track-management
A workflow management skill for Conductor tracks and project documentation.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/track-management && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/4027" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/track-management && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/track-management
Activation
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Use this skill when creating, managing, or working with Conductor tracks - the logical work units for features, bugs, and refactors. Applies to spec.md, plan.md, and track lifecycle operations.Key capabilities
- →Create feature, bug, and refactor tracks
- →Manage track lifecycle from creation to completion
- →Maintain spec.md and plan.md documentation
- →Update track status markers and metadata
- →Register tracks in tracks.md
How it works
The skill organizes development into logical work units by enforcing spec review, planning, and phase-based implementation. It uses status markers and metadata to track progress through the lifecycle.
Inputs & outputs
When to use track-management
- →Start a new feature track
- →Update track plan.md
- →Mark task phase as complete
About this skill
Track Management
Guide for creating, managing, and completing Conductor tracks - the logical work units that organize features, bugs, and refactors through specification, planning, and implementation phases.
When to Use This Skill
- Creating new feature, bug, or refactor tracks
- Writing or reviewing spec.md files
- Creating or updating plan.md files
- Managing track lifecycle from creation to completion
- Understanding track status markers and conventions
- Working with the tracks.md registry
- Interpreting or updating track metadata
Detailed patterns and worked examples
Detailed pattern documentation lives in references/details.md. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.
Best Practices
- One track, one concern: Keep tracks focused on a single logical change
- Small phases: Break work into phases of 3-5 tasks maximum
- Verification after phases: Always include verification tasks
- Update markers immediately: Mark task status as you work
- Record SHAs: Always note commit SHAs for completed tasks
- Review specs before planning: Ensure spec is complete before creating plan
- Link dependencies: Explicitly note track dependencies
- Archive, don't delete: Preserve completed tracks for reference
- Size appropriately: Keep tracks between 1-5 days of work
- Clear acceptance criteria: Every requirement must be testable
When not to use it
- →Managing multiple concerns within a single track
- →Creating tasks that exceed 5 days of work
- →Deleting completed tracks instead of archiving
Limitations
- →Tracks are limited to 1-5 days of work
- →Phases are restricted to a maximum of 5 tasks
How it compares
Unlike generic project management, this skill enforces a strict one-concern-per-track policy and requires explicit verification tasks for every phase.
Compared to similar skills
track-management side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| track-management (this skill) | 1 | 2mo | No flags | Beginner |
| pmbok-project-management | 38 | 9mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| project-planner | 32 | 9mo | Review | Intermediate |
| spec-kit-workflow | 11 | 8mo | No flags | Intermediate |
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