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jrnl

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jrnl · Journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal.

$ pipx install jrnl
One-liner to try
$ jrnl today: shipped draft

Agent pack

Copy into an agent

A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .mdJSON
Readiness
Usable with guardrails · 45/100
Verify
jrnl --version
Agent URL
/cli/jrnl/agent.md

Quick reference

Install
pipx install jrnl
Verify
jrnl --version
First command
jrnl today: shipped draft
Machine JSON
/cli/jrnl.json

About

Journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal. Built by jrnl. Runs entirely on your machine.

Example workflow

1. jrnl today: shipped draft

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