Essay

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name: "Essay"

description: "Draft and polish essays with outlines, argument structure, and paragraph edits. Use when writing papers, structuring arguments, or editing prose."

version: "2.0.0"

author: "BytesAgain"

homepage: https://bytesagain.com

source: https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills

tags: ["tool", "terminal", "essay", "cli", "utility"]

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# Essay

Manage Essay data right from your terminal. Built for people who want get things done faster without complex setup.

Why Essay?

Getting Started

# See what you can do
essay help

# Check current status
essay status

# View your statistics
essay stats

Commands

| Command | What it does |

|---------|-------------|

| `essay run` | Run |

| `essay check` | Check |

| `essay convert` | Convert |

| `essay analyze` | Analyze |

| `essay generate` | Generate |

| `essay preview` | Preview |

| `essay batch` | Batch |

| `essay compare` | Compare |

| `essay export` | Export |

| `essay config` | Config |

| `essay status` | Status |

| `essay report` | Report |

| `essay stats` | Summary statistics |

| `essay export` | <fmt> Export (json|csv|txt) |

| `essay search` | <term> Search entries |

| `essay recent` | Recent activity |

| `essay status` | Health check |

| `essay help` | Show this help |

| `essay version` | Show version |

| `essay $name:` | $c entries |

| `essay Total:` | $total entries |

| `essay Data` | size: $(du -sh "$DATA_DIR" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1) |

| `essay Version:` | v2.0.0 |

| `essay Data` | dir: $DATA_DIR |

| `essay Entries:` | $(cat "$DATA_DIR"/*.log 2>/dev/null | wc -l) total |

| `essay Disk:` | $(du -sh "$DATA_DIR" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1) |

| `essay Last:` | $(tail -1 "$DATA_DIR/history.log" 2>/dev/null || echo never) |

| `essay Status:` | OK |

| `essay [Essay]` | run: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total run entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | check: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total check entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | convert: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total convert entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | analyze: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total analyze entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | generate: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total generate entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | preview: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total preview entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | batch: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total batch entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | compare: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total compare entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | export: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total export entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | config: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total config entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | status: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total status entries: $total |

| `essay [Essay]` | report: $input |

| `essay Saved.` | Total report entries: $total |

Data Storage

All data is stored locally at `~/.local/share/essay/`. Each action is logged with timestamps. Use `export` to back up your data anytime.

Feedback

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Let us know: https://bytesagain.com/feedback/

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