task-management_skill

Overview

This skill manages a simple, shared TASKS.md file to track tasks, progress, and commitments. It provides a lightweight dashboard on first use and supports adding, completing, and summarizing tasks with clear conventions for titles, contexts, and due dates. The goal is fast, readable task tracking you and I can both edit.

How this skill works

The skill reads and writes a TASKS.md in the current working directory, creating it from a template if missing. On first task interaction it installs a local dashboard.html for visual management and tells you how to start the full system. It updates tasks using a consistent markdown format, moves completed items to Done with a completion date, and highlights overdue or waiting items when summarizing.

When to use it

• Ask "what's on my plate" or "my tasks" to get a summarized dashboard of Active and Waiting On items.
• Say "add a task" or "remind me to" to create a new Active task with optional context and due dates.
• Say "done with X" or "finished X" to mark a task complete and move it to Done.
• Ask "what am I waiting on" to see Waiting On items and how long each has been pending.
• When you want a visual board to drag, drop, and reorder tasks locally.

Best practices

• Keep task titles bold and concise for quick scanning.
• Include context like for [person] and due [date] when creating tasks.
• Use sub-bullets for extra details instead of long single-line tasks.
• Confirm before adding tasks extracted from meetings or notes; don’t auto-add without permission.
• Keep the Done section short (about a week) and clear old items regularly.

Example use cases

• Quickly add a deadline: “Remind me to submit the report due May 5” — I’ll add it to Active with due date.
• Complete a task from chat: “Done with draft email” — I’ll mark it [x], strike through, add the date, and move it to Done.
• Review your plate: “What’s on my plate?” — I’ll summarize Active and Waiting On, highlighting overdue items.
• Set up the visual board: on first task use I’ll copy dashboard.html and tell you how to launch the productivity system.
• Convert meeting notes into tasks: I can extract action items and ask before adding them to the list.