Localized reading guide
updatePurpose, usage and source
Sync tasks and refresh memory from your current activity. Use when pulling new assignments from your project tracker into TASKS.md, triaging stale or overdue tasks, filling memory gaps for unknown people or projects, or running a comprehensive scan to catch todos buried in chat and email.
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- Source repository
- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- SKILL.md
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- Repository updated
- 2026-10-30
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The purpose and workflow passages below are upstream material, organized and translated for reading. They are distinct from the separately labeled Codez editorial analysis.
What this Skill does
Sync tasks and refresh memory from your current activity. Use when pulling new assignments from your project tracker into TASKS.md, triaging stale or overdue tasks, filling memory gaps for unknown people or projects, or running a comprehensive scan to catch todos buried in chat and email.
How the upstream workflow works
Extra Step: Scan Activity Sources
Gather data from available MCP sources: Chat: Search recent messages, read active channels Email: Search sent messages Documents: List recently touched docs
Upstream passage · L108 ↗Extra Step: Flag Missed Todos
Compare activity against TASKS.md. Surface action items that aren't tracked: Let user pick which to add.
Upstream passage · L116 ↗Extra Step: Suggest New Memories
Surface new entities not in memory: Present grouped by confidence. High-confidence items offered to add directly; low-confidence items asked about.
Upstream passage · L140 ↗/productivity:update
/productivity:update --comprehensiveRequirements and setup
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Limits and quality checks
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Translation and scope
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