What problem does it solve?
Manually creating consistent task folders, capturing session and machine metadata, and linking new work to issue trackers is time-consuming and error-prone for developers running long-lived coding agents across multiple machines and environments.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Automated Task Scaffolding: Creates standardized task folder structures with status files, user input storage, and progress artifact directories out of the box, eliminating manual setup work.
- Tracker Integration: Automatically links new tasks to GitHub or Linear issues, including auto-creating Linear tickets for work that doesn't already have a tracker entry to ensure no work is untracked.
- Context Capture: Records machine details, coding agent session IDs, and zellij session metadata, with optional live sync of session anchors to linked tracker issues for seamless cross-session handoffs.
- Use Case: A developer working on a 24/7 coding agent can use this skill to start a new feature task linked to an existing Linear ticket, automatically capture their current zellij session and machine info, and get a pre-populated task folder with all required context for continuous work across sessions.
Quick Start
Invoke the start-new-task skill with a short description of your new coding task to automatically create a structured task folder, link it to your existing GitHub or Linear issue, and capture all current machine, session, and zellij metadata.