penny-daily

Automate daily check-ins by reading Obsidian notes and surfacing strategic context.

Updated Jun 17, 2025

Search Tags:#planning #memory #obsidian #habits #ai-agent #project-health #daily-checkin

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npx skills add https://github.com/nikbrunner/dots --skill penny-daily

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Skill: penny-daily
Source: https://github.com/nikbrunner/dots/tree/main/common/.agents/skills/penny-daily
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/nikbrunner/dots --skill penny-daily

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Penny automates daily check-ins by reading your notes and surfacing strategic context, nudging on long-term goals and habits.

Core Features & Use Cases

Reads today's notes and summarizes priorities to keep you aligned with weekly and monthly goals.
Highlights stale tasks, tracks project health, and surfaces carryover across your vault for proactive planning.
Captures dictated ideas, tasks, and notes into Obsidian while updating memory for future sessions.

Quick Start

Trigger Penny's daily check-in by loading penny-profile and obsidian-dates, then have it read today’s notes, surface priorities, and update memory.

Frequently Asked Questions about penny-daily

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

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How do I automate daily check-ins for my Obsidian vault to track goals and habits?▼

Automated daily check-ins read your Obsidian notes to surface strategic context, nudge long-term goals, and track habits. The process scans project folders to summarize priorities and monitor project health for proactive planning.

Can I integrate GitHub tasks into my daily planning and project health monitoring?▼

GitHub integration is supported optionally to provide task awareness during daily planning. Connecting your repository allows the check-in process to surface stale tasks and carryover items alongside your Obsidian notes.

What is the best way to surface stale tasks and carryover items across Obsidian notes?▼

Surfacing stale tasks and carryover is achieved by scanning project folders within your Obsidian vault. This highlights outdated items and summarizes priorities to keep you aligned with weekly and monthly goals.

Do I need specific contexts loaded to trigger an AI agent daily planning check-in?▼

You need to load the penny-profile and obsidian-dates contexts before triggering the daily check-in. These loaded contexts enable the agent to read today's notes, surface priorities, and update memory for future sessions.

How does dictating ideas into an AI agent update memory for future Obsidian sessions?▼

Dictated ideas, tasks, and notes are captured directly into Obsidian while the system updates its memory. This ensures that future daily check-in sessions retain your strategic context and maintain continuous project health monitoring.