A protocol is a sequence of steps your root system runs when you say a specific phrase. You design it once. It runs the same way every time. No willpower required, no forgetting steps.
Your morning protocol activates when you say "good morning" to your root system. It checks your calendar, reviews yesterday's notes, sets today's priorities, and checks in on your energy. All of this happens in the first two minutes of your work day, before you open a single tab or check your inbox.
Your evening protocol activates when you say "wrapping up." It logs what you accomplished, rates your energy for the day, captures any learnings worth keeping, and sets tomorrow's intention. This is how nothing falls through the cracks. Every day closes cleanly.
What a morning check-in looks like
You design these once. Your root system runs them every day. They become your rhythm.
Set up your morning protocol
Open Claude Code in your project folder and type:
Claude will ask you how you want your morning check-in to work. What do you want it to ask? What should it check? How detailed should the energy rating be? Answer in plain language. Claude builds your protocol from your answers.
Set up your evening protocol
When you are done for the day, type:
Claude will help you reflect on the day, log what you accomplished, rate your energy, and capture any learnings worth keeping. It saves everything to your daily log automatically.
The beauty is that these protocols are yours to customize. Add a reflection question in the morning. Remove the calendar check if you prefer to look at it yourself. Add a gratitude prompt. Take out what does not fit. Your root system adapts to how you actually want to start and end your day.
From now on
Every time you start a session, say "good morning" (or type /morning). Every time you wrap up, say "wrapping up" (or type /evening). These two phrases are the triggers. Claude runs the full protocol automatically.