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webjs-list-todos

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Use this skill when the user asks what work is open or pending on the webjsdev/webjs project board. Trigger phrases include "what are the current todo items", "what's pending", "list todos", "what's open", "what should I work on", "show me the open issues", "any open work for webjs", "what's in progress", "what's on the board", or any natural-language query about open items on the webjs project at https://github.com/orgs/webjsdev/projects/1. The skill calls `gh project item-list` and returns a bucketed view (Todo / In progress / Done) so the user sees the current state straight from the source of truth.

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How to use this skill

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  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/webjsdev/webjs/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/webjs-list-todos/SKILL.md

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List open work on the webjs project board

The webjsdev/webjs project tracks work on the GitHub Project at https://github.com/orgs/webjsdev/projects/1. This skill returns a current snapshot bucketed by Status, queried straight from GitHub. Do NOT consult internal task trackers or memory for this question.

Steps

  1. Fetch the board state.

    gh project item-list 1 --owner webjsdev --format json

  2. Bucket by Status (Todo, In progress, Done) and pretty-print each bucket with issue numbers and titles. If the user explicitly asked for only one bucket (e.g. "what's in progress"), filter accordingly.

  3. Default presentation. Show Todo and In progress always. Show Done only if the user asks for it, or if both Todo and In progress are empty.

  4. For each item, show: #<number> <title>. Wrap in markdown so the user can click through.

Example output shape

Todo:
  #112  Elide browser download of display-only component modules
  #113  Ship pre-built dist/ alongside src/ for @webjsdev/core
  #114  Rate-limit defaultKey trusts unverified X-Forwarded-For

In progress:
  (none)

If everything is in Done or the board is empty, say so explicitly.

What this skill does NOT do

  • Does not move cards, file new issues, or open PRs. Those are sibling skills (webjs-start-work, webjs-file-issue).
  • Does not show closed issues outside the project board.
  • Does not consult ~/.claude/projects/.../memory/ or any internal task tracker.

Failure handling

  • If gh returns an auth error: surface it directly to the user and suggest gh auth refresh -s project.
  • If the project list is empty: report "Project board is empty" instead of fabricating items.