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Update Todos

Update the project's TODO.md by checking off completed tasks and moving them under the **done** section. Use this skill whenever the user asks to update todos, mark a task done, move completed items to done, tick off a todo, or clean up TODO.md after finishing work — even when they don't explicitly mention the file. Also trigger on phrases like "/update-todos", "log that as done", "move this to done", or "todo bookkeeping".

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update-todos

Keep TODO.md tidy after work is finished. Minimal, mechanical.

What to do

  1. Read TODO.md at the repo root (or the path the user names).
  2. Identify which open - [ ] items the recent conversation actually completed. If it's ambiguous, ask the user which ones to move — don't guess.
  3. For each completed item:
    • Remove it from its current location in the open list.
    • Append it to the **done** section as - [x] <text>. No notes, no explanations, no trailing prose — the title alone. The user can read the git log for the why.
  4. Preserve the rest of the file verbatim — section headers, blank lines, ordering of untouched items, indentation style.

Notes

  • The **done** section is the archive. New entries go at the bottom of it.
  • Don't invent tasks, don't reword open items, don't reorder unrelated lines.
  • If there's no **done** section yet, create one just below the open list.
  • If nothing in the conversation maps to an open todo, say so instead of forcing a move.

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