Project Skill

Create, track, and archive projects that bridge the gap between goals and daily tasks.

Usage

/project # Interactive: create new project or view status /project new # Create a new project /project status # Dashboard of all active projects /project archive <name> # Archive a completed project

Commands

/project or /project new

Creates a new project folder with a CLAUDE.md context file, interactively linked to a goal.

Steps:

• Read Goals/1. Yearly Goals.md to list available goals

• Ask user which goal this project supports (or "none" for standalone)

• Ask for project name

• Create Projects/<ProjectName>/CLAUDE.md with structure below

• If linked to a goal, add [[Projects/<ProjectName>]] reference in the yearly goals file

Project CLAUDE.md Template:

Project: <Name>

Overview

[Brief description of what this project achieves]

Goal Link

Supports: [[1. Yearly Goals#<Goal Name>]]

Status

• Phase: Planning | Active | Review | Complete
• Progress: 0%
• Started: <date>
• Target: <date>

Key Decisions

• [Decision 1] - [Date] - [Rationale]

Next Actions

• [First concrete step]
• [Second step]

Notes

[Running log of updates, blockers, learnings]

/project status

Scans all Projects/*/CLAUDE.md files and displays a dashboard.

Steps:

• Glob for Projects/*/CLAUDE.md

• Read each file, extract: name, status/phase, progress%, goal linkage, next action

• Display dashboard table

Output Format:

Project Dashboard

Summary

• Active projects: N
• Total progress (weighted): X%
• Projects without goal link: [list]
• Stalled projects (no update in 14+ days): [list]

/project archive <name>

Moves a completed project to the archives.

Steps:

• Verify Projects/<name>/ exists

• Confirm with user before archiving

• Update project CLAUDE.md status to "Complete" and progress to 100%

• Move folder: mv Projects/<name> Archives/Projects/<name>

• Create Archives/Projects/ directory if it doesn't exist

• Update any goal references to note completion

• Report what was archived

Project Naming Conventions

• Use PascalCase for folder names: Projects/LearnSpanish/

• Keep names concise but descriptive

• Avoid special characters

Cascade Integration

Projects are the critical middle layer:

Goals/1. Yearly Goals.md <- "What I want to achieve" | v Projects//CLAUDE.md <- "How I'll achieve it" (THIS SKILL) | v Daily Notes/.md <- "What I'm doing today"

When creating tasks in daily notes, reference the project:

• Draft API spec — [[Projects/MyApp/CLAUDE.md|MyApp]]

Task-Based Progress Tracking

New Project Tasks

TaskCreate: subject: "Read yearly goals" description: "Load goals for project linking" activeForm: "Reading yearly goals..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Create project structure" description: "Create folder and CLAUDE.md for new project" activeForm: "Creating project structure..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Link project to goal" description: "Add project reference to yearly goals file" activeForm: "Linking project to goal..."

Status Dashboard Tasks

TaskCreate: subject: "Scan project files" description: "Glob and read all Projects/*/CLAUDE.md files" activeForm: "Scanning project files..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Generate dashboard" description: "Compile status dashboard from project data" activeForm: "Generating project dashboard..."

Mark each task in_progress when starting, completed when done.

Integration

Works with:

• /daily

• Surface project next-actions in morning routine

• /weekly

• Project status in weekly review

• /goal-tracking

• Project progress feeds goal calculations

• /onboard

• Discover and load project context

• /push

• Commit project changes