note in an Obsidian vault and guides morning, midday and evening routines for planning, task review and reflection.
Reviews yesterday's journal, checks today's to-dos against your inbox and active decisions, and asks pointed questions to keep daily actions aligned with your annual goals.
Install Morning Journal and Planning
$ npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davidhariri/life-system morning --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/morning .claude/skills/morning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "morning" agent skill from https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morning into .claude/skills/morning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "morning", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morningType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davidhariri/life-system morning --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/morning .agents/skills/morning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "morning" agent skill from https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morning into .agents/skills/morning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "morning", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davidhariri/life-system morning --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/morning .cursor/skills/morning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "morning" agent skill from https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morning into .cursor/skills/morning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "morning", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git --path skills/morning--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davidhariri/life-system morning --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/morning .gemini/skills/morning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "morning" agent skill from https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morning into .gemini/skills/morning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "morning", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install davidhariri/life-system morningInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/morning .github/skills/morning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "morning" agent skill from https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morning into .github/skills/morning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "morning", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davidhariri/life-system morning --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/morning .opencode/skills/morning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "morning" agent skill from https://github.com/davidhariri/life-system/tree/main/skills/morning into .opencode/skills/morning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "morning", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
morning- GitHub stars
- 844
- Token cost
- ~1.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 913 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Reviews yesterday's journal, checks today's to-dos against your inbox and active decisions, and asks pointed questions to keep daily actions aligned with your annual goals.
- Works in 6 steps: Load Context → Review Yesterday → Review Today's To-Dos → …
- Starting the day with a reflection and planning session
- SKILL.md covers Step 1: Load Context, Step 2: Review Yesterday, Step 3: Review Today's To-Dos and Step 4: Alignment Check, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The agent loads yesterday's and today's plain-text journal entries, your annual goals file, your life plan, your inbox and any open decision documents in parallel before summarizing anything. It then presents a reflective, non-judgmental summary of what was planned and what the log shows actually happened, naming avoided items and patterns, and asks you to walk through yesterday with follow-up questions rather than accepting a narrative at face value.
Yesterday's journal is updated with what really happened, using your own words rather than a polished rewrite, and completed to-dos are marked done. For today, stale carried-over items are removed, active projects and decisions are refreshed, and inbox items worth promoting are surfaced alongside the day's remaining to-dos. The tone throughout is described as a supportive coach willing to challenge, using AskUserQuestion to keep the conversation structured.
When your agent uses it
- Starting the day with a reflection and planning session
- Reviewing what actually happened yesterday against what was planned
- Checking whether today's to-dos still serve your annual goals
Example prompts
- “Let's plan the day.”
- “Journal — walk me through what happened yesterday.”
- “Morning. Check my to-dos against my goals before we start.”
Requirements
- A journal, goals and life-plan folder structure under a personal documents directory
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Load Context
- Review Yesterday
- Review Today's To-Dos
- Alignment Check
- Finalize Today's Journal
- Challenge and Close
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3538cb4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadEditWriteGlobGrepBashAskUserQuestion
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Morning Journal and Planning loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 913 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 913 words (~1,676 tokens).
“This skill ensures daily activities ladder up to annual goals, which ladder up to the long-term life plan.”
- name
- morning
- allowed-tools
- Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion
- user-invocable
- true
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/morning of davidhariri/life-system.
- SKILL.md
- reference.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3538cb4
Compare with similar skills
Morning Journal and Planning next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Journal and Planning this skilldavidhariri/life-system | 844 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Daily Notes Workflowballred/obsidian-claude-pkm | 1.9k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Em Grid Scorermanager-dot-dev/manager-skills | 114 | — | ~5.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Monthly Review and Planningballred/obsidian-claude-pkm | 1.9k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Weekly Review PlanningNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~994 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Oce Field Opsdatadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction | 345 | — | ~532 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Morning Journal and Planning
What does Morning Journal and Planning do?
Reviews yesterday's journal, checks today's to-dos against your inbox and active decisions, and asks pointed questions to keep daily actions aligned with your annual goals. The agent loads yesterday's and today's plain-text journal entries, your annual goals file, your life plan, your inbox and any open decision documents in parallel before summarizing anything. It then presents a reflective, non-judgmental summary of what was planned and what the log shows actually happened, naming avoided items and patterns, and asks you to walk through yesterday with follow-up questions rather than accepting a narrative at face value.
When should I use Morning Journal and Planning?
Morning Journal and Planning fits situations like: starting the day with a reflection and planning session; reviewing what actually happened yesterday against what was planned; checking whether today's to-dos still serve your annual goals.
How do I install Morning Journal and Planning in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/morning in davidhariri/life-system) into .claude/skills/morning in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Morning Journal and Planning in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/morning in davidhariri/life-system) into .agents/skills/morning in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Morning Journal and Planning in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davidhariri/life-system --skill morning -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/morning, .gemini/skills/morning, .github/skills/morning and .opencode/skills/morning in your project.
What does Morning Journal and Planning need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Morning Journal and Planning is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A journal, goals and life-plan folder structure under a personal documents directory. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion.
Does Morning Journal and Planning access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Morning Journal and Planning safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Morning Journal and Planning use?
No licence was found for Morning Journal and Planning or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Morning Journal and Planning use?
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Morning Journal and Planning?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Morning Journal and Planning: Daily Notes Workflow (ballred/obsidian-claude-pkm, 1.9k stars), Em Grid Scorer (manager-dot-dev/manager-skills, 114 stars), Monthly Review and Planning (ballred/obsidian-claude-pkm, 1.9k stars) and Weekly Review Planning (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Morning Journal and Planning?
davidhariri (a GitHub user) maintains it in davidhariri/life-system, which has 844 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on February 18, 2026.
Source: davidhariri/life-system on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.