📋 Markdown Task Manager Skill
When to Use This Skill
- •Create tasks to document work to be done
- •Plan complex features
- •Track project progress
- •Archive completed tasks
- •Generate status reports
📋 STRICT Task Format
Mandatory Template
markdown
### TASK-XXX | Task title **Priority**: [Critical|High|Medium|Low] | **Category**: [Value] | **Assigned**: @user1, @user2 **Created**: YYYY-MM-DD | **Started**: YYYY-MM-DD | **Due**: YYYY-MM-DD | **Finished**: YYYY-MM-DD **Tags**: #tag1 #tag2 #tag3 Free text description. **NO `##` or `###` headings allowed**. **Subtasks**: - [ ] First subtask - [x] Completed subtask **Notes**: Additional notes with subsections `**Title**:`. **Result**: What was done. **Modified files**: - file.js (lines 42-58)
❌ FORBIDDEN
- •
## Titleor### Titleinside a task - •
**Subtasks**or**Notes**without: - •Automatic archiving (only on user request)
Why? The HTML parser of the application does not recognize ## inside tasks.
🔄 Workflow
1. New Request
- •Read
kanban.mdto get the last task ID - •Create task in
kanban.md→ "📝 To Do" section - •Unique ID (TASK-XXX) auto-incremented
- •Break down into subtasks if needed
- •Increment counter in
<!-- Config: Last Task ID: XXX -->
2. Start Work
- •Move task → "🚀 In Progress" section
- •Add
**Started**: YYYY-MM-DD - •Check off subtasks progressively
3. Finish Work
- •Move → "✅ Done" section
- •Add
**Finished**: YYYY-MM-DD - •Document in
**Notes**::- •
**Result**:- What was done - •
**Modified files**:- List with line numbers - •
**Technical decisions**:- Choices made - •
**Tests performed**:- Validated tests
- •
4. Archiving
⚠️ Tasks are NOT archived immediately!
- •Completed tasks remain in "✅ Done"
- •Only on user request → move to
archive.md - •Never archive directly at end of work
📁 File Structure
kanban.md
markdown
# Kanban Board <!-- Config: Last Task ID: 42 --> ## ⚙️ Configuration **Columns**: 📝 To Do | 🚀 In Progress | 👀 Review | ✅ Done **Categories**: Frontend, Backend, DevOps **Users**: @alice, @bob **Tags**: #bug, #feature, #docs --- ## 📝 To Do ### TASK-001 | Title [...] ## 🚀 In Progress ## 👀 Review ## ✅ Done ### TASK-003 | Completed task [...]
archive.md
markdown
# Task Archive > Archived tasks ## ✅ Archives ### TASK-001 | Archived task [... full content ...] --- ### TASK-002 | Another archived task [... full content ...]
🎯 Golden Rules
✅ ALWAYS
- •Create task BEFORE coding
- •Strict format (no
##inside tasks) - •Break down if complex (3+ steps)
- •Update in real-time
- •Document result in
**Notes**: - •Reference tasks in commits (
TASK-XXX) - •Leave in "Done" (archive only on user request)
❌ NEVER
- •
## Titleinside a task - •Code without creating task
- •Forget to check off subtasks
- •Archive immediately (stay in "Done")
- •Forget to document the result
🔧 User Commands
Planning
- •"Plan [feature]"
- •"Create roadmap for 3 months"
Execution
- •"Do TASK-XXX"
- •"Continue TASK-XXX"
Tracking
- •"Where are we?"
- •"Weekly status"
Modifications
- •"Break down TASK-XXX"
- •"Add subtask to TASK-XXX"
Search
- •"Search in archives: [keyword]"
Maintenance
- •"Archive completed tasks"
📝 Complete Examples
Simple Task
markdown
### TASK-001 | Fix login bug **Priority**: Critical | **Category**: Backend | **Assigned**: @bob **Created**: 2025-01-20 | **Due**: 2025-01-21 **Tags**: #bug #urgent Users cannot log in. Error 500 in logs. **Notes**: Check Redis, related to yesterday's deployment.
Complete Task with Result
markdown
### TASK-042 | Notification system **Priority**: High | **Category**: Backend | **Assigned**: @alice **Created**: 2025-01-15 | **Started**: 2025-01-18 | **Finished**: 2025-01-22 **Tags**: #feature Real-time notifications with WebSockets. **Subtasks**: - [x] Setup WebSocket server - [x] REST API - [x] Email sending - [x] Notifications UI - [x] E2E tests **Notes**: **Result**: ✅ Functional system with WebSocket, REST API and emails. **Modified files**: - src/websocket/server.js (lines 1-150) - src/api/notifications.js (lines 20-85) **Technical decisions**: - Socket.io for WebSockets - SendGrid for emails - 30-day history in MongoDB **Tests performed**: - ✅ 100 simultaneous connections - ✅ Auto-reconnection - ✅ Emails < 2s
🛠️ Skill Functions
When using this skill, you must:
- •Read kanban.md to understand current state and get last ID
- •Create tasks following strict format
- •Update tasks by moving between sections
- •Check off subtasks progressively
- •Document result in Notes before marking Done
- •Increment Last Task ID in config comment
- •Never archive unless explicitly requested
📘 Git Integration
bash
# Commits with reference git commit -m "feat: Add feature (TASK-042 - 3/5)" git commit -m "fix: Bug fix (TASK-001)" # Branches git checkout -b feature/TASK-042-notifications
⚠️ Critical Points of Attention
- •Markdown Format: Strictly respect format (no
##inside tasks) - •ID Increment: Always increment
<!-- Config: Last Task ID: XXX --> - •Columns: Use exact column names defined in Configuration
- •Archiving: NEVER archive automatically, only on request
- •Documentation: Always fill
**Notes**:with Result, Modified files, etc.
🎓 Usage
Initialization
Before using the skill, verify the project contains:
- •
kanban.md(required) - •
archive.md(required) - •
AI_WORKFLOW.md(optional but recommended)
First Use
code
"Use the markdown-task-manager skill to create a task for [feature]"
Invocation Examples
code
"Skill markdown-task-manager: create a task to implement authentication" "Skill markdown-task-manager: update TASK-007 with results" "Skill markdown-task-manager: list all tasks in progress" "Skill markdown-task-manager: archive completed tasks"
🔍 Implementation Details
Reading kanban.md
Always start by reading kanban.md to:
- •Get the last task ID from
<!-- Config: Last Task ID: XXX --> - •Understand existing columns structure
- •Check current tasks in each column
Creating a New Task
- •Calculate new ID:
last_id + 1 - •Format as
TASK-XXX(3 digits with leading zeros) - •Add to "📝 To Do" section
- •Update
<!-- Config: Last Task ID: XXX -->comment - •Use today's date for
**Created**:
Moving Tasks Between Columns
When moving a task:
- •Copy entire task content (from
### TASK-XXXto blank line before next task) - •Paste in target column section
- •Delete from original location
- •Update dates accordingly (
**Started**:or**Finished**:)
Completing Tasks
Before moving to "✅ Done":
- •Ensure all subtasks are checked
[x] - •Add
**Finished**: YYYY-MM-DD - •Fill in
**Notes**:section with:- •
**Result**:describing what was accomplished - •
**Modified files**:listing changed files with line ranges - •
**Technical decisions**:if any choices were made - •
**Tests performed**:if tests were run
- •
Archiving Tasks
Only when user explicitly requests archiving:
- •Read task from "✅ Done" section in
kanban.md - •Append task to "## ✅ Archives" section in
archive.md - •Add separator
---between archived tasks - •Remove task from
kanban.md
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