---
name: closeday
triggers: close the day, wrap up today, end of day, log what I shipped, close out my daily note
description: Close out today's daily note, log what shipped, carry tasks over, and write one reflection. Use when the user is done for the day or asks to close the day.
when_to_use: close the day · wrap up today · end of day · log what I shipped · close out my daily note
---

# closeday

End the day cleanly: log what shipped, move carry-over tasks to tomorrow, and write one reflection, all inside your daily note.

## What this does

- Reads today's note at `memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md`.
- Asks three short end-of-day questions.
- Fills the `## Close` section (Done, Carry-over, Reflection).
- Creates tomorrow's note with carry-over tasks staged in `## Plan` if there are any.
- Logs the event to `memory/events.jsonl`.

## What this doesn't do

- It does not invent what you did. You answer the questions, it writes them down.
- It does not read email or calendar. Only what you tell it and what is in today's note.
- It does not overwrite a `## Close` section that already has content without asking first.

## How to use it

Try saying:

- "close my day"
- "I'm done for the day"
- "fill in my daily note"

## Agent steps

### Capture (optional, before questions)

Before the end-of-day questions, ask once:

**"Before we close, anything to capture from today? A decision, meeting, contact, or something you learned. (Press Enter to skip.)"**

If the user provides something:
- Append it as a signal to `memory/signals/YYYY-MM-DD.jsonl` with `type: "update"` and the text as `summary`. Use today's date.
- Confirm: "Saved to memory."

If the user skips or presses Enter: proceed directly to the Read section.

---

### Read

1. `memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md` where YYYY-MM-DD is today's date.
   - If the file does not exist, tell the user: "No daily note found for today. Run `/today` first to create one." Stop.
   - If `## Close` already has content beneath `### Done`, ask: "Your close section already has content. Do you want to overwrite it?" Stop if they say no.
2. Read the `## Plan` section from today's note to understand what was intended.

### Ask

Ask these three questions, one at a time, waiting for an answer each time:

1. **Done**, "What did you actually finish or move forward today?"
2. **Carry-over**, "What didn't get done and needs to move to tomorrow? (Press Enter to skip)"
3. **Reflection**, "One sentence: what would you do differently tomorrow?"

Keep answers as-is. Do not paraphrase or summarize.

### Process

- Fill `### Done` with the answer to question 1.
- Fill `### Carry-over` with the answer to question 2, or leave blank if skipped.
- Fill `### Reflection` with the answer to question 3.
- If carry-over is not empty:
  - Check if `memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD+1.md` (tomorrow's date) already exists.
  - If it does not exist, create it with this structure:

```markdown
---
date: YYYY-MM-DD+1
created_at: <ISO 8601 timestamp>
source: dotaios closeday
---

# YYYY-MM-DD+1

## Focus


## Plan
Carried over from YYYY-MM-DD:

<carry-over items>

## Close
<!-- Run /closeday to fill this section at the end of the day -->

### Done

### Carry-over

### Reflection
```

  - If tomorrow's note already exists and has a `## Plan` section, append the carry-over items to the end of that section with a `Carried over from YYYY-MM-DD:` label. Do not overwrite existing plan content.

### Output

- Confirm what was written: "Day closed. Note saved at `memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md`."
- If a tomorrow note was created or updated: "Carry-over staged in `memory/daily/YYYY-MM-DD+1.md`."

Log one event to `memory/events.jsonl`:

```json
{ "type": "closeday", "summary": "Day closed for YYYY-MM-DD. N tasks carried over.", "source": "closeday" }
```