{"slug":"new-work","title":"new-work","summary":"Create and manage todo tracking documents for features, bugs, and multi-step tasks. Use when starting new work that benefits from a persistent record of decisions, progress, and context.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T19:34:14.055514Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/posit-dev/skills","stars":518,"forks":53,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T19:30:01Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: new-work\ndescription: \"Create and manage todo tracking documents for features, bugs, and multi-step tasks. Use when starting new work that benefits from a persistent record of decisions, progress, and context.\"\ndisable-model-invocation: true\nmetadata:\nauthor: Garrick Aden-Buie (@gadenbuie)\nversion: \"1.0\"\nlicense: MIT</h2>\n<h1>New Work</h1>\n<p>Todo notes track work items as markdown files with YAML front matter capturing status, context, and progress.</p>\n<h2>Storage Location</h2>\n<p>Use <code>_dev/todos/</code> if it exists in the repository root; otherwise ask the user where to store todo notes before creating anything. It contains two subdirectories: <code>pending/</code> (active) and <code>done/</code> (finished).</p>\n<h2>File Naming</h2>\n<p><code>YYYY-MM-DD_short-kebab-slug.md</code>, e.g. <code>2026-02-18_add-oauth-support.md</code>.</p>\n<h2>File Contents</h2>\n<p>YAML front matter plus a markdown body. Only <code>status</code> is required.</p>\n<pre><code>---\nstatus: pending   # pending | in progress | review | blocked | done\nissue: https://github.com/org/repo/issues/123   # optional\npr: https://github.com/org/repo/pull/456        # optional\n---\n\n# Title\n\nOverview of what this is about and why it matters.\n\n## Key Files\n\n- `src/relevant-file.ts` — what it does\n- `src/other-file.ts:functionName()` — why it matters\n\n## Work Items\n\n- [ ] First thing to do\n- [ ] Second thing to do\n\n## Design Decisions\n\nContext, constraints, or choices worth capturing.\n\n## Decision Log\n\n&lt;!--\n### YYYY-MM-DD — Short Decision Title\n**Decision:** What was decided?\n**Rationale:** Why?\n--&gt;\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Lifecycle</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create:</strong> make <code>pending/</code> if needed, create the date-prefixed file with <code>status: pending</code>, and write enough context to resume later.</li>\n<li><strong>In progress:</strong> update <code>status</code>; add <code>issue</code>/<code>pr</code> links when they exist; check off Work Items (<code>- [ ]</code> → <code>- [x]</code>); record significant decisions in the Decision Log.</li>\n<li><strong>Complete:</strong> set <code>status: done</code> and <code>mv</code> the file from <code>pending/</code> to <code>done/</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Keeping the Document Current</h2>\n<p>Treat the todo as a living record for the rest of the session. Update it after any decision, newly discovered problem or requirement, issue raised/resolved, significant implementation work, or commit. When in doubt, update it.</p>\n<p>When you form a plan — whether in response to a user request or on your own initiative — write it to the todo document rather than presenting it only in chat. The document is the persistent record; the chat is not.</p>\n<p>To resume in a future session, use <code>/working-on &lt;path-to-todo&gt;</code> — same live-document behavior without re-creating the file.</p>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":2516,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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