Can I use it with existing documentation?

Yes, it can process single Markdown files, entire folders of specifications, or raw text input to generate a comprehensive hierarchical task tree.

How is progress tracked within the project?

It manages a state.json file and implements status propagation, meaning completion of subtasks automatically updates the progress and status of parent epics.

What happens if a task is too complex?

The skill automatically analyzes complexity; any task rated Medium or higher is recursively split into smaller, actionable subtasks until they are manageable.

How does the Task Manager handle project memory?

It uses a memories.json file to store architectural decisions, constraints, and bugfixes, ensuring Claude treats these as hard constraints in future planning sessions.

Where is the project data stored?

All task, state, and memory data is stored locally in a .taskmanager/ directory within your project root, making it version-control friendly.

MWGuerra Task Manager

Name: MWGuerra Task Manager
Author: mwguerra

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Productivity & Workflow

Organizes project workflows by transforming PRDs into hierarchical task trees with automated state and memory management.

The Task Manager skill provides a robust framework for Claude to manage complex project lifecycles directly within your repository. It acts as the source of truth for task tracking, state persistence, and long-term project memory, allowing Claude to parse Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) into actionable, hierarchical tasks with estimated complexities and dependencies. By maintaining a dedicated .taskmanager directory, it ensures project constraints, architectural decisions, and bugfixes are remembered across sessions, resulting in more consistent, reliable, and context-aware AI-driven development.

Key Features

01Real-time state tracking and automated status propagation across task trees

02Persistent project memory for storing long-lived constraints and architectural decisions

03Integrated time estimation and duration tracking for leaf-level tasks

04Predictive complexity analysis with automated subtask splitting for large features

05Hierarchical task decomposition from PRD files, folders, or direct text input

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Use Cases

01Converting a complex documentation folder into a structured, actionable development roadmap

02Automating the tracking of development progress and time-to-completion directly in Git

03Maintaining persistent project 'memories' to ensure Claude follows specific naming and testing conventions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add mwguerra/claude-code-plugins taskmanager

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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