Project Todo Management

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Manage project tasks using todo.md as the source of truth. Organize, track, and complete work items with a persistent checklist system across sessions.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
ProductivityBeginner
606/2/2026
Claude Code
#task-management#todo#productivity#project-planning

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Our review

This skill manages project tasks using a todo.md file as the persistent source of truth.

Strengths

  • Persists across sessions via a version-controlled file
  • Simple and readable markdown format
  • Clear instructions for adding, completing, and reorganizing tasks
  • Auto-limits completed tasks to the 10 most recent

Limitations

  • No advanced features (dependencies, deadlines, assignments)
  • Single file may become cluttered for large projects
  • No integration with external tools
When to use it

Use this skill to maintain a simple, versioned, and scannable todo list directly within the project.

When not to use it

Do not use it for complex projects that require rich project management (deadlines, dependencies, multiple assignments).

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score90/100

The skill only instructs reading and editing a local markdown file; it does not execute any external commands, network operations, or destructive actions.

No concerns found

Examples

Show todos
Show me the current list of todos from the project.
Add a task
Add a new pending task: 'Refactor authentication module'.
Complete a task
Mark the task 'Fix login bug' as completed.

name: todo-management description: Use this skill when working on project tasks, planning work, or when the user asks about todos. Always use todo.md as the source of truth for project tasks.

Project Todo Management

Manage project tasks using the todo.md file as the source of truth.

When to Use This Skill

  • When starting a work session on this project
  • When the user asks about todos, tasks, or what to work on
  • When completing a task (to mark it done)
  • When adding new work items

Instructions

  1. Always use todo.md as the source of truth for project todos

    • The TodoWrite tool is for tracking progress within a single session
    • The todo.md file persists across sessions and is version-controlled
  2. Showing todos:

    • Read todo.md and display pending items clearly
    • Group by category if applicable
  3. Adding todos:

    • Read todo.md, add the new item under the appropriate "Pending" section
    • Use - [ ] checkbox format for consistency
  4. Completing todos:

    • Find the matching item in Pending section
    • Move it to the Completed section with - [x] format
    • Include any sub-items if applicable
  5. Managing completed items:

    • Keep only the 10 most recent completed items in the Completed section
    • When Completed exceeds 10 items, delete the oldest items
    • No separate archive section - just maintain last 10 completed
    • This keeps the todo.md file focused and scannable
  6. Starting work:

    • Read todo.md, identify the task to work on
    • Create a TodoWrite session list to track progress on that item
    • Begin working on it

Important

When starting any work session on this project, check todo.md first to understand pending work and maintain continuity across sessions.

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