file-todos

Markdown files with YAML frontmatter track code review feedback and technical debt by structuring todo items with statuses, dependencies, and chronological work logs. This file-based system captures findings directly from development workflows to prevent issues from falling through the cracks.

Managing pending project todos involves using a structured markdown template with YAML frontmatter to define statuses like pending, ready, and complete. Triage features facilitate reviewing and prioritizing pending tasks, while dependency tracking maps relationships between todo items.

Task management integrates into code review and PR comment workflows using slash commands to create new todo items from findings or feedback. This connects development workflows directly to the file-based tracking system, capturing feedback as structured markdown items.

Dependency tracking for feature requests works by defining and managing relationships between todo items within individual markdown files. Each todo uses YAML frontmatter to map dependencies, allowing developers to visualize task order and unblock ready items.

A file-based todo tracking system is a structured markdown approach for managing project todos, code review feedback, and feature requests without a database. You need it when ensuring technical debt and feedback are captured in development workflows without items falling through the cracks.

This markdown task management approach supports detailed work logging by maintaining a chronological log of actions and learnings for each todo item. Technical debt entries capture historical context within the file, tracking status transitions from pending to complete.