{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"jrnl","name":"jrnl","shortName":"jrnl","binaryName":"jrnl","maker":{"slug":"jrnl","name":"jrnl","type":"org","url":"https://jrnl.sh","officialPlatformMaker":false,"featuredBuilder":false},"category":"Productivity","description":"Journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal. Built by jrnl. Runs entirely on your machine.","tagline":"Journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"pipx","command":"pipx install jrnl","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":null,"brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"jrnl --version","signal":"jrnl responds locally and is ready for the first real command."},"quickStart":"jrnl today: shipped draft","exampleWorkflow":["jrnl today: shipped draft"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Usable with guardrails","score":45,"reasons":["Supports non-interactive/scripted use.","Can run locally with less credential exposure."],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.","Start read-only, then ask before mutations."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/jrnl/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: jrnl\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `jrnl`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nJournaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal. Built by jrnl. Runs entirely on your machine.\n\nBest for: journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nUsable with guardrails (45/100)\n- Supports non-interactive/scripted use.\n- Can run locally with less credential exposure.\n\n## Install\n```sh\npipx install jrnl\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\njrnl --version\n```\nExpected signal: jrnl responds locally and is ready for the first real command.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\njrnl --version\n```\n\n```sh\njrnl today: shipped draft\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.\n- Start read-only, then ask before mutations.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use jrnl (`jrnl`) for journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"journaling, work logs, and personal notes from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You want productivity workflows that runs entirely on your machine.","skipIf":"You don't work with productivity workflows.","whatHappensNext":"Run `jrnl today: shipped draft` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":true,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":true,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":false,"requiresNetwork":true,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":true,"destructivePotential":"medium"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Journaling","Work logs","Personal notes"],"aliases":[],"keywords":["journal","notes","log"],"tags":[]},"links":{"website":"https://jrnl.sh","github":"https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl","docs":"https://jrnl.sh/en/stable/","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/jrnl","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/jrnl/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/jrnl.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":7251,"latestRelease":"2026-05-28T19:49:54Z","license":"GPL-3.0","metricLabel":null,"metricValue":null,"metricSource":null,"metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:01:03.078Z"}}