Tasks Skill

Track complex, multi-step tasks globally. Unlike todos (per-thread), tasks are shared across ALL threads and persist across restarts.

When to Use

• Starting a complex task with 3+ steps
• User asks you to do something that will take multiple turns
• You need to track progress on ongoing work
• You want to remember what you were doing after a restart

Commands

List active tasks

alma tasks list          # active tasks (default)
alma tasks list all      # all tasks
alma tasks list done     # completed tasks

Create a task

alma tasks add "Build People settings page"

Update a task (set steps, progress, status)

# Set steps for a task
alma tasks update <id> --steps "Design API,Build backend,Build frontend,Test,Deploy"

# Mark progress (0-indexed step number)
alma tasks update <id> --step 2 --status in_progress

# Link to current thread
alma tasks update <id> --thread <threadId>

# Change title
alma tasks update <id> --title "New title"

Mark done

alma tasks done <id>

Show details

alma tasks show <id>

Delete

alma tasks delete <id>

Status Values

• pending — Created but not started
• in_progress — Currently being worked on
• done — Completed
• blocked — Waiting on something

Workflow Example

# 1. Create task when starting complex work
alma tasks add "Add Discord chat logging"

# 2. Define steps
alma tasks update t1abc --steps "Add log method to bridge,Log user messages,Log bot replies,Test,Release"

# 3. Start working
alma tasks update t1abc --status in_progress --step 0

# 4. Progress through steps
alma tasks update t1abc --step 1
alma tasks update t1abc --step 2

# 5. Complete
alma tasks done t1abc

Rules

• ALWAYS create a task when starting multi-step work (3+ steps)
• Update progress as you complete each step
• Mark done immediately when finished — don’t leave stale tasks
• Keep task titles concise but descriptive
• Steps should be actionable and specific
• Clean up completed tasks periodically (or let them stay for history)

Storage

Tasks are stored at ~/.config/alma/tasks.json and injected into your context automatically. You can always see your active tasks.