📋 Task Management
This skill manages tasks in TASKS.md, reading, adding, completing, and summarizing your active and waiting items with a simple, auto-synced dashboard.
npx playbooks add skill anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill task-management
About Task Management
Use Task Management to configure Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot for developer workflow: it this skill manages tasks in tasks.md, reading, adding, completing, and summarizing your active and waiting items with a simple, auto-synced dashboard.
This compact 21-word instruction set is purpose-built for developer workflow work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Streamlining git workflows and commit conventions
- Setting up CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts
- Managing monorepos and multi-package projects
- Automating release notes and changelogs
Example Prompts
System Prompt (21 words)
This skill manages tasks in TASKS.md, reading, adding, completing, and summarizing your active and waiting items with a simple, auto-synced dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Task Management?
Task Management is a free developer workflow skill for AI coding agents. This skill manages tasks in TASKS.md, reading, adding, completing, and summarizing your active and waiting items with a simple, auto-synced dashboard.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with developer workflow expertise.
How do I use Task Management with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill task-management in your terminal to install Task Management into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Task Management?
Task Management is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Task Management free to use?
Yes, Task Management is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/main/productivity/skills/task-management. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
