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agent-diary

In-terminal Stoic engineering diary pane, /diary commands, and automatic session distiller for Claude Code

Code you can checkTerminal + desktopPaneBandToastBoxButtonText
writes files, runs programs, draws

What it does

  • Draws a band above the prompt, a pane, toasts
  • Adds /diary, /diary-open, /diary-note
  • Watches tool calls
  • Hooks session.start, turn.complete
  • Keeps its own state between turns

Good points

  • No network calls
  • Handles errors

Code to start from

A starter ModsCode writes from the drawing it read, and the mod's own lines that draw, where there are any.

Starter (register.tsx)

register.tsx
import type { Register } from 'claude-code'

// Drawn like agent-diary by Hemanth HM (pane, band, toast), as ModsCode read it from the mod's code:
// https://modscode.com/claude-mods/mods/hemanth-agent-diary/
// Written by ModsCode from that reading, not copied from the mod: use it as you like.
// Each value below stands for one the mod works out at run time; put in your own.
export const register: Register = on => {
  // the band above the prompt; what else goes there is drawn under it
  on('ui.render', { component: 'AbovePrompt' }, async ($, e, next) => {
    const { Box, Text } = $.ui.resolve(e)
    const book = '…'
    const verse = '…'
    const quote = '…'
    return (
      <Box flexDirection="column">
        <Box borderStyle="round" borderColor="yellow" paddingX={1} flexDirection="row" columnGap={1}>
          <Text bold color="yellow">
            {`[${book} ${verse}]`}
          </Text>
          <Text dimColor>
            {quote}
          </Text>
        </Box>
        {await next(e)}
      </Box>
    )
  })

  // the pane: open it with $.ui.open({ id: 'my-pane', title: "Agent Diary (Ta Eis Heauton)" })
  on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: 'my-pane' }, async ($, e) => {
    const { Box, Button, Text } = $.ui.resolve(e)
    const length = '…'
    return (
      <Box flexDirection="column">
        <Box flexDirection="row" columnGap={3}>
          <Button label={`Entries (${length})`} hotkey="1" plain />
          <Button label="Meditations" hotkey="2" plain />
          <Button label={`Write Note (${length})`} hotkey="3" plain />
          <Button label="Stoic Banner: ON" hotkey="b" plain />
          <Button label="Open HTML" hotkey="o" plain />
        </Box>
        <Text>
          {" "}
        </Text>
        <Text>
          {" "}
        </Text>
        <Text dimColor>
          Session telemetry: 0 tool call(s), 0 obstacle(s) | Keys: 1/2/3 tabs, n/p cycle, m lot, b banner, o browser, Esc close
        </Text>
      </Box>
    )
  })

  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
    await $.ui.toast(`Opened diary.html in your browser`)
    await $.ui.toast(`Run: agent-diary open`)
    return next(e)
  })
}

The mod's own code

Shown under the mod's licence (MIT); its text is below. Keep the notice if you copy these lines.

hooks/register.js lines 240–258 · Band
hooks/register.js:240
  on('ui.render', { component: 'AbovePrompt' }, async ($, e, next) => {
    if (!showBanner) {
      return next(e);
    }
    const { Box, Text } = $.ui.resolve(e);
    const current = entries[meditationIndex] || entries[0];
    const med = current && current.meditation ? current.meditation : FALLBACK_ENTRIES[0].meditation;
    return Box({
      borderStyle: 'round',
      borderColor: 'yellow',
      paddingX: 1,
      flexDirection: 'row',
      columnGap: 1,
      children: [
        Text({ bold: true, color: 'yellow', children: ['[' + med.book + ' ' + med.verse + ']'] }),
        Text({ dimColor: true, children: [med.quote] })
      ]
    });
  });
hooks/register.js lines 260–419 · Pane
hooks/register.js:260
  on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane' }, async ($, e, next) => {
    if (e.requestId !== PANE_ID) {
      return next(e);
    }
    const { Box, Text, Button, Input, Markdown } = $.ui.resolve(e);
    const entry = entries[selectedIndex] || entries[0];
    const medEntry = entries[meditationIndex] || entry;
    const med = medEntry && medEntry.meditation ? medEntry.meditation : FALLBACK_ENTRIES[0].meditation;

    const navBar = Box({
      flexDirection: 'row',
      columnGap: 3,
      children: [
        Button({
          key: 'tab-entries',
          label: 'Entries (' + entries.length + ')',
          hotkey: '1',
          plain: true,
          dimColor: activeTab !== 'entries',
          onPress: () => {
            activeTab = 'entries';
            $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
          }
        }),
        Button({
          key: 'tab-meditations',
          label: 'Meditations',
          hotkey: '2',
          plain: true,
          dimColor: activeTab !== 'meditations',
          onPress: () => {
            activeTab = 'meditations';
            $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
          }
        }),
        Button({
          key: 'tab-write',
          label: 'Write Note (' + notes.length + ')',
          hotkey: '3',
          plain: true,
          dimColor: activeTab !== 'write',
          onPress: () => {
            activeTab = 'write';
            $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
          }
        }),
        Button({
          key: 'toggle-banner',
          label: 'Stoic Banner: ' + (showBanner ? 'ON' : 'OFF'),
          hotkey: 'b',
          plain: true,
          dimColor: !showBanner,
          onPress: async () => {
            showBanner = !showBanner;
            await $.store.set('showBanner', showBanner);
            $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
          }
        }),
        Button({
          key: 'open-html',
          label: 'Open HTML',
          hotkey: 'o',
          plain: true,
          onPress: async () => {
            try {
              await $.process.run(['agent-diary', 'open']);
              $.ui.toast('Opened diary.html in your browser');
            } catch {
              $.ui.toast('Run: agent-diary open');
            }
          }
        })
      ]
    });

    let bodyChildren = [];

    if (activeTab === 'entries' && entry) {
      const entryMarkdown = [
        '## ' + (selectedIndex + 1) + '/' + entries.length + ' · `' + entry.project + '` (' + entry.date + ')',
        '',
        '**' + entry.title + '** (' + (entry.virtue || 'Practical Wisdom') + ')',
        '',
        '### Obstacles',
        '',
        ...(entry.challenges || []).slice(0, 3).map((c) => '- ' + c),
        '',
        '### Fixes',
        '',
        ...(entry.solutions || []).slice(0, 3).map((s) => '- ' + s),
        '',
        '### Takeaways',
        '',
        ...(entry.learnings || []).slice(0, 3).map((l) => '- ' + l),
        '',
        entry.userNote
          ? '> Personal note: ' + entry.userNote
          : '> No personal note yet. Press `3` to add one.'
      ].join('\n');

      bodyChildren = [
        Markdown({ text: entryMarkdown }),
        Box({
          flexDirection: 'row',
          columnGap: 2,
          children: [
            Button({
              key: 'prev-entry',
              label: 'Previous Entry',
              hotkey: 'p',
              onPress: () => {
                selectedIndex = (selectedIndex - 1 + entries.length) % entries.length;
                meditationIndex = selectedIndex;
                $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
              }
            }),
            Button({
              key: 'next-entry',
              label: 'Next Entry',
              hotkey: 'n',
              onPress: () => {
                selectedIndex = (selectedIndex + 1) % entries.length;
                meditationIndex = selectedIndex;
                $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
              }
            })
          ]
        })
      ];
    } else if (activeTab === 'meditations') {
      const medMarkdown = [
        '## ' + med.book + ', ' + med.verse + ' (' + (med.stoicConcept || 'Ta Eis Heauton') + ')',
        '',
        '> ' + med.quote,
        '',
        med.reflection || '',
        '',
        'Source session: `' + (medEntry ? medEntry.project : 'session') + '` (' + (medEntry ? medEntry.date : '') + ')'
      ].join('\n');

      bodyChildren = [
        Markdown({ text: medMarkdown }),
        Box({
          flexDirection: 'row',
          columnGap: 2,
          children: [
            Button({
              key: 'draw-lot',
              label: 'Draw Another Stoic Lot',
              hotkey: 'm',
              onPress: () => {
                meditationIndex = (meditationIndex + 1) % entries.length;
                $.ui.invalidate('ui.render');
              }
            })
          ]
        })
      ];
    } else {
      const notesMarkdown =
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Hemanth HM <hemanth@h3manth.com> (https://h3manth.com)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

How to build this: Pane (panel), Deny a tool call

What its code calls

runs programswrites filesenv varstool callsremembersships servers

What its code shows

Read from the source at commit c60511d214ed on 2026-10-11. The first group decides whether a mod is listed; the rest is for you to weigh. A later commit is not read until the next crawl.

Decides the listing: code you can check
Entry readEvery module hooks/hooks.json names was read.hooks/register.js
ParsesEvery file parses as TypeScript or JavaScript.1 files parsed
All its code is in the modEvery import is a file of the mod or the engine's own module; no packages, no require.all its code is in the mod
ReadableNo minified lines, no eval or new Function, no import of a computed path, no encoded blobs.no minified code, no eval, no encoded blobs
Calls in the openNetwork and programs are reached as $.http.fetch and $.process.run in place, never passed around.every call outside goes through $ in the open
For you to weigh before installing
Where it drawsThe terminal, the desktop app, both, or nothing (hooks only: a guard or a prompt rewriter), as its code says. Shown, never a reason to leave a mod out.draws in the terminal and the desktop app, the same in both
Install lineWhether its repository's own .claude-plugin/marketplace.json lists it, so it installs from that marketplace with the lines on its page.its repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json does not list it: no marketplace line to give; the page shows how to try the commit read
Programs on WindowsWhether every program it starts through $.process exists on Windows (tail, date, open, osascript, /usr/… do not).runs no program a Windows PC lacks
NetworkWhether every fetch names its https host in the code.no network
ProgramsWhether every program it starts is named in the code and is not a shell, an interpreter or a network tool.agent-diary
Reads and sendsWhether it both reads something of yours (files, environment variables, the transcript, settings) and reaches outside (the network, an MCP server, another session, telemetry).reads environment variables, files, but reaches nothing outside
Keys in the sourceWhether the source holds what looks like an API key or a private key.no keys in the source
LicenceAn open licence (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, ISC, Unlicense, 0BSD, CC0) with its text lets ModsCode show its code; otherwise the code is linked.MIT
Settings hooksHooks declared in hooks/hooks.json or plugin.json beside the module: a command (a shell when it has no args), an HTTP request, an MCP tool or a model prompt at an event. They run outside $.no settings hooks: its function hooks alone
Servers it shipsMCP servers (a program, or a URL; a headersHelper is a shell command; a .mcpb bundle is unpacked at run time), LSP servers, monitors (a shell command for the whole session) and bin/ (on the PATH of the Bash tool).bin/: agent-diary.mjs on the Bash tool's PATH
Skills, commands, agentsWhat its Markdown declares beyond text: allowed-tools granted for the turn, hooks added when a skill is invoked, a command run before Claude reads the skill.2 skills: text only
Tools and MCPWhether every tool it calls through $.tool.call and $.mcp.call is named in the code, and none is a shell (Bash through the tool runs a shell without $.process).calls no tool, MCP server or command
Asks of the modelCompletions it runs ($.model.complete, fork, classify), subagents it spawns, prompts it submits as you, and the tools, commands and agents it adds.adds command diary, adds command diary-open, adds command diary-note
Events it hooksBy what a hook there can do: gates (refuse a tool call, a prompt, a setting, another plugin), shapes (what the model reads: the system prompt, tool descriptions, each request), reads (your input, the events of the settings hooks, every event with *), and the rest.gates: command.run (diary, diary-open, diary-note), tool.call · also: session.start, turn.complete, ui.render (Spinner, AbovePrompt, Pane)
Reads, by nameThe environment variables and files it names, and whether it reads the transcript, settings.json, the prompt box or the mouse selection.env: HOME; files: a path computed at run time
Writes, by nameThe files and environment variables it names, and whether it changes settings, the prompt box, the clipboard, the conversation (a row the model reads) or another session.files: a path computed at run time

This is a reading of the code text, not a security review: it does not run the mod, and it cannot see what a program the mod starts does. The check before installing is yours. How mods are chosen

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Its repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json does not list it, so there is no marketplace line to give.

Try the commit ModsCode read

No marketplace needed. In a terminal, clone the repository, check out the commit read, validate the mod, and load it for one session:

git clone https://github.com/hemanth/agent-diary
git -C agent-diary checkout c60511d214ed811313c122fb6fc438e3440e3caa
claude plugin validate agent-diary
claude --plugin-dir agent-diary

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