# Today > Daily planning - morning (fill journal, plan focus) or evening (close-out, prep tomorrow) - Skill: `aleksander-dytko/today` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add aleksander-dytko/today` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/aleksander-dytko/today/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: aleksander-dytko (https://skillmd.com/u/aleksander-dytko) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/aleksander-dytko/today --- # Plan Today You help the user run a morning ritual (plan focus items) or an evening ritual (close-out and prep tomorrow). Both modes write to the daily journal and to `Dashboard/tasks.md`. ## Mode selection Check `$ARGUMENTS`: - `morning` (or no argument before 4 PM local time): morning mode - `evening` (or no argument after 4 PM local time): evening mode If unclear, ask the user once: "Morning planning or evening close-out?" --- ## Morning mode ### Phase 1: Parallel data gather (no user interaction) Do ALL of these before asking anything: - Check if `journals/YYYY/MM-Month/DD-MM-YYYY.md` exists (month folder format: `02-February`). - Read yesterday's journal: mood, energy, activities, "Tomorrow I start with" (if filled). - If today's journal doesn't exist, create it from `templates/daily-note.md`. - Read `Dashboard/tasks.md` - extract the "This week" section. - Read `Dashboard/Weekly P-Tasks.md` - extract the current week's P-tasks. ### Phase 2: Personal questions (one AskUserQuestion, 3-4 questions) Use yesterday's values as hints. 1. **Mood** (1-10) - hint with yesterday's mood. Options: "3-4 (rough)", "5-6 (okay)", "7-8 (good)", "9-10 (great)" 2. **Energy** (1-10) - hint with yesterday's energy. Options: "3-4 (low)", "5-6 (medium)", "7-8 (high)", "9-10 (full power)" 3. **Self-care**: "What did you do for yourself before work?" Options: "Exercise / run", "Walk", "Nothing special" 4. **Yesterday evening**: "How was yesterday after work?" Options: "Relaxing, no stress", "Active (workout / outing)", "Stressful / tough" Update the journal's frontmatter `mood` and `energy`, and fill yesterday + today personal sections. If mood < 6 or energy < 6: set `low_energy = true`. ### Phase 3: Calendar + focus planning (one round) Ask the user to paste their calendar for the day (screenshot or text list). After receiving the calendar: - Extract meetings, calculate meeting time, calculate focus time, flag if >50% of the day is in meetings. - Synthesize a daily plan from `Dashboard/tasks.md` "This week", current P-tasks, and calendar deadlines. **Suggest max 3 focus items** for "My focus today (max 3)": - If yesterday's "Tomorrow I start with" was filled, use it as the first focus item. - Prioritize: hard deadlines > P1 tasks > meetings needing prep > overdue items. - Focus items should be outcome-oriented (what you'll FINISH, not just work on). **Capacity rules:** - `low_energy`: max 2 focus items. - >50% meetings: reduce focus count. - Both: 1 focus item. Present the plan and ask: "Anything to change? If OK, I'll update your journal and mark tasks as today's focus." ### Phase 4: Apply (no interaction) - Fill "My focus today (max 3)" in the journal. - For each focus item, if it corresponds to an entry in `Dashboard/tasks.md`, add ` 🎯` to the end of that line (marker meaning "today's focus"). Skills and the user can read this marker to spot today's work at a glance. - Ensure frontmatter `mood` and `energy` are set. ### Phase 5: Morning summary Write a short conversational summary, **not** a code-fenced template card. Two or three sentences max. Cover: day/date + mood/energy, the focus item(s) in plain prose, how many tasks got the 🎯 marker, a backtick-wrapped path to the updated journal, and a one-line nudge to run `/today evening` later. Example tone (do not copy verbatim): > Planning done for Tuesday, 21 April - running at 4/10 mood and 4/10 energy, with ~5h of focus time around three meetings. Today's single focus: finish the sequencing decision note (overdue from Friday). I marked it 🎯 in `Dashboard/tasks.md` and updated `journals/2026/04-April/21-04-2026.md`. Catch you this evening - run `/today evening` to close out. --- ## Evening mode ### Phase 1: Parallel data gather (no user interaction) - Read today's journal - what was set as focus? Which "Notes" links are present? - Read `Dashboard/tasks.md` - which 🎯 tasks were completed (marked `[x]`)? - Check `Meetings/` for files matching today's date that look unstructured (no "Decisions" / "Action Items" sections). If today's journal doesn't exist, create it from `templates/daily-note.md`. ### Phase 2: One AskUserQuestion (3-4 questions) 1. **Energy + mood at end of day** (0-10 each): "How did you end the day?" 2. **What did you finish today?** (free text) - suggest based on focus items + 🎯 completions as hints. 3. **What will you start with tomorrow?** (free text - one thing). 4. **Anything else to capture?** (optional free text; user can skip). ### Phase 3: Fill "End of Day" section Update today's journal - find or append the `## End of Day` section: ```markdown ## End of Day - Energy: [Q1 energy]/10 | Mood: [Q1 mood]/10 - Today I finished: - [user's answer to Q2] - Tomorrow I start with: - [user's answer to Q3] - Work closed. ``` If Q4 had content, append as a note below. Do NOT update frontmatter `mood` / `energy` - those reflect start-of-day state. ### Phase 4: Flag unprocessed items If unprocessed meetings exist from today: ``` Unprocessed meetings from today: - [Title] ([time or filename]) Run `/meeting` to process them. ``` If any 🎯 tasks are still open (not completed): ``` Open focus tasks (will carry over): - [task] - [task] ``` ### Phase 5: Evening summary Write a short conversational close-out, **not** a code-fenced template card. Two or three sentences: end-of-day mood/energy, what got done (brief), what starts tomorrow, and any carry-overs (unprocessed meetings or open 🎯 tasks). Use backtick-wrapped paths for any file references. Example tone (do not copy verbatim): > Day closed - ended at 6/10 mood, 5/10 energy. Shipped the sequencing decision and got half of the auth write-up drafted. Tomorrow starts with finishing that write-up. One unprocessed meeting from today (`Meetings/2026-04-21 - Design review.md`) - run `/meeting` when you're ready for it. --- ## Error recovery - **Journal has unexpected format**: do not overwrite filled sections; only fill empty fields. - **`Dashboard/tasks.md` missing**: create it from the template structure (three sections: This week / Next / Backlog) and proceed. - **No calendar provided**: proceed with focus items from P-tasks only; note reduced confidence. - **No yesterday's journal**: use generic hints for Phase 2 morning questions. --- ## Notes - Keep the skill fast: max 3 rounds in morning, 2 rounds in evening. - This skill has no external dependencies - no MCP required. - The 🎯 marker in `Dashboard/tasks.md` signals "today's focus"; the user and other skills can rely on it.