write_daily_note_section

Add or update content in specific sections of daily notes for tracking summaries, insights, and reflections with optional date selection and append/replace functionality.

Instructions

Write or append content to a specific section in the daily note.

Use this to add summaries, insights, reflections, or any other content to specific sections of your daily note.

Args: section: Name of the section to write to (e.g., "Notes", "Coach AI Insights") content: Content to write date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today) append: If True, append to existing content. If False, replace it.

Returns: Confirmation message

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`section`	Yes
`content`	Yes
`date_str`	No
`append`	No

Implementation Reference

src/coach_ai/daily_notes.py:491-524 (handler)

The implementation of the write_daily_note_section tool, which uses an Obsidian vault instance to write or append content to a specific section in a daily note.

async def write_daily_note_section(
    section: str, content: str, date_str: str = None, append: bool = True
) -> str:
    """Write or append content to a specific section in the daily note.

    Args:
        section: Name of the section to write to
        content: Content to write
        date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
        append: If True, append to existing content. If False, replace it.

    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.write_to_section(date, section, content, append=append)

    if not success:
        return f"❌ Failed to write to section '{section}'. Section may not exist."

    action = "Appended to" if append else "Updated"
    return f"✅ {action} section '{section}' in daily note for {date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}."

src/coach_ai/server.py:757-774 (registration)

The tool registration for 'write_daily_note_section' in the Coach AI MCP server, which acts as a wrapper around the daily_notes.write_daily_note_section function.

async def write_daily_note_section(
    section: str, content: str, date_str: str = None, append: bool = True
) -> str:
    """Write or append content to a specific section in the daily note.

    Use this to add summaries, insights, reflections, or any other content
    to specific sections of your daily note.

    Args:
        section: Name of the section to write to (e.g., "Notes", "Coach AI Insights")
        content: Content to write
        date_str: Optional date in YYYY-MM-DD format (defaults to today)
        append: If True, append to existing content. If False, replace it.

    Returns:
        Confirmation message
    """
    return await daily_notes.write_daily_note_section(section, content, date_str, append)

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