Track tasks and todos in the vault. Use when the user says 'add this to my todo', 'add this as a task', 'put this on my list', 'put this on the backlog', 'let's circle back to this later', 'don't let me forget', 'note for later', 'park this', 'we should come back to this', 'remind me to X', 'I need to do X later', or any phrase that implies queuing an action for future pickup. Also fires when the user wants to see pending tasks, check progress on multi-day work, or mark tasks complete. IMPORTANT: Do NOT fire on 'remember this', 'remember that X is Y', 'save this fact', 'store this about me' — those are memory actions, not task actions (see Task vs Memory Disambiguation below).
Capture, organize, and track tasks in the vault using Obsidian-native - [ ] checkbox syntax.
Canonical interface. This skill is the canonical interface for wiki/tasks.md and raw/YYYY-MM-DD.md daily notes. Any time you add, modify, check off, archive, or reorganize items in those files — use this skill's conventions. Don't bypass it by editing task files directly from memory; the procedural rules below (proactive completion, archiving, task-vs-memory disambiguation) are what keep the files coherent over time.
Two locations, chosen by timescale:
| Location | For | Example |
|---|---|---|
raw/YYYY-MM-DD.md (today's daily note) | Ephemeral, today-specific, quick action items | "Check emails", "Call someone back", "Test the voice flow" |
wiki/tasks.md | Persistent, multi-day, architectural, cross-session | "CSB v2 skill-based rewrite", "Blog: Who guards the guards?", "Install yt-dlp" |
Default to the daily note for ambiguous cases. Promote to wiki/tasks.md if it's clearly multi-day, architectural, or spans future work.
- [ ] for open tasks, - [x] when complete# keywords if helpful for filtering (e.g., #blog, #infra, #csb-v2)The trigger phrases are similar but the intent differs:
| User says | Action | Why |
|---|---|---|
| "Remind me to follow up tomorrow" | Task → daily note | It's an action to take later |
| "Don't let me forget to circle back on this video" | Task → wiki/tasks.md | Future action |
| "Circle back on this later" | Task → wiki/tasks.md | Queuing a revisit |
| "Remember my birthday is [date]" | Memory → user_profile.md | Factual info about the user |
| "Remember I prefer American spelling" | Memory → feedback_*.md | Behavioral preference |
| "Remember we tried X and it failed" | Memory or project log | Historical context |
Verbs matter. "Remind me to X", "Circle back on X", "Don't let me forget X" = tasks. "Remember that X is Y", "Save this about me" = memory.
When ambiguous, ASK. Example: "Hey, you asked me to remember X — should I add that to your task list, or save it as a memory about you? Tasks are actions to take later; memory is durable facts."
Don't silently route to the wrong place. A 15-word clarifying question is better than a misplaced entry.
When the user triggers a task action:
- [ ] to raw/YYYY-MM-DD.md (create if not exists)- [ ] to appropriate section in wiki/tasks.md (create section if needed)If the user asks "what's on my list", "what's pending", "what tasks do I have":
wiki/tasks.md- [ ]) grouped by locationExplicit completion — when the user says "I did X", "X is done", "mark X complete":
- [ ] line in daily note or tasks.md- [x] and prepend today's date: - [x] YYYY-MM-DD — ...## Done (recent) section at the bottom of tasks.mdProactive completion — when finishing a piece of work, ALWAYS check whether it matches an open task. If it does:
When transforming a task (e.g. old task "improve X" becomes new task "watch for drift on X" after a change is made):
[x] with completion note, THEN add the new item separatelyraw/YYYY-MM-DD.md (ISO date, today)wiki/tasks.md## Section Headings- [ ] brief description — optional context or link to related wiki article## Done (recent) section with completion date prefix - [x] YYYY-MM-DD — .... Never delete — history matters ("we did that thing on this date to solve this problem" is the reason to keep it)wiki/tasks.md will grow. Don't prune — archive.
## Done (recent) holds completed items from the last ~14 days. Keeps tasks.md scannable without losing historywiki/tasks-archive/YYYY-MM.md (monthly files, type: archive in frontmatter)[x] YYYY-MM-DD — description line — searchable later, grep-able for "when did we solve X"dream-tasks cycle (if set up) handles the move automatically overnight. If not set up, do it manually every couple of weeks or when Done (recent) grows past ~20 itemsUser: "Let's circle back to refactoring the audit skill later"
Action: Add to wiki/tasks.md under Refactoring: - [ ] Refactor audit skill
Response: "Queued in tasks.md under Refactoring."
User: "Remind me to check a deadline before next month"
Action: Add to wiki/tasks.md under an appropriate section with the date.
Response: "Queued in tasks.md with the deadline noted."
User: "Remember my birthday is [date]"
Action: This is memory, not a task. Update user_profile.md with the fact.
Response: "That's memory rather than a task — saved to your personal profile."
User (ambiguous): "Don't let me forget about that contract change" Action: ASK. Response: "Want me to track that as an action to revisit (task), or as durable context (memory)? Could be either."