secondbrain-task

Create Task

Create tracked tasks with priority, due dates, and status workflow.

Prerequisites

Verify Tasks entity is enabled:

1. Check for .claude/data/tasks/meta.yaml (sharded) or .claude/data/tasks/records.yaml (legacy)
2. If not found, suggest enabling tasks via secondbrain-init or secondbrain-entity

Important Rules

• Do NOT add tasks to the left sidebar/navigation. Tasks are listed automatically via the EntityTable component on docs/tasks/index.md, which reads from .claude/data/tasks/ shard files. No sidebar modification is needed.

Workflow

Step 1: Gather Information

Collect from user or conversation context:

1. Title — Brief task description
2. Description (optional) — Detailed description
3. Priority — low, medium, high, critical
4. Due Date (optional) — Target completion date
5. Assignee (optional) — Person responsible

Step 2: Generate Task Number

Sequential ID format: TASK-XXXX (zero-padded)

1. Load .claude/data/tasks/meta.yaml (read last_number — tiny file, ~50 tokens)
2. Increment by 1
3. Format as TASK-0042

Step 3: Create Task Record

Add to the current month's shard .claude/data/tasks/YYYY-MM.yaml:

- number: 42
  title: "Implement user authentication"
  description: "Add OAuth2 login flow"
  status: todo
  priority: high
  created: 2026-01-15
  due_date: 2026-01-31
  assignee: sergey
  tags: [auth, security]

Update last_number: 42 in .claude/data/tasks/meta.yaml and ensure the current month is in the shards list.

Step 4: Create Task Document (Optional)

For complex tasks, create a document:

Filename: docs/tasks/TASK-0042-implement-authentication.md

---
id: TASK-0042
title: Implement user authentication
status: todo
priority: high
created: 2026-01-15
due_date: 2026-01-31
assignee: sergey
tags: [auth, security]
---

# TASK-0042: Implement user authentication

## Description

Add OAuth2 login flow for the application.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] OAuth2 provider configuration
- [ ] Login redirect flow
- [ ] Token storage
- [ ] Logout functionality

## Notes

Implementation notes here...

Step 5: Sidebar Note

DO NOT manually add tasks to VitePress sidebar.

Tasks are automatically listed via the EntityTable component on docs/tasks/index.md, which reads from .claude/data/tasks/ shard files. No sidebar modification needed.

Step 6: Confirm Creation

## Task Created

**ID:** TASK-0042
**Title:** Implement user authentication
**Priority:** high
**Due:** 2026-01-31
**Status:** todo

### Next Steps
- Update status as work progresses
- Add notes to the task document
- Mark complete when done

Status Workflow

todo → in_progress → done
            ↓
         blocked → in_progress
            ↓
        canceled

Status	Description
todo	Not started
in_progress	Work in progress
blocked	Waiting on dependency
done	Completed
canceled	Won't be done

Priority Levels

Priority	Use When
critical	Urgent, blocks other work
high	Important, should be done soon
medium	Normal priority
low	Nice to have, no rush

Additional Resources

• references/task-workflows.md — Detailed task lifecycle, priority guidelines, and workflow patterns

Tips

1. Keep titles actionable — Start with a verb (Implement, Fix, Add)
2. Set realistic due dates — Better to underpromise
3. Update status promptly — Keeps the backlog accurate
4. Use tags — Helps filter and group related tasks
5. Add acceptance criteria — Makes "done" unambiguous