An AI-driven minimal diary for daily journaling and task tracking with intelligent auto-tagging and Markdown support.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install mini-diary
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install mini-diary using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Mini Diary?
Mini Diary is a lightweight, AI-enhanced journaling solution designed for developers and power users who prefer the command line. As one of the versatile Openclaw Skills, it allows you to maintain work logs, project notes, and personal thoughts in a clean Markdown format. The core strength of the skill lies in its ability to automatically categorize your entries using AI-driven tagging, ensuring your data remains organized without manual effort.
By prioritizing a small footprint and an open data format, this skill ensures that your logs are portable and easy to manage. Whether you are tracking daily progress or managing complex project notes, Mini Diary provides a structured yet flexible environment to capture information quickly and efficiently.
Mini Diary Use Cases
- Maintaining daily work logs and project progress tracking via the command line.
- Quick capture of personal thoughts and daily reflections using simple CLI commands.
- Managing daily todo lists and tracking task completion rates for better productivity.
- Organizing technical notes with automatic category tagging for easy retrieval.
- Syncing private journals across multiple devices using self-hosted cloud solutions like NextCloud.
How Mini Diary Works
- The user inputs a note or task through the command-line interface using the add command.
- The AI engine analyzes the content of the text to identify relevant keywords and context.
- Smart tags are automatically appended to the entry based on predefined or custom rule sets.
- Entries are saved into a structured, daily-organized Markdown file on the local file system.
- Users can query their entry history using the built-in search, filtering by date, tag, or specific content.
- Statistical reports can be generated to analyze tag frequency and task completion trends over time.
Mini Diary Setup
To get started, install the skill via ClawHub:
clawhub install mini-diary
Configure your environment variables to set the diary location and optional cloud synchronization:
# Define your diary file path
export DIARY_FILE="$HOME/my-diary.md"
# Optional: Set your NextCloud sync directory
export NEXTCLOUD_SYNC_DIR="/path/to/nextcloud/diary"
Mini Diary Data Schema & Taxonomy
Mini Diary utilizes a transparent Markdown structure for its data storage, allowing for easy parsing and human readability. The data is organized as follows:
| Element | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Date Header | ## 📅 YYYY-MM-DD | Daily section separator for organization |
| Notes Section | ### 📝 Notes | A list of daily entries with associated AI tags |
| Todo Section | ### ✅ Todos | Standard Markdown task lists using [ ] and [x] |
| Tag Metadata | Emoji Tags | Visual tags like 💰 for finance or 🔧 for support |
| Custom Rules | JSON | User-defined tagging logic stored in a separate configuration file |
Mini Diary Advanced Features
- Automated statistics generation for tag frequency and productivity metrics to monitor work patterns.
- Optional NextCloud integration with detailed synchronization guides for secure, self-hosted data ownership.
- Fully customizable tagging logic via JSON configuration files to adapt to specific professional workflows.
- Powerful CLI search capabilities allowing for multi-parameter filtering by date, tag, or keyword.
- Integration ready for the broader ecosystem of Openclaw Skills to trigger automated tasks based on journal entries.
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