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Step 0 — Immediate Output

Before ANY tool calls, display this banner:

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║  PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► TODO                                       ║
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Then proceed to Step 1.

/pbr:todo — Persistent File-Based Todos

Why File-Based

Native Claude Code Tasks are session-scoped — they vanish when the conversation ends. Plan-Build-Run todos are individual .md files in .planning/todos/ that persist across sessions, context resets, and compactions.

Subcommands

Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine the subcommand:

`add <description>`

•Ensure .planning/todos/pending/ directory exists
•Generate NNN: scan both .planning/todos/pending/ and .planning/todos/done/ for the highest existing number, then increment by 1 (zero-padded to 3 digits)
•Generate slug: take the first ~4 meaningful words from the description, lowercase, hyphen-separated (e.g., "Add rate limiting to login" → add-rate-limiting-login)
•Infer theme from description (e.g., "auth" → security, "test" → testing, "UI" → frontend, "refactor" → quality)
•Check for duplicates — read existing pending todos, if a similar one exists, ask user via AskUserQuestion
•Create .planning/todos/pending/{NNN}-{slug}.md:

yaml

---
title: "{description}"
status: pending
priority: P2
source: conversation
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
theme: {inferred-theme}
---

## Goal

{description expanded into a clear goal statement}

## Scope

{any relevant context from the current conversation, or bullet points of what's in/out of scope}

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] {primary acceptance criterion derived from description}

•

Update STATE.md Pending Todos section

If the Write fails, display:

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Failed to write todo file.

**To fix:** Check that `.planning/todos/pending/` exists and is writable.

•
Confirm with branded output:

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║  PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► TODO ADDED ✓                               ║
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**Todo {NNN}:** {description}



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**Work on it now** or see your task list

`/pbr:quick`

<sub>`/clear` first → fresh context window</sub>



**Also available:**
- `/pbr:todo list` — see all pending todos
- `/pbr:status` — see project status

`list [theme]`

•Read all files in .planning/todos/pending/
•Parse frontmatter from each
•If theme filter provided, filter by theme
•Display as table:

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Pending Todos:
| # | Title | Priority | Theme | Created |
|---|-------|----------|-------|---------|
| 074 | Status-line customization options | P2 | capability | 2026-02-10 |
| 075 | Add WebSearch/WebFetch/Context7 to researcher | P2 | capability | 2026-02-10 |

•Offer actions with branded routing:

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**Pick a todo** — mark one done or start working

`/pbr:todo work <NNN>` — start working on a todo
`/pbr:todo done <NNN>` — mark a todo as complete



**Also available:**
- `/pbr:status` — see project status

`done <NNN>`

•Find .planning/todos/pending/{NNN}-*.md (match by number prefix)
•If not found, display:

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Todo {NNN} not found in pending todos.

**To fix:** Run `/pbr:todo list` to see available numbers.

•Ensure .planning/todos/done/ directory exists (create if needed)
•Read the pending file content
•Update frontmatter in the content: set status: done and add completed: {YYYY-MM-DD}

CRITICAL: Write to done/ FIRST, verify it exists, THEN delete from pending/. Do NOT delete pending before confirming done/ write succeeded.

•Write the updated content to .planning/todos/done/{NNN}-{slug}.md

•Verify the done/ file was written successfully: check that .planning/todos/done/{NNN}-{slug}.md exists and has content (use ls or Glob)

•If the done/ write failed, abort and display:

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Failed to write to done/. Pending file preserved.

**To fix:** Check that `.planning/todos/done/` exists and is writable.

Do NOT proceed to delete the pending file.

•Only THEN delete the original file from .planning/todos/pending/ (use rm via Bash)
•Update STATE.md
•Confirm with branded output:

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║  PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► TODO COMPLETED ✓                           ║
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**Todo {NNN}:** {title}



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**See remaining tasks**

`/pbr:todo list`

<sub>`/clear` first → fresh context window</sub>



**Also available:**
- `/pbr:continue` — execute next logical step
- `/pbr:status` — see project status

`work <NNN>`

•
Find .planning/todos/pending/{NNN}-*.md (match by number prefix)
•
If not found, display the same error block as done — suggest /pbr:todo list
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Read the todo file content (frontmatter + body)
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Extract the title from frontmatter and the full body (Goal, Scope, Acceptance Criteria sections)
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Assess complexity to choose the right skill. Evaluate the todo content against these criteria:

Signal	Route to
Single file change, small fix, simple addition	`/pbr:quick`
Multiple acceptance criteria, multi-file scope, architectural decisions, needs research	`/pbr:plan` (requires an active phase)
Investigation needed, unclear root cause	`/pbr:debug`
Open-ended exploration, no clear deliverable	`/pbr:explore`

If unsure, ask the user via AskUserQuestion:

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Todo {NNN} could be handled as a quick task or may need full planning.

Which approach?
- Quick task (/pbr:quick) — single executor, atomic commit
- Full planning (/pbr:plan) — research, plan, build cycle
- Debug (/pbr:debug) — systematic investigation
- Explore (/pbr:explore) — open-ended investigation

•Display branded output:

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║  PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► WORKING ON TODO {NNN}                      ║
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**Todo {NNN}:** {title}
**Routing to:** /pbr:{chosen-skill}

•Invoke the chosen skill via the Skill tool, passing the todo title and body as args:

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{title}

Context from todo {NNN}:
{body content — Goal, Scope, Acceptance Criteria sections}

For /pbr:plan, if no phase exists for this work yet, suggest the user run /pbr:plan add first to create one, then re-run /pbr:todo work {NNN}.

•When the skill completes, remind the user:

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**Mark this todo as done if the work is complete**

`/pbr:todo done {NNN}`

No arguments

Show a brief summary: count of pending todos, grouped by theme, plus usage hint.

State Integration

After any todo operation, update the "Pending Todos" section of STATE.md with the current count and list.

Git Integration

Reference: skills/shared/commit-planning-docs.md for the standard commit pattern.

If planning.commit_docs: true in config, commit todo changes:

•docs(planning): add todo {NNN}
•docs(planning): complete todo {NNN}