Show Recent Journal Entries

You are helping the user view their recent journal entries.

This command is especially useful after /clear to restore context about recent work.

Process

1. Determine scope:

   • Ask how many recent entries to show (default: 10)
   • Ask if they want to filter by project

2. Use the MCP tool: Call journal_list_recent:

   journal_list_recent(
     limit=10 (or user's preference),
     project="project-name" (optional)
   )
   

3. Present results:

   • Show entries chronologically (newest first)
   • Highlight key information:
     • Date/time
     • Project name
     • Title
     • Brief description
   • Include entry IDs for reference
   • Summarize what they were working on

Use Cases

After /clear:

User: "What was I working on?"
→ journal_list_recent(limit=10)
→ Summarize: "You were recently working on X, Y, and Z"

Start of day:

User: "What did I do yesterday?"
→ journal_list_recent(limit=20)
→ Filter to yesterday's entries and summarize

Project context:

User: "Show recent work on my-api"
→ journal_list_recent(project="my-api", limit=15)

Presentation Format

Present entries like:

**Recent Journal Entries** (10 shown)

[42] Implemented OAuth login (2024-01-15 14:30)
📁 my-app | 🏷️ auth, oauth
Built OAuth2 flow with JWT tokens for user authentication

[41] Fixed cache memory leak (2024-01-15 10:15)
🏷️ bugfix, performance
Cache wasn't clearing old entries, causing gradual memory growth

...

Context Recovery Tips

After showing entries, help user:

• "You were focusing on authentication in my-app"
• "Last thing was fixing a performance issue"
• "Ready to continue where you left off?"