Handbook
Daily operations
Templates and Cursor rule for the daily Forge workflow: Charge management, Ember Log maintenance, and day journaling.
Daily operations
Templates and Cursor rule for the daily Forge workflow: Charge management, Ember Log maintenance, and day journaling.
How the three artifacts work together
| Artifact | Purpose | Cadence | Location (consuming repo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charge | Today's selected Sparks — the daily working set | Updated each morning at daily sync | forge/charge.md |
| Ember Log | Decision memory — why, not what | Updated at decision points throughout the day | ember-logs/YYYY-MM-DD.md |
| Day journal | Activity record — what hat was worn, what was done, what was learned | End of day | forge/journal/YYYY-MM-DD.md |
Templates
| Template | Purpose |
|---|---|
charge.template.md |
Daily Charge file structure |
ember-log-entry.template.md |
Single Ember Log entry structure |
day-journal.template.md |
Day journal entry structure |
Cursor rule
forge-daily.mdc.template — conversational task delivery agent. When activated:
- Shows the current Charge (today's Sparks).
- Suggests the next Spark based on priority, dependencies, and current hat.
- Helps transition between hats with explicit declaration.
- Prompts for Ember Log entries at decision points.
- At end of day, summarizes what was done and helps commit the journal.
Scripts
Shell scripts for git-tracked daily operations live in ../scripts/:
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
forge-charge.sh |
Create/update today's Charge; show status; mark Sparks done |
forge-ember.sh |
Append an Ember Log entry with optional YAML frontmatter |
forge-journal.sh |
Create today's journal entry; commit and push daily activity |
forge-status.sh |
Show current Forge iteration status |
Canonical source
Edit https://github.com/autowww/blueprints/blob/main/sdlc/methodologies/forge/daily/README.md first; regenerate with docs/build-handbook.py.