<daily_note_location> Default Path: "~/Documents/obsidian_vault/vault/publish/7 - Daily Notes/{YYYY}/{MM}/{DD}.md" If not exists create a note for today </daily_note_location>

<when_to_use>

• End of a work session (before closing Claude)
• After completing a significant piece of work
• When important decisions were made that should be recorded
• When the user explicitly requests logging
• Mid-session when switching contexts

NOT needed when:

• Just chatting without meaningful work output
• Quick questions with no decisions or outcomes </when_to_use>

<log_format>

---

## Session Log - [TIME]

**Focus:** [1-2 sentence summary of main work]

### Completed
- [Concrete outcome 1]
- [Concrete outcome 2]

### Decisions Made
- [Decision]: [Why]

### Next Steps
- [ ] [Follow-up task if any]

---

</log_format>

<quality_guidelines> Good entries:

• "Created YouTube analytics inbox item with 3 integration options"
• "Refactored authentication to use JWT instead of sessions"
• "Decision: Use Postgres over SQLite (need concurrent writes)"

Bad entries:

• "Worked on stuff"
• "Had a conversation about the project"
• "Did some research"

Be specific. Capture what was DONE, not what was discussed.

Why this matters: Vault-analyst reads these logs to find patterns. Vague entries = weak pattern detection. Specific entries = actionable automation recommendations. </quality_guidelines>

<example_output>

Local LLM integration for cost optimization

Completed

• Overhauled inbox-processor with local_classify integration
• Created keep-warm launchd agent for Ollama (4-min interval)
• Tested classification accuracy on inbox items (~66%)

Decisions Made

• Hybrid local/cloud pattern: Local does mechanical work, Claude does judgment
• 4-minute keep-warm interval: Prevents cold start without wasting resources

Next Steps

• Monitor token savings over next week
• Apply pattern to slop-detector skill

</example_output>