add_daily_note_section

Add a structured section to your daily note with custom headings and content to organize thoughts, tasks, or reflections for ADHD productivity management.

Instructions

Add a new section to the daily note.

Creates a new section with a heading and initial content.

Args: section_name: Name for the new section content: Initial content for the section date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today) emoji: Optional emoji to prefix the section heading (e.g., "📊", "💡")

Returns: Confirmation message

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`section_name`	Yes
`content`	Yes
`date_str`	No
`emoji`	No

Implementation Reference

src/coach_ai/daily_notes.py:526-557 (handler)

Actual implementation of the tool logic.

async def add_daily_note_section(
    section_name: str, content: str, date_str: str = None, emoji: str = ""
) -> str:
    """Add a new section to the daily note.

    Args:
        section_name: Name for the new section
        content: Initial content for the section
        date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
        emoji: Optional emoji to prefix the section heading

    Returns:
        Confirmation message
    """
    vault = get_vault()
    if not vault:
        return "❌ Obsidian vault not configured."

    if date_str:
        try:
            date = datetime.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
        except ValueError:
            return f"❌ Invalid date format: {date_str}"
    else:
        date = datetime.now()

    success = vault.add_section(date, section_name, content, emoji=emoji)

    if not success:
        return f"❌ Failed to add section '{section_name}'. Daily note may not exist."

    return f"✅ Added new section '{section_name}' to daily note for {date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}."

src/coach_ai/server.py:777-794 (registration)

MCP tool registration and wrapper that calls the handler.

@mcp.tool()
async def add_daily_note_section(
    section_name: str, content: str, date_str: str = None, emoji: str = ""
) -> str:
    """Add a new section to the daily note.

    Creates a new section with a heading and initial content.

    Args:
        section_name: Name for the new section
        content: Initial content for the section
        date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
        emoji: Optional emoji to prefix the section heading (e.g., "📊", "💡")

    Returns:
        Confirmation message
    """
    return await daily_notes.add_daily_note_section(section_name, content, date_str, emoji)

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