gsd-add-todo
Turn conversation insights into actionable todos.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/gsd-add-todo && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12544" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/gsd-add-todo && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/gsd-add-todo
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Capture idea or task as todo from current conversation contextKey capabilities
- →Capture idea or task as todo
- →Create directory structure for todos
- →Extract content from arguments or conversation
- →Infer area from file paths
- →Detect and resolve duplicate todos
- →Create todo file with frontmatter
How it works
The skill invokes the add-todo workflow, which handles directory creation, content extraction, area inference, duplicate detection, and todo file creation. It also updates `STATE.md` and performs Git commits.
Inputs & outputs
When to use gsd-add-todo
- →Saving ideas as todos
- →Creating tasks during brainstorming
- →Capturing action items from meetings
About this skill
<codex_skill_adapter>
A. Skill Invocation
- This skill is invoked by mentioning
$gsd-add-todo. - Treat all user text after
$gsd-add-todoas{{GSD_ARGS}}. - If no arguments are present, treat
{{GSD_ARGS}}as empty.
B. AskUserQuestion → request_user_input Mapping
GSD workflows use AskUserQuestion (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex request_user_input:
Parameter mapping:
header→headerquestion→question- Options formatted as
"Label" — description→{label: "Label", description: "description"} - Generate
idfrom header: lowercase, replace spaces with underscores
Batched calls:
AskUserQuestion([q1, q2])→ singlerequest_user_inputwith multiple entries inquestions[]
Multi-select workaround:
- Codex has no
multiSelect. Use sequential single-selects, or present a numbered freeform list asking the user to enter comma-separated numbers.
Execute mode fallback:
- When
request_user_inputis rejected (Execute mode), present a plain-text numbered list and pick a reasonable default.
C. Task() → spawn_agent Mapping
GSD workflows use Task(...) (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex collaboration tools:
Direct mapping:
Task(subagent_type="X", prompt="Y")→spawn_agent(agent_type="X", message="Y")Task(model="...")→ omit (Codex uses per-role config, not inline model selection)fork_context: falseby default — GSD agents load their own context via<files_to_read>blocks
Parallel fan-out:
- Spawn multiple agents → collect agent IDs →
wait(ids)for all to complete
Result parsing:
- Look for structured markers in agent output:
CHECKPOINT,PLAN COMPLETE,SUMMARY, etc. close_agent(id)after collecting results from each agent </codex_skill_adapter>
Routes to the add-todo workflow which handles:
- Directory structure creation
- Content extraction from arguments or conversation
- Area inference from file paths
- Duplicate detection and resolution
- Todo file creation with frontmatter
- STATE.md updates
- Git commits </objective>
<execution_context> @/Users/gabrielwillen/VSCode/stateforward/emel/emel.cpp/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/add-todo.md </execution_context>
<context> Arguments: {{GSD_ARGS}} (optional todo description)State is resolved in-workflow via init todos and targeted reads.
</context>
The workflow handles all logic including:
- Directory ensuring
- Existing area checking
- Content extraction (arguments or conversation)
- Area inference
- Duplicate checking
- File creation with slug generation
- STATE.md updates
- Git commits
When not to use it
- →When not capturing an idea, task, or issue during a GSD session
- →When not creating a structured todo
- →When not using the add-todo workflow
Limitations
- →Requires the add-todo workflow to be followed
- →Relies on `AskUserQuestion` and `Task()` for interaction and agent spawning
- →Assumes `STATE.md` updates and Git commits are part of the workflow
How it compares
This workflow provides a structured and automated way to capture ideas as todos, including duplicate detection and Git integration, which is more reliable than simply jotting down notes.
Compared to similar skills
gsd-add-todo side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gsd-add-todo (this skill) | 0 | 3mo | No flags | Beginner |
| notion-meeting-intelligence | 6 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| resume-handoff | 3 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| meeting-briefing | 2 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
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