Skills Guide

Create a custom commitment type

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Create a new custom commitment type to categorize your commitments. Use the /ft add-type command with a unique name, optional display name and description. This helps organize commitments into custom categories beyond the default types.

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ProductivityBeginner
206/2/2026
Claude Code
#custom-commitment#habit-tracker#type-management#cli-command

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Our review

Creates a new custom commitment type for tracking habits or goals.

Strengths

  • Automatic name normalization (lowercase, hyphens)
  • Prevents duplicate type creation
  • Customizable display name and description

Limitations

  • Cannot edit the type after creation (rename/delete via separate commands)
  • Description field is free-text with no semantic checking
  • Requires exact argument syntax
When to use it

When you need a commitment type that isn't provided by default.

When not to use it

If the type already exists or you only need to rename an existing type.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill is purely descriptive and does not contain any executable code, dangerous commands, or instructions for data exfiltration or system compromise. It only documents a command syntax for managing custom commitment types, with no declared tools to execute.

No concerns found

Examples

Add a habit type
/ft add-type "habit" --desc "Daily habits to build"
Add a goal type with display name
/ft add-type "goal" --display "Long-term Goal" --desc "Big objectives"

Create a new custom commitment type.

Usage

/ft add-type "name" [--display "Display Name"] [--desc "description"]

Arguments

  • "name" - Required: Type identifier (lowercase, no spaces - will be normalized)
  • --display "NAME" - Human-readable display name (defaults to capitalized name)
  • --desc "TEXT" - Description of what this type is for

Instructions

  1. Normalize Name: Lowercase, replace spaces with hyphens

  2. Validate: Check type doesn't already exist

  3. Insert: Add to commitment_types table with is_default=0

  4. Confirm:

    Created type: {name}
Display: {display_name}
Description: {description}

Use it: /ft {name} "your commitment"

Examples

/ft add-type "habit" --desc "Daily habits to build"
/ft add-type "goal" --display "Long-term Goal" --desc "Big objectives"

Related

  • /ft rename-type "old" "new" - Rename a type
  • /ft delete-type "name" --move-to "other" - Delete a type
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