Agent skill

Write Todos

by HazAT in HazAT/pi-config

Convert a selected Markdown plan into clear, dependency-ordered Markdown todos.

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Write Todos

skills CLI
$ npx skills add HazAT/pi-config --skill write-todos -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HazAT/pi-config write-todos --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HazAT/pi-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/write-todos .claude/skills/write-todos && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
write-todos
GitHub stars
451
Token cost
~530 tokens
SKILL.md length
149 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Convert a selected Markdown plan into clear, dependency-ordered Markdown todos.

  • Breaking plans into tasks
  • SKILL.md covers Rules and File Format
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Updating execution status from coordinator evidence

What it does

Write Todos is an agent skill from HazAT/pi-config. Convert a selected Markdown plan into clear, dependency-ordered Markdown todos. Use for /todos, breaking plans into tasks, or updating execution status from coordinator evidence.

Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office. The repository describes itself as: My personal pi coding agent configuration - skills and extensions. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Breaking plans into tasks
  • Updating execution status from coordinator evidence

Example prompts

  • “/write-todos”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 655acd4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Write Todos loads about 530 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 149 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~530

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from HazAT/pi-config at commit 655acd4, republished under its MIT licence (© HazAT). 149 words, ~530 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/write-todos/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
write-todos
description
Convert a selected Markdown plan into clear, dependency-ordered Markdown todos. Use for /todos, breaking plans into tasks, or updating execution status from coordinator evidence.

Write Todos

Read the absolute plan path supplied by the caller. Write only the supplied todos path; do not implement work or launch agents.

Rules

  • Preserve the plan's architecture, scope, exclusions, and acceptance criteria.
  • Use stable sequential IDs (TODO-001, TODO-002, ...). When updating an existing file, preserve IDs and completed evidence.
  • Make each source-writing todo fit one focused worker and one commit.
  • Source-writing todos must be dependency ordered because workers share one checkout and run sequentially.
  • Repeat the constraints a worker needs; do not make it infer critical intent.
  • Name target files, useful source references, objective checks, and plausible wrong approaches.
  • Only the coordinator updates status, owner, commit, verification, and result fields. Delegated agents read this file but never edit it.

File Format

markdown
# Execution Todos

**Status:** Pending | In Progress | Complete | Blocked
**Plan:** `/absolute/path/to/session.plan.md`
**Updated:** [ISO-8601 timestamp]

## TODO-001 — [outcome]

**Status:** Pending | In Progress | Complete | Blocked
**Depends on:** none | TODO-NNN
**Owner:** unassigned | [SC label]
**Commit:** pending | [full SHA] | n/a

### Outcome
[What this produces and why]

### Constraints
- [plan decision to preserve]
- [explicit non-goal or wrong approach]

### Files and References
- `path/to/file` — [expected change]
- `path/to/example:line` — [pattern to follow]

### Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] [observable result tied to a plan criterion]
- [ ] `[verification command]` passes
- [ ] One focused commit contains only this todo's changes and is not pushed

### Verification
- Pending

### Result
- Pending

Use Blocked with an objective reason. Mark the top-level status Complete only when every required todo is complete with verified commit/result evidence (or an explicitly justified n/a).

© HazAT, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/write-todos of HazAT/pi-config.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 655acd4

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Write Todos

What does Write Todos do?

Convert a selected Markdown plan into clear, dependency-ordered Markdown todos. Write Todos is an agent skill from HazAT/pi-config. Convert a selected Markdown plan into clear, dependency-ordered Markdown todos.

When should I use Write Todos?

Write Todos fits situations like: breaking plans into tasks; updating execution status from coordinator evidence.

How do I install Write Todos in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add HazAT/pi-config --skill write-todos -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/write-todos in HazAT/pi-config) into .claude/skills/write-todos in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Write Todos in Codex?

Run `npx skills add HazAT/pi-config --skill write-todos -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/write-todos in HazAT/pi-config) into .agents/skills/write-todos in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Write Todos in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add HazAT/pi-config --skill write-todos -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/write-todos, .gemini/skills/write-todos, .github/skills/write-todos and .opencode/skills/write-todos in your project.

What does Write Todos need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Write Todos is instructions for the agent only.

Does Write Todos access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Write Todos safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Write Todos use?

Write Todos is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Write Todos use?

About 530 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Write Todos?

HazAT (a GitHub user) maintains it in HazAT/pi-config, which has 451 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 25, 2026.

Source: HazAT/pi-config on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.