From taskmd-lite
Retrieves lightweight frontmatter metadata (status, priority, effort, type, tags, owner, dependencies) from task .md files by ID or keyword using Glob and Read. Use for quick status checks.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
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The summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Retrieve lightweight metadata for a task — no CLI required.
Retrieve lightweight metadata for a task — no CLI required.
The user's query is in $ARGUMENTS (a task ID like 077 or a task name/keyword).
Find the task directory:
.taskmd.yaml if it exists to check for a custom dir fieldtasks if not configuredFind the task file:
Glob for <task-dir>/**/*$ARGUMENTS*.mdidid in frontmatterRead only the frontmatter of the matched file (the YAML between --- delimiters)
Present the metadata in a compact format:
Task 077: Fix login bug
Status: in-progress
Priority: high
Effort: medium
Type: bug
Tags: auth, frontend
Owner: alice
Dependencies: 042, 043
Created: 2026-02-10
File: tasks/cli/077-fix-login-bug.md
See SPEC_REFERENCE.md (in the plugin root) for valid field values and frontmatter schema.
npx claudepluginhub driangle/taskmd --plugin taskmd-liteRetrieves lightweight metadata for tasks (ID, title, status, priority, effort, tags, owner, dependencies, path) using taskmd CLI via Bash. Use for quick status checks without full details.
Retrieves full details of a task by ID or name from .md files in a tasks directory. Finds matches via Glob, reads with Read tool, shows frontmatter and markdown body. Use to view tasks.
Lists tasks from directories like focus/active/paused/completed by parsing Markdown files for progress, status, priority, estimates, and dependencies. Filters by status/dir; outputs table/list/JSON with aggregates.