aplaceforallmystuff Vault Statistics
Quick visibility into your vault's health and activity.
What to Show
Note Counts by PARA Location
Count markdown files in each location:
- Inbox (00 Daily/ or 01 Inbox/)
- Projects (01 Projects/ or 02 Projects/)
- Areas (02 Areas/ or 03 Areas/)
- Resources (03 Resources/ or 04 Resources/)
- Archive (04 Archive/ or 05 Archive/)
Handle both numbering conventions (00-04 or 01-05 prefixes).
Recent Activity
Show files modified in the last 7 days:
- Count of recently modified notes
- List up to 5 most recent
Inbox Health
- Current inbox count
- Flag if inbox > 20 items (needs processing)
Daily Notes
- Count of daily notes this month
- Streak: consecutive days with notes
Output Format
📊 Vault Statistics
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📁 Notes by Location
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Inbox: 12 items ⚠️ (needs processing)
Projects: 34 notes
Areas: 89 notes
Resources: 156 notes
Archive: 203 notes
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Total: 494 notes
📅 Daily Notes
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This month: 8 notes
Streak: 3 days
🔄 Recent Activity (7 days)
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Modified: 23 notes
Most recent:
- Project Planning.md
- Weekly Review 2026-01-12.md
- Client Notes - Acme.md
- Newsletter Draft.md
- Meeting Notes.md
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Implementation
Use Bash to count files efficiently:
# Count notes in a directory
find "01 Inbox" -name "*.md" 2>/dev/null | wc -l
# Recent files
find . -name "*.md" -mtime -7 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l
# Most recent 5
find . -name "*.md" -mtime -7 -type f -exec ls -t {} + 2>/dev/null | head -5
When to Use
- Start of day: Quick vault health check
- Before weekly review: See what needs attention
- After organizing: Verify inbox is processed
- Monthly: Track vault growth