gsd-add-todo

You can convert chat ideas into structured todo items by using a task capture workflow that extracts content from conversations, infers areas, checks for duplicates, and saves tasks as files with frontmatter. It then updates state tracking and commits changes to version control.

Area inference automatically categorizes captured tasks into relevant project areas during idea extraction. When you save a todo from a brainstorming session, the system analyzes the conversation context to assign the task to the correct area, ensuring structured organization without manual sorting.

Automating todo file creation involves generating new files with YAML frontmatter containing task metadata, updating a central STATE.md file to reflect current task status, and committing these changes via git. This ensures all captured ideas are version-controlled and tracked.

Yes, this task management workflow is designed for collaborative planning sessions and standups. It captures ideas and issues surfaced during team conversations, structures them into tracked todos with area inference, and commits the organized tasks to version control for shared visibility.

Yes, capturing todos from conversations includes duplicate checks as a core step. Before creating a new todo file and updating the state tracking, the workflow verifies whether the idea or task already exists in the system to prevent redundant entries.

This chat-based task management workflow is limited to capturing ideas and tasks surfaced during GSD sessions, brainstorming chats, and collaborative planning. It requires a version control environment to commit changes and does not manage external project boards or non-text-based issue tracking.