Ralph-orchestrator find-code-tasks

Lists all code tasks in the repository with their status, dates, and metadata. Useful for getting an overview of pending work or finding specific tasks.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.claude/skills/find-code-tasks" ~/.claude/skills/mikeyobrien-ralph-orchestrator-find-code-tasks && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .claude/skills/find-code-tasks/SKILL.md

source content

Find Code Tasks

Overview

This skill finds and displays all code tasks (

.code-task.md

files) in the repository, showing their frontmatter status and metadata. Use it to get a quick overview of pending work, find tasks by status, or check the state of the task backlog.

When to Use

Starting a work session to see what tasks are available
Checking status of tasks before/after running code-assist
Finding tasks by status (pending, in_progress, completed)
Getting a summary of task backlog
Exporting task data for reporting

Parameters

filter (optional): Filter tasks by status
- ```
pending
```
  - Show only pending tasks
- ```
in_progress
```
  - Show only in-progress tasks
- ```
completed
```
  - Show only completed tasks
- (none) - Show all tasks
format (optional, default: "table"): Output format
- ```
table
```
  - Human-readable table with status symbols
- ```
json
```
  - JSON array for programmatic use
- ```
summary
```
  - Counts by status only
tasks_dir (optional, default: ".ralph/tasks/"): Directory to search for tasks

Usage Examples

# Show all tasks in table format
/find-code-tasks

# Show only pending tasks
/find-code-tasks filter:pending

# Get JSON output for tooling
/find-code-tasks format:json

# Quick summary of task counts
/find-code-tasks format:summary

# Search custom directory
/find-code-tasks tasks_dir:tools/

Steps

1. Run Task Status Script

The script is colocated with this skill at

.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh

Execute it with appropriate arguments:

# Default: table format, all tasks
.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh

# With filter
.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh --pending
.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh --in_progress
.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh --completed

# With format
.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh --json
.claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh --summary

# Custom tasks directory
TASKS_DIR=tools/ .claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh

2. Present Results

Display the output to the user. For table format, the output includes:

Symbol	Status
○	pending
●	in_progress
✓	completed
■	blocked

3. Suggest Next Actions

Based on the results, suggest relevant actions:

If there are pending tasks: "Run

/code-assist .ralph/tasks/<task-name>.code-task.md

to start a task"

If there are in_progress tasks: "There are tasks already in progress - consider completing those first"
If all tasks are completed: "All tasks are done! Use
```
/code-task-generator
```
to create new tasks"

Output Examples

Table Format (default)

TASKS STATUS
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
    TASK                                     STATUS       DATE
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
○ add-task-frontmatter-tracking            pending      2025-01-15
○ enhance-headless-tool-output             pending      -
● fix-ctrl-c-freeze                        in_progress  2025-01-14
✓ replay-backend                           completed    2025-01-13
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Total: 4 tasks

Summary Format

Task Summary
────────────
○ Pending:     10
● In Progress: 2
✓ Completed:   5
────────────
  Total:       17

JSON Format

[
  {"task": "add-task-frontmatter-tracking", "status": "pending", "created": "2025-01-15", "started": null, "completed": null},
  {"task": "fix-ctrl-c-freeze", "status": "in_progress", "created": "2025-01-14", "started": "2025-01-14", "completed": null}
]

Frontmatter Schema

Tasks with frontmatter tracking have this structure:

---
status: pending | in_progress | completed | blocked
created: YYYY-MM-DD    # Date task was created
started: YYYY-MM-DD    # Date work began (null if not started)
completed: YYYY-MM-DD  # Date work finished (null if not done)
---

Tasks without frontmatter are shown as

pending

with null dates.

Integration with Other Skills

code-task-generator: Creates new tasks with frontmatter
code-assist: Updates task status when starting/completing work
ralph-code-assist: Runs tasks through Ralph orchestrator

Troubleshooting

No Tasks Found

If no tasks are displayed:

Verify the tasks directory exists:
```
ls .ralph/tasks/
```
Check file extension is
```
.code-task.md
```
Try specifying directory:
```
/find-code-tasks tasks_dir:./
```

Script Not Found

If the task-status.sh script is not found:

Ensure you're in the repository root

Check the script exists:

ls .claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh

Make it executable:

chmod +x .claude/skills/find-code-tasks/task-status.sh

Frontmatter Not Parsed

If dates show as

for tasks with frontmatter:

Ensure frontmatter starts with
```
---
```
on line 1
Check YAML syntax is valid
Verify field names match:
```
status
```
,
```
created
```
,
```
started
```
,
```
completed
```