msd-core/gsd-core/workflows/check-todos.md

List all pending todos, allow selection, load full context for the selected todo, and route to appropriate action.

<required_reading> Read all files referenced by the invoking prompt's execution_context before starting. </required_reading>

Load todo context:

_GSD_SHIM_NAME="gsd-tools.cjs"; _GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT="${RUNTIME_DIR:-$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)}"; GSD_TOOLS="${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; _gsd_at() { for _p; do if [ -f "$_p" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="$_p"; return 0; fi; done; return 1; }; if _gsd_at "${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/.claude/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/.codex/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; then gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif unset -f gsd_run; _G="$(command -v gsd_run)"; then GSD_TOOLS="$_G"; gsd_run() { "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif _gsd_at "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${HERMES_HOME:-$HOME/.hermes}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${CURSOR_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.cursor}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${GEMINI_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.gemini}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${COPILOT_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.copilot}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${WINDSURF_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.codeium/windsurf}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${AUGMENT_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.augment}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${TRAE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.trae}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${QWEN_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.qwen}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${CODEBUDDY_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.codebuddy}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${CLINE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.cline}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${GROK_AGENTS_HOME:-$HOME/.agents}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${ANTIGRAVITY_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.gemini/antigravity}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/opencode}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" "${KILO_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/kilo}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; then gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; else echo "ERROR: gsd-tools.cjs not found at $GSD_TOOLS and gsd_run is not on PATH. Run: npx -y @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --claude --local" >&2; exit 1; fi; GSD_IDENTITY_STATUS=unverified; case "$(gsd_run runtime-identity --raw 2>/dev/null || true)" in '{"packageName":"@opengsd/gsd-core"'*'}') GSD_IDENTITY_STATUS=ok;; esac; export GSD_IDENTITY_STATUS; [ "$GSD_IDENTITY_STATUS" = ok ] || echo "WARNING: \"$GSD_TOOLS\" did not prove it is @opengsd/gsd-core - it is either a different package or an @opengsd/gsd-core older than the runtime-identity verb. See docs/how-to/diagnose-a-foreign-gsd-tools.md" >&2; if [ -n "${CLAUDE_ENV_FILE:-}" ] && [ -n "${GSD_TOOLS:-}" ]; then printf "export PATH='%s':\"\$PATH\"\n" "${GSD_TOOLS%/*}" >> "$CLAUDE_ENV_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true; fi
INIT=$(gsd_run query init.todos)
if [[ "$INIT" == @file:* ]]; then INIT=$(cat "${INIT#@file:}"); fi

Extract from init JSON: todo_count, todos, pending_dir, response_language.

If response_language is set: All user-facing output of this workflow — narration between tool calls, status updates, progress notes, findings, questions, prompts, and explanations — MUST be presented in {response_language}. Technical terms, code, file paths, and subagent prompts stay in English — only user-facing output is translated.

If todo_count is 0:

No pending todos.

Todos are captured during work sessions with /gsd-add-todo.

---

Would you like to:

1. Continue with current phase (/gsd:progress)
2. Add a todo now (/gsd-add-todo)

Exit.

Check for area filter in arguments: - `/gsd:capture --list` → show all - `/gsd:capture --list api` → filter to area:api only Use the `todos` array from init context (already filtered by area if specified).

Parse and display as numbered list:

Pending Todos:

1. Add auth token refresh (api, 2d ago)
2. Fix modal z-index issue (ui, 1d ago)
3. Refactor database connection pool (database, 5h ago)

---

Reply with a number to view details, or:
- `/gsd:capture --list [area]` to filter by area
- `q` to exit

Format age as relative time from created timestamp.

Wait for user to reply with a number.

If valid: load selected todo, proceed. If invalid: "Invalid selection. Reply with a number (1-[N]) or q to exit."

Read the todo file completely. Display:

## [title]

**Area:** [area]
**Created:** [date] ([relative time] ago)
**Files:** [list or "None"]

### Problem
[problem section content]

### Solution
[solution section content]

If files field has entries, read and briefly summarize each.

Check for roadmap (can use init progress or directly check file existence):

If .planning/ROADMAP.md exists:

1. Check if todo's area matches an upcoming phase
2. Check if todo's files overlap with a phase's scope
3. Note any match for action options

**If todo maps to a roadmap phase:**

Text mode (workflow.text_mode: true in config or --text flag): Set TEXT_MODE=true if --text is present in $ARGUMENTS OR text_mode from init JSON is true. When TEXT_MODE is active, replace every AskUserQuestion call with a plain-text numbered list and ask the user to type their choice number. This is required for non-Claude runtimes (OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, etc.) where AskUserQuestion is not available. Use AskUserQuestion:

• header: "Action"
• question: "This todo relates to Phase [N]: [name]. What would you like to do?"
• options:
  • "Work on it now" — move to done, start working
  • "Add to phase plan" — include when planning Phase [N]
  • "Brainstorm approach" — think through before deciding
  • "Put it back" — return to list

If no roadmap match:

Use AskUserQuestion:

• header: "Action"
• question: "What would you like to do with this todo?"
• options:
  • "Work on it now" — move to done, start working
  • "Create a phase" — /gsd-add-phase with this scope
  • "Brainstorm approach" — think through before deciding
  • "Put it back" — return to list

**Work on it now:** ```bash mv ".planning/todos/pending/[filename]" ".planning/todos/completed/" ``` Update STATE.md todo count. Present problem/solution context. Begin work or ask how to proceed.

Add to phase plan: Note todo reference in phase planning notes. Keep in pending. Return to list or exit.

Create a phase: Display: /gsd-add-phase [description from todo] Keep in pending. User runs command in fresh context.

Brainstorm approach: Keep in pending. Start discussion about problem and approaches.

Put it back: Return to list_todos step.

If `.planning/STATE.md` exists:

1. Re-run gsd_run query init.todos to get a fresh, post-write JSON snapshot (the count and rendering must reflect the change just made).
2. Fail-safe check (#2618): if the JSON failed to parse, or pending_read_ok is not true, or pending_todos_markdown is not a string, do NOT touch the "### Pending Todos" section — leave it exactly as-is and continue to the next step. A partial or malformed init.todos result must never overwrite a good existing section.
3. Otherwise, replace the entire body of "### Pending Todos" (under "## Accumulated Context") with the literal value of pending_todos_markdown — verbatim, one bullet per pending todo already rendered and length-capped by init.todos. Do not reformat, re-wrap, re-order, or hand-edit the bullets; do not append to the old body — replace it wholesale (this is what makes an old run-on-sentence section get superseded cleanly with no migration step).

If todo was moved to completed/, commit the change:

git rm --cached .planning/todos/pending/[filename] 2>/dev/null || true
gsd_run query commit "docs: start work on todo - [title]" --files .planning/todos/completed/[filename] .planning/STATE.md

Tool respects commit_docs config and gitignore automatically.

Confirm: "Committed: docs: start work on todo - [title]"

<success_criteria>

• All pending todos listed with title, area, age
• Area filter applied if specified
• Selected todo's full context loaded
• Roadmap context checked for phase match
• Appropriate actions offered
• Selected action executed
• STATE.md updated if todo count changed
• Changes committed to git (if todo moved to completed/) </success_criteria>