Task Management
Productivityby anthropics
3/3 audits passApache-2.0
Simple task management using a shared TASKS.md file. Reference this when the user asks about their tasks, wants to add/complete tasks, or needs help tracking commitments.
Task Management, from Anthropic's knowledge-work-plugins productivity plugin, tracks tasks in a plain TASKS.md file in the current working directory that both the agent and the user can edit. If the file does not exist, the agent creates it with four sections: Active, Waiting On, Someday and Done. Tasks use a checkbox line with a bold title plus context such as who it is for and a due date; completed tasks are checked, struck through, dated and moved to Done. The skill defines how to respond to common requests: summarize what is on my plate and flag anything overdue, add a task, mark one done, or report what is waiting and for how long.
It also tells the agent to offer, not auto-add, tasks extracted from meeting notes or conversations, such as commitments the user made. On first use it can copy a visual dashboard into the working directory. Use it when you want lightweight personal task tracking without a separate app; it is not a team project management tool.
It is published by anthropics under Apache-2.0 and can be imported into BusinessMCP as a playbook, where it is best suited to a founder's own task list rather than CRM work.
What you can do with it
- Ask what is on my plate and see overdue items
- Add a task with an owner and due date
- Mark a task done and move it to the Done section
- Pull action items out of meeting notes, with confirmation
Run it on your business data
Imported into BusinessMCP, Task Management becomes a playbook your AI business analyst applies to your connected workspace tools.
Use Task Management in BusinessMCPInstall it in a coding agent
One command adds Task Management to your project.
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill task-managementHow we vetted it
- Source
- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins at da38ec1
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Security audits (skills.sh)
- Gen Agent Trust Hub: Pass · Socket: Pass · Snyk: Pass
- Bundled scripts
- None, instructions only
Checked 2026-09-25 against its skills.sh listing. How we vet skills
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Task Management store tasks?
In a TASKS.md file in the current working directory, created from a template with Active, Waiting On, Someday and Done sections if it does not exist.
Will it add tasks from meeting notes automatically?
No. The skill says to offer extracted tasks and ask before adding them.
How do I install Task Management?
Run `npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill task-management`, or import it from the BusinessMCP dashboard.
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Use Task Management in BusinessMCP