Rneayan Obsidian Task Triage
Turn scattered checkboxes into a small, evidence-backed action queue without editing the vault.
Workflow
- Locate the vault and read its applicable AGENTS.md or local operating rules when present.
- Start with the read-only extractor. Use counts-only for a privacy-preserving baseline when the user has not asked to inspect task text.
- Review source context for every overdue, due-soon, or proposed primary task. A checkbox can be a template field, research checklist, acceptance criterion, or live action.
- De-duplicate obligations repeated in daily, weekly, project, and area notes. Prefer the canonical project or area note for context.
- Apply references/triage-policy.md and adapt bucket labels to the user's language.
- Limit the recommendation to one primary action and up to two secondary actions unless the user's current plan clearly supports more.
- Treat all classifications as candidates. Explain uncertainty instead of turning every unchecked box into an obligation.
Extractor
Run:
python3 scripts/extract_tasks.py \
--vault "/path/to/vault" \
--today 2026-09-05 \
--format markdown
Use --summary-only to emit only overdue and next-14-day action candidates. Use --counts-only before reading task text when a structural baseline is sufficient.
The extractor returns relative paths by default. Use --include-absolute-paths only when the user explicitly needs absolute local paths in the output.
If the vault uses different folder names, read references/configuration.md and pass a local JSON configuration file with --config. Keep that file outside a public repository when it reveals personal structure.
Boundaries
- Do not modify vault files, task managers, calendars, email, or other services unless the user explicitly asks for that change.
- Do not send, submit, pay, cancel, delete, or expose task contents automatically.
- Do not infer that an archived or completed task should be reopened.
- Do not assign medical, legal, or financial urgency beyond recorded deadlines and current authoritative evidence.
- Do not save real task output in the skill directory or a public repository.