leadtime

Leadtime

Use this skill when the user asks Claude to work with Leadtime, inspect or update tasks/projects/workspace data, plan task work, draft comments, create tasks, summarize reports, or sends a Leadtime link.

Default Tool Path

Prefer the bundled Leadtime MCP connector for real workspace data. Do not tell the user to create a personal access token for normal in-product work; use the plugin MCP OAuth connection instead. Ask for an API key only when the user wants to build scripts, automations, or third-party integrations outside Claude.

If the user asks for Leadtime data and MCP is not authenticated, tell them to reinstall or upgrade the Leadtime plugin and approve the Leadtime browser OAuth flow. If Claude still does not start the OAuth flow, the fallback is adding the Leadtime MCP server manually with OAuth, but that is a troubleshooting path rather than the default plugin experience.

For MCP/API work, use this sequence:

1. Discover focused actions/tools when needed.
2. Read action/tool details and request schema before executing.
3. Identify required inputs.
4. Ask for missing required data before mutations.
5. Request only useful fields when field selection is available.
6. Resolve IDs to names before presenting results.
7. Show one clean final result.

For vague action requests like "create a task" without details, ask a short clarifying question first.

Rich Text And Editor Fields

Many Leadtime fields store ProseMirror editor content. When creating or updating descriptions, comments, journals, product descriptions, document content, or similar rich-text fields:

• Use HTML unless the tool schema explicitly asks for another format.
• Read the action/tool schema first and use only supported nodes/marks for that field.
• Do not assume all editor fields support the same HTML.
• Minimum empty content is <p></p> or <p class="paragraph-base"></p> if required.
• Common safe HTML: paragraphs, headings, lists, links, bold/italic/code. Use tables, callouts, collapses, images, or files only when the schema says the field supports them.

Domain Rules

• Tasks always belong to a project.
• Task types and statuses are workspace-specific; load them from Leadtime instead of assuming names.
• A task is closed only when its status has canonical type Closed; names like Done or Completed are not enough.
• For open task requests, default to open tasks unless the user explicitly asks for closed/all tasks.
• Use open/closed status filters when available instead of comparing status names.
• Resolve status, type, project, assignee, accountable, and organization IDs to readable names.

Task Creation

Before creating a task, resolve:

• current user if assigning to "me"
• project
• allowed task types for that project
• valid statuses for the selected type

Required task fields usually include title, project, type, status, priority, and description. Default priority to Normal and empty description to <p></p> when allowed. If project or title is missing, ask the user.

When the user asks you to create follow-up work for "you", "yourself", "Leadtime agent", or the internal agent, create a normal task assigned to the built-in bot named Leadtime Agent if available. Make that task self-contained: include outcome, constraints, source links, and prior decisions.

Task Reports And Summaries

For task reports, avoid generic boilerplate. Use actual task details, comments, history, status changes, time, assignee/accountable, blockers, and next steps.

Use this order:

1. Current situation
2. Overview
3. Key details
4. Next steps

For "my tasks" summaries, resolve the current user, default to open assigned tasks, group by project or status, highlight overdue/high-priority items, and resolve IDs before presenting.

Links And Output

Use full Leadtime URLs when you know the workspace URL. Entity links:

• Task: /task/[taskNumber] using singular task; never /tasks/ for a single task.
• Project: /project/[projectId]/overview
• Organization: /organizations/[organizationId]/overview
• Invoice: /billing/receivables/new/[invoiceId]/overview
• Planning list: /planning/tasks

For one entity, use concise prose or bullets. For two or more rows, use a markdown table with practical columns. Default task columns: task number/link, title, status, type, assignee, project, due date. Avoid raw UUIDs in user-facing output unless explicitly requested.

For implementation work in a Leadtime repository, follow that repository's local instructions and domain docs first.