majiayu000 Project Tracking
A system for organizing work, maintaining continuity across AI sessions, and capturing knowledge.
Core Concepts
Initiatives
Multi-session efforts with a clear goal. Can be small (1-2 sessions) or large (weeks of work). Tracked through active → completed lifecycle.
Sessions
One focused work period within an initiative. Captures what happened, decisions made, and what's next.
Ideas
Quick capture for things that could be explored later. Not committed to.
Todos
Concrete tasks that should happen but don't warrant a full initiative.
Workspace Structure
All tracking lives in docs/workspace/:
docs/workspace/
├── initiatives/
│ ├── active/ # Currently being worked on
│ ├── completed/ # Done, archived for reference
│ └── backlog/ # Planned but not started
├── ideas/ # Quick captures, exploratory
└── todos/ # Tasks, not big enough for initiative
Quick Reference
| I want to... | Do this |
|---|---|
| Start working | Check workspace/initiatives/active/ for context |
| End a session | Create session summary, update initiative status |
| Track new effort | Create initiative in active/ or backlog/ |
| Capture quick idea | Add to workspace/ideas/ |
| Note a task | Add to workspace/todos/ |
| Find prior context | Read recent sessions in relevant initiative |
When to Use Each Reference
| Reference | When to Read |
|---|---|
| structure.md | Understanding folder layout, document types, what goes where |
| workflows.md | Starting/ending sessions, managing initiative lifecycle |
| templates/ | Creating new documents |
AI Navigation
Finding Context for Current Work
- List
docs/workspace/initiatives/active/ - Read
INITIATIVE.mdfor relevant initiative - Read recent sessions in
sessions/folder - Check for blockers or open questions
Updating After Work
- Create session summary in initiative's
sessions/folder - Update
INITIATIVE.mdstatus section - Update completion criteria checkboxes
- Note any blockers or next steps
Quick Captures
- Ideas: Create
docs/workspace/ideas/[name].md - Todos: Create
docs/workspace/todos/[name].md
Keep these lightweight - a few sentences is fine.