tmeister/vault-today

Vault Today — Morning Planning

Routing

Use when:

• User says "today", "morning plan", "what should I focus on"
• Start of day planning session
• User feels overwhelmed and needs clarity

Don't use when:

• End of day (use vault-closeday)
• Looking for specific ideas (use vault-ideas)

Vault Location

Default: ~/Documents/vault-notes

Before running: Check if the default path exists. If not, ask the user:

"I couldn't find your vault at ~/Documents/vault-notes. What's the path to your Obsidian vault?"

Store the path for the session once confirmed.

Daily notes: 02. Area/Daily Notes/

Workflow

1. Read last closeday entry

   Find the most recent daily note with an "End of Day" section. On Mondays (or after a gap), this may be Friday's or older — look back up to 4 days.

   Extract:

   • Tomorrow → section — these are explicit carry-overs the user already committed to
   • Blocked 🚧 section — unresolved blockers that may still apply
   • Reflection — energy/mood context from last session

2. Read recent context

   • Last 7 days of daily notes (beyond the closeday entry already read)
   • Any files tagged with #priority or #focus
   • Check for incomplete tasks (- [ ]) from recent days that weren't already in the closeday Tomorrow section

3. Identify priorities

   Start with the Tomorrow carry-overs from the last closeday — these are the user's own stated intentions. Then layer in:

   • New items from tagged/priority notes
   • Incomplete tasks from other daily notes
   • Any deadlines mentioned recently

4. Generate today's plan

   Output format:

   ## Today's Focus — {{date}}
   
   ### Top 3 Priorities
   1. [Most important thing based on vault context]
   2. [Second priority]
   3. [Third priority]
   
   ### Carrying Over
   - [ ] [Incomplete task from previous days]
   
   ### Context
   [Brief summary of relevant recent notes/themes]
   
   ### Time Blocks (suggested)
   - Morning: [deep work suggestion]
   - Afternoon: [lighter work suggestion]
   

5. Offer to save

   Ask if the user wants this added to today's daily note:

   "Want me to save this to today's journal?"

   If yes, prepend to or create: 02. Area/Daily Notes/{{YYYY-MM-DD}}-journal.md

Example

User: /today

Output:

## Today's Focus — Monday, Feb 24

### Top 3 Priorities
1. Finish JWT Auth Pro dashboard refactor (mentioned 3x this week)
2. Review PR from contributor (tagged urgent yesterday)
3. Write newsletter draft (deadline tomorrow)

### Carrying Over
- [ ] Update documentation for v2.0
- [ ] Reply to support ticket #142

### Context
You've been deep in the JWT Auth codebase. Yesterday you noted feeling "close to done" on the refactor. Energy seems good based on recent journal entries.

### Time Blocks
- Morning: JWT refactor (your best focus hours)
- Afternoon: Newsletter + PR review (lighter cognitive load)

Rules

• Keep it actionable, not overwhelming
• Max 3 priorities (force focus)
• Start from the last closeday's Tomorrow section — honor the user's own stated intentions
• On Mondays or after gaps, look back up to 4 days for the last closeday entry
• Reference specific notes when relevant
• Match the user's voice/energy from recent entries