Skills scribe

Name: scribe
Author: openclaw

Scans OpenClaw logs, config files, chat history, cursor history, behavior, desires, tastes, and drafts to take comprehensive daily and weekly notes with summaries.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/austindixson/scribe" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-scribe && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/austindixson/scribe" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-scribe && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/austindixson/scribe/SKILL.md

Scribe | OpenClaw Skill

Comprehensive note-taking system that scans multiple OpenClaw data sources to generate daily and weekly notes with summaries.

Description

Scribe automatically scans and analyzes:

OpenClaw logs - Errors, warnings, gateway events, subagent activity
Config files - Model preferences, gateway settings, agent configurations
Chat history - Cursor IDE chat messages from SQLite databases
Cursor history - Workspace-specific conversation history
Memory files - Daily notes and long-term memory (MEMORY.md)
Behavior files - BEHAVIOR.md, DESIRES.md, TASTES.md, PREFERENCES.md
Drafts - Blog posts, tweets, and other draft files

Generates structured markdown notes with summaries at the top of each file.

Installation

clawhub install scribe

Or clone into your skills directory:

git clone https://github.com/Org/scribe.git workspace/skills/scribe

Usage

Daily Notes

Generate a daily note covering the last 24 hours:

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode daily

Weekly Notes

Generate a weekly note covering the last 7 days:

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode weekly

Both Daily and Weekly

Generate both notes at once:

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode both

JSON Output

Get results in JSON format:

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode daily --json

Examples

Example 1: Daily Note Generation
Scenario: You want a daily summary of OpenClaw activity.
Action: Run

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode daily

.
Outcome: A markdown file

workspace/Notes/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md

with a summary at the top, followed by detailed sections for logs, chat history, memory, drafts, behavior, and config.

Example 2: Weekly Summary
Scenario: You want a weekly overview of patterns and trends.
Action: Run

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode weekly

.
Outcome: A markdown file

workspace/Notes/weekly/YYYY-MM-DD.md

with weekly statistics, trends, and activity summaries.

Example 3: Cron Job Integration
Scenario: Automate daily note generation.
Action: Add a cron job that runs

scribe.py --mode daily

every day at midnight.
Outcome: Daily notes are automatically generated and saved to

workspace/Notes/daily/

Commands

python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode daily    # Generate daily note
python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode weekly   # Generate weekly note
python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode both     # Generate both
python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode daily --json  # JSON output
python3 workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --openclaw-home /path/to/openclaw  # Custom home directory

--mode — Choose
```
daily
```
,
```
weekly
```
, or
```
both
```
(default:
```
daily
```
)
--json — Output results in JSON format instead of markdown files
--openclaw-home — Specify OpenClaw home directory (default:
```
~/.openclaw
```
)

What this skill does

Scans logs - Analyzes all
```
.log
```
files in
```
logs/
```
directory for errors, warnings, gateway events, and subagent spawns
Reads config - Extracts model preferences, gateway settings, and agent configurations from
```
openclaw.json
```
Extracts chat history - Queries Cursor's SQLite databases (
```
state.vscdb
```
) for recent chat messages
Scans memory files - Reads daily notes (
```
memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
```
) and long-term memory (
```
MEMORY.md
```
)
Finds drafts - Searches for draft files matching patterns like
```
*draft*.txt
```
,
```
*draft*.md
```
,
```
blog/**/*.md
```
,
```
tweet*.txt
```

Reads behavior files - Looks for

BEHAVIOR.md

DESIRES.md

TASTES.md

PREFERENCES.md

Generates notes - Creates structured markdown files with summaries at the top

Saves to Notes - Writes daily notes to

workspace/Notes/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md

and weekly notes to

workspace/Notes/weekly/YYYY-MM-DD.md

Output Format

Daily Note Structure

# Daily Summary - YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

- **Logs**: X errors, Y warnings
- **Gateway Events**: Z events
- **Subagent Activity**: N spawns
- **Chat Messages**: M messages
- **Daily Notes**: K files
- **Drafts**: L draft files
- **Config**: Loaded successfully

---

# Daily Note

## Logs
### Errors (X)
- [error details]

### Warnings (Y)
- [warning details]

## Chat History
Found M messages in the last 24 hours.
### User (X messages)
- [message previews]

## Memory Files
### Daily Notes (K)
- **YYYY-MM-DD**: [content preview]

## Drafts
### [draft path]
- Size: X bytes
- Modified: [timestamp]
- Preview: [content preview]

## Behavior & Preferences
### Behavior Files
- **BEHAVIOR.md**: [content preview]

## Configuration
### Model Preferences
- Default: [model]
- Aliases: X configured

Weekly Note Structure

# Weekly Summary - YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

[Summary statistics]

---

# Weekly Note - YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

## Weekly Summary
- **Total Errors**: X
- **Total Warnings**: Y
- **Gateway Events**: Z
- **Subagent Spawns**: N

## Chat Activity (M messages)
- **User**: X messages
- **Assistant**: Y messages

## Memory Activity (K daily notes)
- **YYYY-MM-DD**: X bytes

## Drafts (L files)
- **[path]**: X bytes (modified: [timestamp])

## Trends & Patterns
- ⚠️ **Error Rate**: X errors this week
- 🤖 **Subagent Activity**: N spawns this week
- 💬 **Chat Activity**: M messages this week

Requirements

Python 3.7+
OpenClaw installation with
```
~/.openclaw
```
directory structure
Cursor IDE installed (for chat history scanning)
SQLite3 available (usually pre-installed on macOS)
Write access to
```
workspace/Notes/
```
directory

Integration as a Cron Job

Example Cron Job Configuration:

{
  "payload": {
    "kind": "agentTurn",
    "message": "Run scribe.py --mode daily to generate daily notes.",
    "model": "openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash",
    "thinking": "low",
    "timeoutSeconds": 300
  },
  "schedule": {
    "kind": "cron",
    "cron": "0 0 * * *"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "mode": "announce"
  },
  "sessionTarget": "isolated",
  "name": "Daily Scribe Note"
}

Or run directly via shell script:

# Add to crontab (crontab -e)
# Run daily at midnight
0 0 * * * /Users/ghost/.openclaw/workspace/skills/scribe/scripts/scribe.py --mode daily >> /Users/ghost/.openclaw/logs/scribe.log 2>&1

Security & Privacy

File access: Reads
```
openclaw.json
```
(config only, no secrets),
```
logs/*.log
```
,
```
memory/*.md
```
, and Cursor SQLite databases
No data exfiltration: All data stays local; notes are saved to
```
workspace/Notes/
```
directory
Safe execution: Uses read-only access to config and logs; only writes to
```
workspace/Notes/daily/
```
and
```
workspace/Notes/weekly/
```
directories

Limitations

Chat history extraction depends on Cursor's database schema (may need updates if Cursor changes storage format)
Draft file detection uses pattern matching; may miss files with non-standard naming
Behavior file detection looks for common filenames; custom locations may not be found
Large log files may take time to process