project-mgr

project-mgr

Builds an active Obsidian project from a one-line goal. Creates Projects/Doing/<YY>_<Slug>/, seeds success criteria / workstreams / #task next actions, cross-links related notes, and announces the project in today's daily journal — without inventing deadlines or copying private profile fields.

What It Does

• Classifies agent-worthy goals into Projects/Doing/ (rejects solo To Do errands)
• Deduplicates against existing Doing/Done projects before creating
• Writes a structured project note: goal, success criteria, workstreams, next actions, open questions
• Tags trackable checkboxes with #task only (vault GTD rule)
• Cross-links people via [[wikilinks]] instead of duplicating PII
• Logs creation through the log-to-journal workflow

Workflow

flowchart TD
    start(["/project-mgr\n[goal]"])
    errand{"Solo errand?\n(To Do)"}
    stop(["Stop\nuse Microsoft To Do"])
    dedup["Search Projects/\n+ Dashboard/"]
    exists{"Already an\nactive project?"}
    update["Update existing\nnext actions"]
    changed{"User-visible\ncontent changed?"}
    name["Name YY_Slug\nmkdir Projects/Doing/"]
    write["Write project note\ngoal · criteria · tasks"]
    privacy{"Would this copy\nprofile PII?"}
    linkOnly["Link [[Person]] only\nskip IDs / DOB / etc."]
    cross["Cross-link Related\non profile notes"]
    journal["Log via log-to-journal\ntime-first + wikilink"]
    done(["Done\npath + next actions"])

    start --> errand
    errand -->|Yes| stop
    errand -->|No| dedup --> exists
    exists -->|Yes| update --> changed
    changed -->|Yes| journal
    changed -->|No| done
    exists -->|No| name --> write --> privacy
    privacy -->|Yes| linkOnly --> cross
    privacy -->|No| cross
    cross --> journal --> done

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Install

git clone https://github.com/biomystery/claude-skills.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
ln -s "$(pwd)/claude-skills/project-mgr" ~/.claude/skills/project-mgr

Also install log-to-journal (journal announce step). Restart Claude Code / Cursor — /project-mgr becomes available.

Usage

/project-mgr publish Alex's first comic book
/project-mgr plan a backyard compost bin
/project-mgr close out the ExampleCo warranty claim for a dishwasher

Output

• Project folder + note under Projects/Doing/
• 2–4 #task next actions with done criteria
• Related wikilinks; journal bullet with timestamp

Sample output (illustrative / fictional):

Projects/Doing/26_Example_Comic/26_Example_Comic.md
  Goal: Publish Alex's first comic book
  Success criteria: story locked · pages done · PDF or print in hand
  Tasks:
    - [ ] Decide format → pick print vs PDF #task
    - [ ] Capture story seed → title + one-sentence premise #task
Journal:
  - 11:53 📁 Example comic project
	- Created [[Projects/Doing/26_Example_Comic/26_Example_Comic|Example Comic]] — goal: publish first comic; next: pick format

Requirements

• Obsidian vault using Projects/Doing/ + Journals/YYYY/YYYY-WXX/YYYY-MM-DD.md
• #task opt-in task system (Dashboard/Tasks.md)
• Companion skill: log-to-journal

Supported inputs / edge cases

Situation	Handling
Goal is a one-shot errand	Refuse; point to Microsoft To Do
Matching active project exists	Update in place; journal only if next actions changed
Unknown deadline / owner / format	Open question — do not invent
Person has a rich profile note	Confirm exists + wikilink only; do not read/copy body fields
Journal file missing	Stop and ask (Calendar plugin usually creates it)

Privacy

• Skill docs and samples use fictional names and figures only
• Example goals/slugs in this skill must stay fictional and must not mirror identifiable real vault project titles
• Runtime: minimize sensitive fields in project notes; keep them on profile notes behind wikilinks
• Never commit vault content, receipts, or real family data into this skills repository

Skill Structure

project-mgr/
├── SKILL.md
└── README.md