Task conventions and file organization for markdown-based task management. Use when creating or modifying task files.
Manages markdown-based task files with YAML frontmatter across categorized folders.
npx claudepluginhub hormigo69/brain2This skill is limited to using the following tools:
tasks/ - Items with specific due dates that need to be completedideas/ - Projects and ideas without due dates (someday/maybe)templates/ - Reusable task templates (e.g., blog post checklist, event prep)memories/ - Reference items and context (not actionable)bugs/ - Issues and problems to fixcompleted/ - Archived one-time tasks that have been finishedimport/ - Temporary folder for reviewing imported items before moving to appropriate foldersEach task is a markdown file with YAML frontmatter:
---
type: task | idea | template | memory | bug
due: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: [tag1, tag2]
---
# Task Title
Task content here.
type - Categorizes the file for organization:
task - Actionable item with due date (goes in tasks/)idea - Project or concept without deadline (goes in ideas/)template - Reusable checklist or structure (goes in templates/)memory - Reference/context item, not actionable (goes in memories/)bug - Issue or problem to fix (goes in bugs/)due: YYYY-MM-DD - Due date (required for tasks, optional for ideas)completed: YYYY-MM-DD - Completion date for finished one-time tasksrecurrence: monthly | quarterly | weekly | biweekly | yearly - For recurring tasksrecurrence_day: N - Day of month for recurring tasksstatus: in-progress | noodling | someday - For idea files only (not used in tasks/)tags: [tag1, tag2] - Categorization tagscompleted: date and move to completed/due: date when complete (never move to completed/)status field to track progress:
in-progress - Actively working on this, but no specific deadline yetnoodling - Thinking about it, exploring, might become in-progresssomeday - Parked for later, not active nowcompleted: date and move to completed/completed: datetype: field during reviewRecurring tasks include:
Example:
---
type: task
due: 2025-01-15
recurrence: monthly
recurrence_day: 15
tags: [admin]
---
# Monthly Report
## Instructions
When completing this task:
1. Update the `due:` date to next month
2. Add completion date to History section
## History
- 2024-12-15: Completed
- 2024-11-15: Completed
CRITICAL: Preserve user's exact text formatting
When the user provides notes, content, or task details:
Just the essentials:
Include:
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Include:
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.