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tasks
Agent skill fromagenticnotetaking/arscontexta
View and manage the task stack and processing queue. Shows pending work, active tasks, completed items, and queue state. Triggers on "/tasks", "show tasks", "what's pending", "task list", "queue status".
How to install tasks
npx skills add agenticnotetaking/arscontexta# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skill-sources/tasks/
# into
~/.claude/skills/tasks/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/tasks/ (one project)
1## Runtime Configuration (Step 0 — before any processing)23Read these files to configure domain-specific behavior:451. **`ops/derivation-manifest.md`** — vocabulary mapping6 - Use `vocabulary.notes` for the notes folder name7 - Use `vocabulary.note` / `vocabulary.note_plural` for note type references8 - Use `vocabulary.topic_map` for MOC references9 - Use `vocabulary.cmd_reflect` / `vocabulary.cmd_reweave` / `vocabulary.cmd_verify` for phase command names10112. **`ops/config.yaml`** — pipeline chaining mode, automation settings1213If no derivation file exists, use universal terms.1415---1617## EXECUTE NOW1819**Target: $ARGUMENTS**2021Parse the operation:22- No arguments or `status`: show task stack + queue state (combined view)23- `add [description]`: add a task to the stack24- `done [task-number]`: mark a task as completed25- `drop [task-number]`: remove a task without completing26- `reorder [number] [position]`: move a task to a different position in the stack27- `discoveries`: show only the Discoveries section2829**START NOW.** Execute the requested operation.3031---3233## Philosophy3435**Two systems, one view.**3637The task stack (`ops/tasks.md`) and the pipeline queue (`ops/queue/queue.yaml` or `ops/queue/queue.json`) serve different purposes:3839| System | Purpose | Managed By | Updated By |40|--------|---------|-----------|------------|41| Task stack | Human priorities — what YOU want to work on | You (via /tasks) | Manual: /tasks add, /tasks done |42…
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