read_daily_note_section

Extract specific sections like Notes or Tasks from daily notes to quickly access organized information without reading entire documents.

Instructions

Read a specific section from the daily note.

Use this to read any section by name, such as "Notes", "Tasks", "Focus for Today", etc.

Args: date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today) section: Name of the section to read (without ## or emoji)

Returns: Content of that section

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`date_str`	No
`section`	No		Notes

Implementation Reference

src/coach_ai/daily_notes.py:461-488 (handler)

The implementation of the logic to read a daily note section.

async def read_daily_note_section(date_str: str = None, section: str = "Notes") -> str:
    """Read a specific section from the daily note.

    Args:
        date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
        section: Name of the section to read

    Returns:
        Content of that section
    """
    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()

    section_content = vault.read_section(date, section)

    if section_content is None:
        return f"❌ Section '{section}' not found in daily note for {date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}."

    return f"## {section}\n\n{section_content}"

src/coach_ai/server.py:739-753 (registration)

The tool registration using the @mcp.tool() decorator.

@mcp.tool()
async def read_daily_note_section(date_str: str = None, section: str = "Notes") -> str:
    """Read a specific section from the daily note.

    Use this to read any section by name, such as "Notes", "Tasks",
    "Focus for Today", etc.

    Args:
        date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
        section: Name of the section to read (without ## or emoji)

    Returns:
        Content of that section
    """
    return await daily_notes.read_daily_note_section(date_str, section)

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