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dan 1e9d6cb93d docs: add first markdown-format worklog 
Tests the new worklog template with YAML frontmatter.
Documents ops-review Phase 3 completion and worklog migration.

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2026-01-01 21:17:27 -08:00

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Session Summary

Date: 2026-01-01 (Day 2 of ops-review skill) Focus Area: Complete ops-review Phase 3 lenses and migrate worklog skill to markdown

Accomplishments

  • Completed Phase 3 lenses: nix-hygiene, resilience, orchestration
  • All lenses validated via orch consensus (gemini, gpt, flash-or)
  • Closed ops-review epic (skills-9cu) - all 14 tasks complete
  • Migrated worklog skill from org-mode to markdown
  • Updated template, scripts, and SKILL.md for markdown format
  • Maintained backward compatibility with existing .org worklogs

Key Decisions

Decision 1: YAML frontmatter for markdown worklogs

  • Context: Needed structured metadata like org-mode's #+TITLE: headers
  • Options considered:
    1. YAML frontmatter (standard for static site generators, GitHub)
    2. TOML frontmatter (less common)
    3. Custom header format
  • Rationale: YAML is widely supported, familiar syntax, works with tools like Jekyll/Hugo
  • Impact: Worklogs now render properly on GitHub and in markdown viewers

Decision 2: Backward compatibility in find-related-logs.sh

  • Context: Existing worklogs use org-mode format
  • Rationale: Detect file format and parse accordingly
  • Impact: Old .org worklogs remain searchable alongside new .md files

Problems & Solutions

Problem Solution Learning
Deployed skill still uses old format Repo version updated; requires home-manager rebuild Skill deployment is declarative via Nix
suggest-filename.sh from ~/.claude still outputs .org Run repo version for testing; deployed version updates on rebuild Test from repo, not deployed location

Technical Details

Code Changes

  • Total files modified: 4
  • Key files changed:
    • skills/worklog/SKILL.md - Updated all org-mode references to markdown
    • skills/worklog/scripts/suggest-filename.sh - Changed .org to .md extension
    • skills/worklog/scripts/find-related-logs.sh - Added dual-format parsing
  • New files created:
    • skills/worklog/templates/worklog-template.md - Markdown template with YAML frontmatter
  • Files deleted:
    • skills/worklog/templates/worklog-template.org - Old org-mode template

Commands Used

# Test suggest-filename outputs .md
skills/worklog/scripts/suggest-filename.sh

# Test find-related-logs parses both formats
skills/worklog/scripts/find-related-logs.sh "ops-review"

Architecture Notes

  • YAML frontmatter uses array syntax for keywords: keywords: [a, b, c]
  • find-related-logs.sh detects format by checking for ^---$ (YAML frontmatter marker)
  • Fallback to org-mode parsing if no frontmatter detected

Process and Workflow

What Worked Well

  • Orch consensus for lens validation - each model catches different issues
  • Incremental commits after each lens
  • Testing scripts immediately after changes

What Was Challenging

  • Remembering that deployed skill differs from repo version
  • YAML frontmatter quote handling in sed patterns

Learning and Insights

Technical Insights

  • YAML frontmatter is more flexible than org-mode headers for tooling integration
  • Git detects org→md as a rename when content similarity is high
  • Shell script can detect file format and branch parsing logic

Process Insights

  • Test from repo directory, not deployed location during development
  • Backward compatibility is low-cost and high-value

Context for Future Work

Open Questions

  • Should we batch-convert existing .org worklogs to .md?
  • Consider adding frontmatter validation

Next Steps

  • Rebuild home-manager to deploy updated skill
  • Existing .org worklogs can remain as-is (backward compatible)

Related Work

Raw Notes

  • This is the first worklog using the new markdown format
  • Used as a test to verify the template works correctly
  • YAML frontmatter renders nicely on GitHub

Session Metrics

  • Commits made: 6
  • Files touched: 40
  • Lines added/removed: +2707/-305
  • Tests added: 0
  • Lenses created: 3 (nix-hygiene, resilience, orchestration)