SKILL · DAILY ROUTINE

Prep my day

By Nick Basile

I got tired of opening five different apps every morning to figure out what my day looks like. So I built a skill that gives me a single template I can fill in — with optional hooks for pulling in everything else.

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OVERVIEW

What it does

Your daily starting point, one command away

Prep My Day generates a structured daily template: priorities, tasks, calendar, inbox, meeting prep, and end-of-day reflection. It's your morning scaffolding in one shot.

The template uses a hooks pattern — clearly marked sections where you can wire in your own tools. Want to pull tasks from Jira? There's a hook for that. Newsletter digest from Gmail? Hook for that too. Or just type in your own content — hooks are optional.

The output goes straight to the conversation. Copy it into your notes app, journal, or editor. It works with any system because it's just markdown.

WORKFLOW

How it works

How it works

One command, one template, zero configuration required.

1

Generate your daily template

Creates a dated template with sections for priorities, tasks, calendar, inbox, meeting prep, notes, and end-of-day reflection.

2

Customize with hooks

Each section includes a hook comment explaining how to wire in integrations — task managers, calendars, email digests, meeting tools. Replace with skill calls or your own content.

3

Copy to your system

The output is plain markdown. Paste it into Obsidian, Notion, a text file, or wherever you plan your day.

PREREQUISITES

What you need

What you need

  • Claude — Available via the Cowork desktop or web app, or the CLI.

EXAMPLE

Sample output

Example output

After running, you get a template like this: 

# 2026-04-06

## Priorities
What are the 1-3 things that would make today a success?

1.
2.
3.

## Tasks

- [ ] ...

<!-- HOOK: task-manager-sync
     Pull in tasks from your task manager. Examples:
     - Jira: fetch current sprint items
     - Linear: pull active issues
     - GitHub: fetch assigned issues or PRs -->

## Calendar

<!-- HOOK: calendar-review
     Pull in today's schedule via Google Calendar MCP or similar. -->

## Inbox

<!-- HOOK: email-digest
     Run /learn-ai-with-nick:newsletter-digest or surface important messages. -->

## Meetings Prep

<!-- HOOK: meeting-prep
     Run /learn-ai-with-nick:meetings-digest for yesterday's action items. -->

## Notes

(Space for freeform notes throughout the day)

## End of Day

- What went well?
- What would I do differently?
- Carry forward to tomorrow:

INSTALL

Get started

Install this skill

Choose how you want to add this skill to Claude.

Add this skill to your Claude account via the web or desktop app.

  1. 1 Copy the skill source using the button below
  2. 2 In Claude, go to Customize → Skills
  3. 3 Click + then Create skill
  4. 4 Paste the skill source into the editor and save

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FAQ

Common questions

Do I need any integrations for this to work?

No. The template works standalone — hooks are optional. You can fill in every section manually. The hooks just show you where to plug in tools if you want to automate parts of it.

What note-taking app does this work with?

Any of them. The output is plain markdown. Obsidian, Notion, Bear, Apple Notes, a text file — anywhere that accepts text.

Can I customize the template?

The skill is a markdown file you own after installing. Edit the template structure, add sections, remove what you don't need. It's not a black box.

How do the hooks work?

Each hook is an HTML comment block that describes what you can plug in. Replace the comment with a skill call (like /learn-ai-with-nick:newsletter-digest), an MCP tool invocation, or just your own text. The template works the same either way.

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