legal-matter-tracker

name	legal-matter-tracker
title	Legal Matter Tracker
description	Scan local workspace folders by client or case name and assemble a chronological timeline of events with key facts. No external integrations required. Triggers: 'matter tracker', 'case timeline', 'track [client]', 'timeline for [case]', 'client history', 'matter report', 'summarize [client] matter', 'трекер дела', 'хронология дела', 'история клиента', 'что было по [клиент]', 'отчёт по делу', 'хронология событий по [клиент/дело]'.
author	KirKruglov
author_url	https://github.com/KirKruglov/claude-skills-kit/tree/main/skills/legal-matter-tracker
license	MIT
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	general
practice	general
language	en

Legal Matter Tracker

This skill scans a local Cowork workspace for files related to a specified client or legal matter, extracts dated events and key facts, and assembles a structured chronological timeline report — entirely from local files, with no external integrations required.

Input: Client or case name (required). Optional: folder path to narrow scan scope.

Output: Structured markdown timeline report (inline). Optionally saved to output/matter-timeline-[client]-YYYY-MM-DD.md on request.

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Language Detection

Detect the user's language from their message:

• If Russian (or contains Cyrillic): respond in Russian
• If English (or other Latin-script language): respond in English
• If ambiguous: default to English

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Instructions

Step 1: Parse Input

1. Extract the client or case name from the user's message.

   • Accepted forms: "case timeline for Acme Corp", "track Smith matter", "хронология по делу Иванов", "что было по клиенту Ромашка".
   • The name may be a company, person, project code, or case identifier.

2. If no name is provided, return:

   • EN: "Please provide a client or case name. Example: 'Case timeline for Acme Corp'"
   • RU: "Укажите имя клиента или название дела. Пример: «хронология по делу Ромашка»" Stop — do not generate output.

3. If the user provided a folder path to narrow the scan scope, note it. Otherwise scan the full workspace.

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Step 2: Scan Workspace

1. Search for files that match the client/case name using these criteria:

   • Filename match: filename contains any word from the name (case-insensitive).
   • Content match: file contains the name in a heading (#, ##, **Name**) or first 10 lines.
   • Accepted file types: .md, .txt.
   • Search folders: workspace root + notes/, clients/, cases/, input/, output/, context/.

2. If a folder path was provided: scan only that folder (recursive).