TODO Items Management

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Adds TODO items to the progress tracking file. It reads the current file, inserts new tasks under the 'Not Started' section, removes duplicates or obsolete items, prioritizes important tasks, and updates the last modified date.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
ProductivityBeginner
1006/2/2026
Claude Code
#todo#task-management#progress-tracking

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Our review

Adds TODO items to a progress tracking file.

Strengths

  • Automatically categorizes and deduplicates items
  • Maintains history with a last-updated timestamp
  • Shows a diff summary for transparency

Limitations

  • Requires an existing tracking file with a specific structure
  • Does not integrate with external project management tools
  • Prioritization is based on section order rather than metrics
When to use it

Use this skill when you want to add new tasks to an existing project plan while cleaning up obsolete ones.

When not to use it

Do not use it for very temporary or informal tasks that don't need structured tracking.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score70/100

The skill only modifies a designated progress tracking file with TODO items, no external commands or dangerous operations.

No concerns found

Examples

Add login feature TODO
Add a TODO for implementing the login feature under the 'Backend' category.
Clean up and add multiple TODOs
Add TODOs for user profile page and password reset, then clean up any duplicates.

name: todo description: Add TODO items to the progress tracking file disable-model-invocation: true

Add TODO items to the progress tracking file dev_tracking.md

Instructions

  1. Understand the user's request: $ARGUMENTS

  2. Read the current progress tracking file

  3. Add new items to "⏸️ Not Started" section:

    • Place under the appropriate category
    • Use [ ] checkbox format
    • Correlate with existing design and implementations
  4. Clean up the file:

    • Remove duplicates or obsolete items
    • Prioritize important tasks (move them higher)
  5. Update **Last Updated** date at top of file

  6. Show diff summary of changes

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