todos-cleanup
ProductivityBatch cleanup of backlog todos — checks which items are already completed or partially done by searching git history, then moves them to done/ or doing/. Use when the user says "cleanup todos", "triage backlog", "clean up backlog", "check todos status", or wants to classify backlog items based on actual implementation status.
How to use this skill
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Todos Cleanup
Scan the backlog directory and classify each item by checking git history for related commits. Present findings for user confirmation, then move files.
Config Discovery
Before scanning, resolve the todo directory paths. Define the config helpers first:
# --- solopreneur config helpers (inlined from shared/config.md) ---
# Compute the canonical repo identity used as the key under `.repos` in
# solopreneur.json. Falls back to git toplevel path, then $PWD.
solopreneur_repo_key() {
local url root
url=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || true)
if [ -n "$url" ]; then
# Strip protocol schemes (https/http/ssh/git) and user prefixes (git@)
# in either order — origin URLs come in many shapes:
# https://github.com/owner/repo.git
# http://github.com/owner/repo.git
# ssh://git@github.com/owner/repo.git
# git://github.com/owner/repo.git
# git@github.com:owner/repo.git
url="${url#https://}"; url="${url#http://}"
url="${url#ssh://}"; url="${url#git://}"
url="${url#git@}"
url="${url%.git}"
# Replace the first `:` with `/` — the scp-style `git@host:owner/repo`
# form. Bash `${var/pattern/replacement}` parses the second `/` as the
# delimiter; the chars after it (`/` here) are the replacement, so this
# produces a single slash, not double. (Tested.)
url="${url/://}"
printf '%s\n' "$url"
return
fi
root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || true)
if [ -n "$root" ]; then
printf '%s\n' "$root"
return
fi
printf '%s\n' "$PWD"
}
# Read a feature subtree from solopreneur.json with the 5-layer cascade:
# 1. primary .repos[<repo-key>].<feature>
# 2. primary .default.<feature>
# 3. fallback .repos[<repo-key>].<feature>
# 4. fallback .default.<feature>
# 5. legacy top-level .<feature> (primary then fallback)
# First non-null wins. Each layer is checked inline (no nested helper
# function — bash function declarations are global, even nested ones, and
# would pollute the user's shell namespace).
read_solopreneur_config() {
local key="\$1"
local primary="${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/solopreneur.json"
local fallback="$HOME/.claude/solopreneur.json"
local repo_key; repo_key=$(solopreneur_repo_key)
local out
# Layer 1: primary .repos[<repo-key>].<feature>
if [ -f "$primary" ]; then
out=$(jq -r --arg rk "$repo_key" --arg fk "$key" '.repos[$rk][$fk] | values' "$primary" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$out" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$out"; return; fi
# Layer 2: primary .default.<feature>
out=$(jq -r --arg fk "$key" '.default[$fk] | values' "$primary" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$out" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$out"; return; fi
fi
# Layers 3 + 4: fallback file, only if different from primary
if [ "$primary" != "$fallback" ] && [ -f "$fallback" ]; then
out=$(jq -r --arg rk "$repo_key" --arg fk "$key" '.repos[$rk][$fk] | values' "$fallback" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$out" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$out"; return; fi
out=$(jq -r --arg fk "$key" '.default[$fk] | values' "$fallback" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$out" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$out"; return; fi
fi
# Layer 5: legacy top-level — primary then fallback
if [ -f "$primary" ]; then
out=$(jq -r --arg fk "$key" '.[$fk] | values' "$primary" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$out" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$out"; return; fi
fi
if [ "$primary" != "$fallback" ] && [ -f "$fallback" ]; then
out=$(jq -r --arg fk "$key" '.[$fk] | values' "$fallback" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$out" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$out"; return; fi
fi
}
# Write a feature subtree to .default.<key> in the primary file.
# Sibling keys are preserved (atomic read-modify-write).
# Usage: write_solopreneur_config greenlight '{fallback_order:["codex-bot","codex-cli"]}'
write_solopreneur_config() {
local key="\$1"
local value_expr="\$2"
local primary="${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/solopreneur.json"
local tmp existing
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$primary")"
tmp=$(mktemp "${primary}.XXXXXX")
existing=$(cat "$primary" 2>/dev/null); [ -z "$existing" ] && existing='{}'
printf '%s\n' "$existing" \
| jq --arg fk "$key" --argjson v "$(jq -n "$value_expr")" \
'.default = ((.default // {}) | .[$fk] = $v)' \
> "$tmp" || { rm -f "$tmp"; return 1; }
mv "$tmp" "$primary"
}
# Write a feature subtree to .repos[<repo-key>].<key> in the primary file.
# Sibling repos AND sibling features within the same repo are preserved.
# Usage: write_solopreneur_repo_config preview '{path:"docs/preview"}'
write_solopreneur_repo_config() {
local key="\$1"
local value_expr="\$2"
local primary="${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/solopreneur.json"
local repo_key; repo_key=$(solopreneur_repo_key)
local tmp existing
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$primary")"
tmp=$(mktemp "${primary}.XXXXXX")
existing=$(cat "$primary" 2>/dev/null); [ -z "$existing" ] && existing='{}'
printf '%s\n' "$existing" \
| jq --arg rk "$repo_key" --arg fk "$key" --argjson v "$(jq -n "$value_expr")" \
'.repos = ((.repos // {}) | .[$rk] = ((.[$rk] // {}) | .[$fk] = $v))' \
> "$tmp" || { rm -f "$tmp"; return 1; }
mv "$tmp" "$primary"
}
# --- end solopreneur config helpers ---
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Check plugin config:
read_solopreneur_config todosIf the
todoskey exists, use itsbacklog,done,doing,latervalues. -
If no config — scan the project: Search for directories that look like todo/task storage:
# Common patterns find . -maxdepth 3 -type d \( -name "todos" -o -name "todo" -o -name "TODO" \ -o -name "backlog" -o -name "tasks" -o -name ".todos" \) 2>/dev/nullFor each candidate, count
.mdfiles inside. Present findings:Found potential todo directories: a) todos/backlog/ (12 .md files) b) tasks/ (5 .md files) Which is your backlog directory? (or enter a custom path) -
Save to config after user confirms. Discovered paths are repo-relative (
todos/backlogetc.), so the per-repo write helper anchors them to this repo's entry:write_solopreneur_repo_config todos '{ "backlog": "todos/backlog", "done": "todos/done", "doing": "todos/doing", "later": "todos/later" }'Substitute user-confirmed paths into the JSON. Each repo gets its own entry — running this skill in a different repo will not clobber this one's setting.
Use the resolved paths for all subsequent steps. Variables below:
$BACKLOG— backlog directory (e.g.,todos/backlog)$DONE— done directory (e.g.,todos/done)$DOING— doing directory (e.g.,todos/doing)
Classification Rules
| Status | Criteria | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DONE | Found commits that fully implement the todo's requirements | Move to $DONE |
| PARTIAL | Some related commits exist, but not all requirements met | Move to $DOING |
| OPEN | No related commits found | Stay in $BACKLOG |
Workflow
Step 1: Gather file list
List all .md files in $BACKLOG. If empty, tell the user and stop.
Step 2: Spawn sonnet subagent for analysis
Spawn a single sonnet subagent (model: "sonnet") with this prompt:
Read each todo file in {$BACKLOG} and determine its implementation status
by searching git history. For each file:
1. Read the file to understand what the task requires
2. Extract 3-5 search keywords from the title and content
3. Run `git log --oneline --all --grep="keyword"` for each keyword
4. If commits are found, read the commit messages to judge completeness
5. Classify as DONE / PARTIAL / OPEN
Files to check:
[list of file paths]
Report a markdown table:
| File | Status | Evidence |
|------|--------|----------|
| filename.md | DONE/PARTIAL/OPEN | commit hash + message, or "no related commits" |
Be conservative — only mark DONE if the commits clearly cover the full scope
described in the todo. If unsure, mark PARTIAL.
Step 3: Present results and confirm
Show the subagent's table to the user. Ask for confirmation before moving files. The user may override individual classifications.
Step 4: Move files
After confirmation:
- DONE items →
$DONE - PARTIAL items →
$DOING - OPEN items → no action
Create target directories if they don't exist.
Report the final state:
todos/
├── backlog/ (N files remaining)
├── doing/ (N files)
├── done/ (N files)
└── later/ (N files)
Important
- Never delete todo files — only move them
- Always confirm with user before moving
- The subagent does research only — it must not modify or delete any files