Agent skill

workbench-work-items

Work item management for Workbench CLI. Use when creating, updating, linking, or closing work items and tracking execution status.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/incursa/workbench/tree/main/.codex/skills/workbench-work-items

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Key settings

  • .workbench/config.json: paths.itemsDir, paths.doneDir, ids.width, prefixes, git.branchPattern.
  • Status values: draft, ready, in-progress, blocked, done, dropped.

Core workflows

  1. Ensure planning artifacts exist (specs, ADRs, architecture docs) before major work.
  2. Create a work item and set its initial status.
  3. Link related specs, ADRs, files, PRs, or issues.
  4. Update status and close work items when done.

Commands

Create a task:

bash
workbench.ps1 item new --type task --title "Do the thing" --status draft --priority medium --owner platform

Update status:

bash
workbench.ps1 item status WI-WB-0001 in-progress --note "started implementation"

Close and move to done:

bash
workbench.ps1 item close WI-WB-0001

Link docs or PRs:

bash
workbench.ps1 item link WI-WB-0001 --spec /overview/spec.md --adr /decisions/ADR-YYYY-MM-DD-title.md --pr https://github.com/org/repo/pull/1

Output

  • Work items in work/items (active) and work/done (closed).
  • Linked docs and external artifacts tracked in front matter.

Guardrails

  • Use a work item for every meaningful change and link the supporting docs.
  • Keep status accurate so reports and boards stay reliable.
  • If a decision happens during work, update/create the ADR and link it.

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