Determine Mode

Manage projects in the vault. Use the todoist-workflow skill for Todoist integration.

Determine Mode

Parse arguments:

• If "create" or "review", use that mode
• If --type personal or --type work, store the type for later use in Step 1

If no mode argument provided, ask Oskar:

• Create: Ideate and set up a new project
• Review: Check status of existing projects

Use AskUserQuestion to determine which mode.

Create Mode

Step 1: Ideate — Understand the Project

Ask Oskar questions one at a time to understand the project. Prefer multiple choice when possible.

1. What is the project? (name and brief description)
2. Which goal or area of focus does it serve? (read Goals/ folder for active goals — populates topics property)
3. What type? (populates type property)
   • Skip this question if --type flag was provided in arguments — use the flag value instead
   • Otherwise, ask:
     • Personal Project → ["[[Personal Projects]]"]
     • Work Project → ["[[Work Projects]]"]
4. If work: which organization? (populates organization property)
   • Ask this even if --type work was provided via flag

Step 2: Ideate — Think Through the Project

Help Oskar think through the project collaboratively:

• Propose approaches and discuss trade-offs
• Refine scope — apply YAGNI ruthlessly
• Arrive at:
  • A clear project goal (what success looks like)
  • A task breakdown (concrete steps as checkboxes)
  • Resources and references (relevant links, notes)

Present the proposed plan and get Oskar's approval before creating the note.

Step 3: Create Project Note

Read the appropriate template based on project type:

• Personal project → Read project-template.md
• Work project → Read work-project-template.md

Create the project note in Projects/ folder with:

• Descriptive filename (e.g., Projects/Vault Manager Plugin Update.md)
• Use the selected template's frontmatter structure, filling in values from Step 1 answers:
  • topics: Goal or area from question 2
  • organization: Organization from question 4 (work projects only)
  • created: Today's date
  • start: Today or as specified
  • status: ["[[Active]]"]
• ## Project Goal section: what success looks like
• ## Tasks section: the agreed task breakdown as markdown checkboxes — this is the source of truth for what needs doing
• ## Resources section: relevant links, notes, and references
• Add wikilinks to related goal notes and other projects
• Work projects only: Include the ## Meetings section with Obsidian Bases embed from work template

Step 4: Create Todoist Project-Reference Task

Create ONE Todoist task that represents this project. This is NOT a task from the project's breakdown — it is a reference so Oskar can see the project in his Time Sector view and click through to the Obsidian note.

• Task content: [Project Name](obsidian://open?vault=Vault%20V2&file=Projects%2F<URL-encoded-name>) — deep link in the task name so it's clickable
• Time Sector bucket: Ask Oskar which one (use the todoist-workflow skill for project IDs):
  • THIS WEEK
  • NEXT WEEK
  • THIS MONTH
  • LONG TERM
• Labels: Based on context:
  • "Projects" for personal projects
  • "Work" for work-related projects
  • "Planning" if the project is in a planning phase
  • "Studying" if study-related
• No due date unless Oskar specifies one

Use add-tasks with content, projectId, and labels parameters.

Step 5: Update Memory

Save project creation to auto memory projects.md topic file.

Review Mode

Step 1: Read Projects

Read project notes from Projects/ folder:

• Filter to active projects (check status property)
• Note last activity based on modification dates

Step 2: Surface Status

For each active project:

• Read the project note for current state and ## Tasks section
• Check related meeting notes (search for wikilinks to the project)
• Check Todoist for the project-reference task (search for deep links containing the project name)
• Review recent journal entries mentioning the project
• Identify stalled projects (no activity for 2+ weeks)

Step 3: Present Summary

Present project status to Oskar:

• Active projects with current status
• Stalled projects needing attention
• Recently completed projects
• Projects with upcoming deadlines

Step 4: Plan Next Steps

For projects needing action:

• Help break down next steps and add them to the project note's ## Tasks section — the project note is the source of truth
• If a project-reference task doesn't exist in Todoist (legacy project), offer to create one
• Update project notes with new status

Do NOT create individual Todoist tasks for project work items.

Step 5: Update Memory

Save project status changes to auto memory.