FocusNote: Add to Daily Note

This skill adds user-provided text to today's daily note in FocusNote as a new bullet point.

How It Works

1. 1. Reads the FocusNote documents path from INLINECODE0
2. Generates today's date in YYYY-MM-DD format
3. Locates or creates today's daily note
4. Adds the user's text as a new bullet point
5. Updates the document's JSON structure files

Prerequisites

• - FocusNote app must be running (it creates ~/.lucia/documents-path.txt on startup)
• Node.js installed for running the helper script

Implementation

When the user asks to add text to their daily note, follow these steps:

Step 1: Read Documents Path

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Step 2: Generate Today's Date

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Step 3: Locate Daily Note Folder

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Step 4: Create Daily Note If It Doesn't Exist

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Step 5: Create New Bullet Node

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Step 6: Save Node to Sharded Directory

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Step 7: Update Structure File

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Complete Script Example

Here's a complete Node.js script you can use:

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Usage Examples

User: "Add to my daily note: Finished the OpenClaw skill implementation"

Assistant: I'll add that to your daily note.

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Output: ✅ Added bullet to 2026-02-11: "Finished the OpenClaw skill implementation"

Assistant: I'll add that to today's note.

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Installation

1. 1. Save the script as add-to-daily-note.js in your OpenClaw skills directory
2. Install dependencies: INLINECODE4
3. Make it executable: INLINECODE5

Notes

• - The skill creates a new bullet point each time it's called
• Bullets are added to the end of the daily note
• If the daily note doesn't exist, it will be created automatically
• The FocusNote app must be running for the documents path file to exist
• Changes are immediately visible when you open/refresh the daily note in FocusNote

Troubleshooting

Error: "FocusNote config file not found"

• - Make sure FocusNote is running
• Check that ~/.lucia/documents-path.txt exists

Bullets not appearing in FocusNote

• - Try closing and reopening the daily note
• Check that the node files were created in .nodes/ directory
• Verify _structure.json was updated correctly