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do.daily

Automate daily planning and knowledge recap for an Obsidian vault.

6|3|Updated Mar 4, 2026
Search Tags:#obsidian#task-management#vault-management#daily-planner#knowledge-recap#news-summarization
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/dull-bird/DeepOrbit --skill do-daily
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: do.daily
Source: https://github.com/dull-bird/DeepOrbit/tree/main/skills/do.daily
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dull-bird/DeepOrbit --skill do-daily

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Provides a reliable, repeatable daily planning workflow for Obsidian users by automating yesterday's knowledge recap, collecting recent changes, fetching and validating news sources, and consolidating tasks into today's diary note to reduce manual upkeep and context loss.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Yesterday's Knowledge Recap: Dynamically finds and summarizes Markdown files modified in the past 24 hours within numbered vault folders (00–90) to capture recent research and ideas.
  • News Collection & Verification: Locates and executes a local fetch script, saves raw pages, and enforces strict per-site sequential verification and extraction to prevent hallucinations.
  • Daily Note Management & Project Linking: Creates or merges today's daily note from templates, carries over unfinished tasks, links active projects, records inbox counts, and persists newsletter summaries in a resource folder.
  • Use Case: Ideal for researchers and knowledge workers who want an automated, auditable morning routine that preserves provenance and prevents erroneous summaries.

Quick Start

Run the do.daily skill to create or update today's Obsidian daily note, recap yesterday's knowledge, fetch and sequentially summarize news sources, and sync tasks to active projects.

Frequently Asked Questions about do.daily

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate daily planning and knowledge recap in an Obsidian vault?▼

Automate daily planning in an Obsidian vault by scanning recent Markdown changes in numbered folders, fetching verified news, and merging yesterday's summaries into today's daily note from predefined templates.

How does Obsidian daily note generation handle unfinished tasks and active project linking?▼

Obsidian daily note generation carries over unfinished tasks and links active projects by creating or merging today's note from templates, ensuring continuous task tracking without manual upkeep.

How to prevent hallucinations when summarizing fetched news sources for daily notes?▼

Prevent hallucinations when summarizing fetched news by enforcing strict sequential per-site verification and extraction from saved raw files, ensuring summaries match the original fetched content.

Can I use a local news-fetch script with Obsidian for daily planning automation?▼

Yes, you can use a local news-fetch script with Obsidian by locating and executing the script, saving raw pages locally, and then sequentially validating and extracting summaries for your daily note.

Does daily planning automation respect custom language settings in Obsidian?▼

Yes, daily planning automation respects custom language settings by reading configurations stored in the deeporbit.json file, ensuring generated daily notes and summaries match your preferred language.

What is the best way to recap yesterday's research notes in an Obsidian vault?▼

The best way to recap yesterday's research notes is dynamically finding and summarizing Markdown files modified in the past 24 hours within numbered vault folders to capture recent ideas automatically.

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