Agent skill

File Todos

by Microck in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills

This skill should be used when managing the file-based todo tracking system in the todos/ directory.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install File Todos

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill file-todos -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills file-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/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/file-todos .claude/skills/file-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
file-todos
GitHub stars
403
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
670 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
91
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

This skill should be used when managing the file-based todo tracking system in the todos/ directory.

  • Works in 5 steps: Determine next issue ID: ls todos/ |… → Copy template: cp… → Edit and fill required sections → …
  • Tasks that involve Hooks and plugins
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, File Naming Convention, File Structure and Common Workflows, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

File Todos is an agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills. This skill should be used when managing the file-based todo tracking system in the todos/ directory. It provides workflows for creating todos, managing status and dependencies, conducting triage, and integrating with slash commands and code review processes.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `metadata.json`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Hooks and plugins. The repository describes itself as: An unappealing collection of Claude Skills and resources.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Hooks and plugins

Example prompts

  • “/file-todos”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Determine next issue ID: ls todos/ | grep -o '^[0-9]+' | sort -n | tail -1
  2. Copy template: cp assets/todo-template.md todos/{NEXT_ID}-pending-{priority}-{description}.md
  3. Edit and fill required sections
  4. Determine status: pending (needs triage) or ready (pre-approved)
  5. Add relevant tags for filtering

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1056d29. 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 bash, yaml and 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

File Todos loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 670 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~67
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 670 words (~1,891 tokens).

“The todos/ directory contains a file-based tracking system for managing code review feedback, technical debt, feature requests, and work items. Each todo is a markdown file with YAML frontmatter and structured sections.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Microck, Custom licence
name
file-todos

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills_all/file-todos of Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • metadata.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1056d29

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 4 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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AgentSys Cross-Platform Maintenanceagent-sh/agentsys994—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Readyprekuter/dryforge4101 repos~6.8kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about File Todos

What does File Todos do?

This skill should be used when managing the file-based todo tracking system in the todos/ directory. File Todos is an agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills. This skill should be used when managing the file-based todo tracking system in the todos/ directory.

When should I use File Todos?

File Todos fits situations like: tasks that involve Hooks and plugins.

How do I install File Todos in Claude Code?

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

How do I install File Todos in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill file-todos -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_all/file-todos in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/file-todos in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use File 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 Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill file-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/file-todos, .gemini/skills/file-todos, .github/skills/file-todos and .opencode/skills/file-todos in your project.

What does File Todos need to run?

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

Does File 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 File 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 File Todos use?

File Todos has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does File Todos use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to File Todos?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with File Todos: Claude Code Plugin Structure (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Crush Configuration (charmbracelet/crush, 29k stars), Plate Plugin Creator (udecode/plate, 17k stars) and AgentSys Cross-Platform Maintenance (agent-sh/agentsys, 994 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains File Todos?

Microck (a GitHub user) maintains it in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills, which has 403 GitHub stars. The repository holds 91 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.

Source: Microck/ordinary-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.