A chat log is a text record of a synchronous chat — typically the Zoom chat sidebar during a meeting or an AI conversation archive. Chat logs are always sidecars to a parent note, linked via derived_from::.
- is_a::[\[\[Chat Log\]\]](Chat%20Log.html)
- derived_from::[[Parent Meeting or Conversation]]↑
2026-03-04 10:07:08 From Name to Everyone:). No cleanup beyond basic formatting.created, reviewed, brief_summary, tagline, source-format (e.g., zoom-chat).YYYY-MM-DD Meeting Name - Chat.md within the compound meeting folder.AI chat archives (ai-chats-archive-vault/) use type/chat-archive tags rather than is_a::[\[\[Chat Log\]\]](Chat%20Log.html). Chat logs are meeting sidecars; chat archives are standalone conversation records from a different era of the vault.
Chat log conventions from meeting-capture skill and D8-D13 decisions.