Teresa Torres's Claude Code Task System

# CLAUDE.md (Global)

You are Teresa's executive assistant and thought partner.

## Communication Style
- Direct, no fluff
- Challenge assumptions when you see weak reasoning
- Ask clarifying questions before starting complex tasks

## Key Projects
- [Product Talk](https://www.producttalk.org/) blog
- [Continuous Discovery](https://www.producttalk.org/getting-started-with-discovery/) courses
- Podcast production

## Tools I Use
- Obsidian for notes (vault at ~/Documents/Obsidian)
- Calendar via Google
- Task files in markdown format

.claude/commands/today.md

# today

Run the Python script at ~/.claude/scripts/daily_summary.py

This script:
1. Scans task files in ~/Documents/Obsidian/Tasks/
2. Filters for due_date <= today OR overdue
3. Checks research feed for new papers
4. Generates daily-YYYY-MM-DD.md in Tasks folder

After running, summarize:
- Top 3 priorities for today
- Any overdue items that need attention
- New research worth reviewing

# ~/.claude/scripts/daily_summary.py
import os
from datetime import date
from pathlib import Path

TASKS_DIR = Path.home() / "Documents/Obsidian/Tasks"

def get_due_tasks():
    tasks = []
    for f in TASKS_DIR.glob("*.md"):
        content = f.read_text()
        # Parse YAML frontmatter for due_date
        # Filter for today or overdue
        # ... implementation details
    return tasks

def generate_daily_summary():
    tasks = get_due_tasks()
    today = date.today().isoformat()

    output = f"# Daily Summary: {today}\n\n"
    output += "## Due Today\n"
    for task in tasks:
        output += f"- [ ] {task['title']}\n"

    # Write to file
    (TASKS_DIR / f"daily-{today}.md").write_text(output)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    generate_daily_summary()

# Every morning
claude
> /today

# Claude runs script, reads output, summarizes
# "You have 4 tasks due today. Top priority is
# finishing the podcast outline. 2 items are
# overdue from last week..."

# ~/Documents/Obsidian/Tasks/podcast-episode-47.md

---
title: Record Podcast Episode 47
due_date: 2026-01-22
tags: [podcast, recording]
priority: high
status: in_progress
---

## Goal
Interview with [Guest Name] about [continuous discovery](https://www.producttalk.org/getting-started-with-discovery/) in enterprise

## Prep Tasks
- [ ] Review guest's recent articles
- [ ] Draft 10 questions
- [ ] Test recording setup

## Notes
- Guest prefers morning calls
- Focus on enterprise scaling challenges

> I need to review the Q1 metrics report by Friday,
> it's high priority and relates to the course launch

# Claude creates:
# ~/Documents/Obsidian/Tasks/review-q1-metrics.md
# With proper frontmatter, due date, tags

.claude/plugins/research-feed/
  manifest.json
  scripts/
    fetch_arxiv.py
    fetch_scholar.py
  prompts/
    summarize_paper.md

> /today

# Output includes:
# "3 new papers in your research inbox:
# 1. 'Continuous Discovery in Agile Teams' - directly relevant
# 2. 'User Interview Techniques' - worth skimming
# 3. 'Enterprise Product Management' - save for later"

> /plan

> I want to write about why [product trios](https://www.producttalk.org/product-trios/) fail.
> My main argument is misaligned incentives.
> Help me structure this.

# Claude asks clarifying questions,
# proposes outline, then drafts sections

# In .claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "file_write": "ask",
    "bash_execute": "ask",
    "package_install": "deny",
    "mcp_servers": ["obsidian-local"]
  }
}

> I've drafted this post about [product trios](https://www.producttalk.org/product-trios/).
> Research keywords, suggest a title, and
> write the meta description.

# Claude searches keywords, analyzes competing
# content, suggests title variants, writes meta

# Install Obsidian, create vault
mkdir -p ~/Documents/Obsidian/Tasks

# Create first task file
cat > ~/Documents/Obsidian/Tasks/example-task.md << 'EOF'
---
title: Try Claude Code task system
due_date: 2026-01-22
priority: high
status: pending
---

## Goal
Set up basic task management with Claude Code
EOF

# Create today command
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands
cat > ~/.claude/commands/today.md << 'EOF'
# today

List all markdown files in ~/Documents/Obsidian/Tasks/
that have due_date of today or earlier.
Summarize as a prioritized list.
EOF

# Try it
claude
> /today