Todo Tracker Agent Skill
Persistent TODO scratch pad for tracking tasks across sessions. Use when user says "add to TODO", "what's on the TODO", "mark X done", "show TODO list", "remove from TODO", or asks about pending tasks. Also triggers on heartbeat to remind about stale items.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill todo-trackerThe instruction itself
11 sections, as written by the authorTODO Tracker
Maintain a persistent TODO.md scratch pad in the workspace.
File Location
TODO.md in workspace root (e.g., /Users/nuthome/nuri-bot/TODO.md)
Commands
View TODO
When user asks: "what's on the TODO?", "show TODO", "pending tasks?"
cat TODO.md
Then summarize the items by priority.
Add Item
When user says: "add X to TODO", "TODO: X", "remember to X"
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh add "<priority>" "<item>"
Priorities: high, medium, low (default: medium)
Examples:
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh add high "Ingest low-code docs"
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh add medium "Set up Zendesk escalation"
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh add low "Add user memory feature"
Mark Done
When user says: "mark X done", "completed X", "finished X"
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh done "<item-pattern>"
Matches partial text. Moves item to ✅ Done section with date.
Remove Item
When user says: "remove X from TODO", "delete X from TODO"
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh remove "<item-pattern>"
List by Priority
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh list high
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh list medium
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh list low
Heartbeat Integration
On heartbeat, check TODO.md:
- Count high-priority items
- Check for stale items (added >7 days ago)
- If items exist, include brief summary in heartbeat response
Example heartbeat check:
bash skills/todo-tracker/scripts/todo.sh summary
TODO.md Format
# TODO - Nuri Scratch Pad
*Last updated: 2026-01-17*
## 🔴 High Priority
- [ ] Item one (added: 2026-01-17)
- [ ] Item two (added: 2026-01-15) ⚠️ STALE
## 🟡 Medium Priority
- [ ] Item three (added: 2026-01-17)
## 🟢 Nice to Have
- [ ] Item four (added: 2026-01-17)
## ✅ Done
- [x] Completed item (done: 2026-01-17)
Response Format
When showing TODO:
📋 **TODO List** (3 items)
🔴 **High Priority** (1)
• Ingest low-code docs
🟡 **Medium Priority** (1)
• Zendesk escalation from Discord
🟢 **Nice to Have** (1)
• User conversation memory
⚠️ 1 item is stale (>7 days old)
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How to use it
Take jdrhyne/todo-tracker from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.