# Conversations By Date

> Browse conversations by calendar date. Use when user asks "what was I working on last Thursday" or specifies a date. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/conversations-by-date` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/conversations-by-date`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/conversations-by-date/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/conversations-by-date

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# conversations-by-date — L1 temporal browse

## Framework context

L1 retrieval scoped to a single date. Returns distinct conversation_ids with titles and sources. Pure function of (date, corpus).

## When to invoke

- User cites a specific date: "last Tuesday", "yesterday", "on 2026-04-01"
- Pair with `daily-memory-file` for narrative reconstruction
- Pre-step before tunnel-state when the domain is unknown but the date is known

## Input

```
date: str        # YYYY-MM-DD
limit: int = 30
```

## Output contract

Markdown list of distinct conversations from that date. Each row: title, source, model, created timestamp, conv_id citation.

## Does NOT do

- Handle relative date strings ("yesterday") — caller must resolve to YYYY-MM-DD
- Return messages — only conversation summaries
- Fabricate empty-day output — explicit "No conversations found on {date}"

## Verification checklist

- [ ] DATE cast on both sides of comparison (timezone-safe)
- [ ] DISTINCT on conversation_id
- [ ] ORDER BY created DESC

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> Source: [mordechaipotash/brain-mcp](https://github.com/mordechaipotash/brain-mcp) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).
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