Journal
This "Journal" skill allows you to record and revisit your AI interactions for reflection and analysis, boosting understanding & iterative improvement.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add journal npx -- -y @trustedskills/journal
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"journal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/journal"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The journal skill allows an AI agent to maintain a persistent, searchable record of its activities and thoughts. It can store information like tasks completed, decisions made, and observations encountered during interactions. This provides a valuable memory for the agent and enables users to review past actions and understand reasoning processes.
When to use it
- Debugging complex workflows: Review the journal to trace an AI's steps when encountering errors or unexpected behavior.
- Long-term project management: Track progress, decisions, and roadblocks in ongoing tasks over extended periods.
- Personalized learning & adaptation: Allow the agent to learn from past experiences by analyzing its stored journal entries.
- Auditing AI actions: Maintain a record of an AI's activities for compliance or accountability purposes.
Key capabilities
- Persistent storage of agent activity logs
- Searchable journal entries
- Record tasks completed
- Record decisions made
- Record observations encountered
Example prompts
- "Show me my journal entries from yesterday."
- "What was the last decision I made regarding project X?"
- "Summarize all observations related to customer feedback."
Tips & gotchas
The effectiveness of the journal skill depends on clear and consistent prompting. Ensure you instruct the agent to log relevant information for optimal results.
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