Todo Archive

TODO Archive

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Arguments

• path (optional): Repository root or any path inside the repository. Default to the current directory.
• --hint TEXT (optional): Archive only the section whose heading contains TEXT (case-insensitive substring), including its subsections. Without it, archive checked tasks from the whole file. Checked tasks outside the matched section stay in TODO.md.
• --date YYYY-MM-DD|YYYY_MM_DD (optional): Archive date. Default to today's local date.
• --dry-run (optional): Preview target paths and rendered content without writing.

Workflow

1. Resolve the supplied path, or the current directory when omitted. For an existing file, use its containing directory; for a directory, use that directory. Store the absolute directory as start_dir, then resolve its Git root:

   git -C "$start_dir" rev-parse --show-toplevel
   

   Store the result as repo_root. When start_dir is outside a Git repository, use it as repo_root. Stop on a missing input path or another resolution error.

2. Verify TODO.md exists at the root. If it is missing, stop and report the path checked.

3. Resolve the skill directory and run its helper:

   uv run python "<skill-dir>/scripts/archive_todo.py" --root "$repo_root"
   

   Pass through --hint, --date, or --dry-run when the user requested them.

4. Report the rewritten TODO.md, the created or merged archive path, the matched section (when --hint was given), and the archived/remaining task counts. If an archive for the date already exists, the helper appends the new batch to it, retaining one matching top-level heading. If the helper reports no checked tasks, treat it as a no-op. If --hint matches no heading, the helper exits non-zero and lists the available sections; relay them.

5. If useful, inspect only <repo_root>/TODO.md and the exact archive path returned by the helper. Verify their contents directly; when Git ignores them, compare filesystem snapshots rather than relying on git diff.

Helper Behavior

scripts/archive_todo.py reads only <root>/TODO.md, writes archived tasks to <root>/.ai/todos/YYYY-MM/DD.md, and rewrites <root>/TODO.md with the remaining tasks. It preserves task-free sections and prose verbatim (a minimal # TODO stub only if everything was archived). With --hint, it restricts archiving to the matched heading's subtree and exits non-zero listing available headings when nothing matches. A same-day re-run appends its batch to that day's file, removing the new leading H1 only when it exactly matches the existing archive's leading H1.

Completion

Completion evidence is the helper's archive path plus archived and remaining task counts; a no-checked-task result is a successful no-op. Dry-run completion requires rendered paths/content with no filesystem changes, but the final message still follows the one-line formats below. Report the result as a single line (append a (scope: "<hint>") segment only when --hint was given), with the archive path relative to the repository root:

• Success: 📦 Archived <n> → <archive path> (created|merged) · <remaining> remaining
• No-op: ✅ Nothing to archive · <remaining> remaining
• Dry run: 🔎 Would archive <n> → <archive path> (would create|would merge) · <remaining> would remain

Do not repeat full dry-run document content in the final message or add decoration to TODO/archive files, paths, commands, or helper diagnostics.