track-manager

name	track-manager
description	Manage Conductor tracks, phases, and tasks. Use when working with track status, updating task markers, or navigating between tracks.

Track Manager Skill

Manage the lifecycle of Conductor tracks including status updates, task completion, and phase transitions.

Trigger Conditions

Use this skill when:

• Checking track status or progress
• Marking tasks as complete
• Transitioning between phases
• User mentions: "track status", "mark complete", "next task", "update plan"

Track Structure

conductor/
├── tracks.md           # Master track list
└── tracks/
    └── <track_id>/
        ├── spec.md         # Requirements
        ├── plan.md         # Phased tasks
        └── metadata.json   # Status, timestamps

Task Status Markers

Marker	Status	Description
[ ]	Pending	Not started
[~]	In Progress	Currently working
[x]	Completed	Done (add commit SHA)

Workflow Operations

Start a Task

# Before

- [ ] Implement user authentication

# After (mark in progress)

- [~] Implement user authentication

Complete a Task

# After completion (add commit SHA)

- [x] Implement user authentication <!-- abc1234 -->

Update tracks.md

When completing a phase, update conductor/tracks.md:

## Active Tracks

| Track ID | Type    | Status      | Progress  |
| -------- | ------- | ----------- | --------- |
| auth-001 | feature | in_progress | Phase 2/3 |

Phase Transition Rules

1. All tasks in phase must be [x] before moving to next phase
2. Update metadata.json with completion timestamp
3. Create commit for phase completion
4. Update tracks.md progress column

Response Format

After track operations:

## Track Update

**Track**: [track_id]
**Operation**: [started/completed/updated]
**Phase**: [phase number] - [phase name]
**Progress**: [completed]/[total] tasks
**Next**: [next task description]