Daily operations
Templates and Cursor rule for the daily Forge workflow: Charge management, Ember Log maintenance, and day journaling.
The daily sync ceremony (C3 — sync progress) confirms the Charge and surfaces blockers; see §3 Daily sync (Charge confirmation) in the prescriptive ceremonies package.
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 |
Full artifact layout (specs, ADRs, evidence packs, Versona sessions): ../versona/ARTIFACT-CONTRACTS.md.
Optional enriched Versona tracking (request ledger, JSON manifests, graph append-only logs) extends this trio; it does not replace Ember Log or the journal. See ../VERSONA-OPERATING-MODEL.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 |
Request classification (intake)
Before opening a Versona session or editing Charge, teams can run a single classifier + router prompt: ../../templates/forge/forge-request-classifier-intake.prompt.md — classifies work as Ore / Product Spark / Ingot / Forge Spark / defect / spike; proposes Markdown file updates, IDs, Versona order, and a canonicalization action (markdown-canonical profile). For meta-requests, follow with ../../templates/forge/forge-meta-request-decomposition.prompt.md to refresh ROADMAP, WBS, and TRACEABILITY. For direct execution, follow with ../../templates/forge/forge-direct-execution-sparks-charge.prompt.md to align Forge Sparks and forge/charge.md.
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-versona-session.sh |
Create forge-logs/versona/<actor>/<session-id>/ with SESSION.md (see ../versona/VERSONA-FRAMEWORK.md §7) |
forge-status.sh |
Show current Forge iteration status |