Project Doc Management Skill
File and manage structured project docs via ~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr.
When to Use
Trigger when user asks to:
- File / log / report a bug
- Add a feature request or feature idea
- Capture an idea or "thing to revisit"
- Create a project note or decision record
- Add a todo item
- Start a WIP investigation, analysis, or working folder
- List open bugs, features, todos, wip folders, etc.
- Mark a bug as resolved, feature as shipped, todo as done
- Initialize the doc structure in a project
- Migrate a legacy
bug-reports/orfeature-requests/layout
Workflow for Filing a New Doc
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Get the target path:
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr path <type> "<title>" -
Write the file using the appropriate template below — fill in all sections with real content drawn from context. Don't leave placeholder text.
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Confirm to the user: type filed, filename, path.
If the path command fails because .claude/ doesn't exist, run init first:
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr init
Templates
Use today's date (date +%Y-%m-%d) and the project name from the directory or CLAUDE.md.
Bug
---
type: bug
status: open
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
project: {project}
---
# {Title}
## Summary
One-sentence description of the bug.
## Steps to Reproduce
1.
2.
## Expected Behavior
## Actual Behavior
## Context
Relevant code locations, error messages, environment details.
## Notes
Hypotheses, workarounds, related issues.
Feature Request
---
type: feature
status: backlog
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
project: {project}
---
# {Title}
## Summary
One-sentence description of the feature.
## Motivation
Why is this needed? What problem does it solve?
## Proposed Approach
High-level description of how this could be implemented.
## Acceptance Criteria
- [ ]
- [ ]
## Notes
Open questions, dependencies, alternatives considered.
Idea
---
type: idea
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
project: {project}
---
# {Title}
## The Idea
What is this?
## Why It Might Be Worth Exploring
Potential value or opportunity.
## Open Questions
What would need to be answered before committing to this?
Note
---
type: note
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
project: {project}
---
# {Title}
{Freeform content — decisions, observations, reference material, etc.}
Todo
---
type: todo
status: open
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
project: {project}
---
# {Title}
## What Needs to Be Done
Clear description of the work.
## Context
Why this needs to happen.
## Acceptance Criteria
- [ ]
WIP
path wip "<title>" creates the folder and returns wip/<slug>/index.md.
Write index.md using this template, then add supporting files freely:
---
type: wip
created: {YYYY-MM-DD}
project: {project}
---
# {Title}
## Goal
One sentence: what are we trying to figure out or build?
## Quick Navigation
| Doc | Contents |
|---|---|
| [file.md](file.md) | ... |
## Current Status
What's the state of play right now?
## Key Findings
Discoveries so far.
## Next Steps
What needs to happen next?
Other Operations
List docs
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr list # all active items
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr list bug # all bugs (open + resolved)
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr list bug open # open bugs only
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr list feature backlog # features in backlog
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr list wip # all wip folders
Transition a doc
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr move <full-path> resolved # close a bug
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr move <full-path> shipped # ship a feature
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr move <full-path> done # complete a todo
# WIP folders: rename or delete the folder manually when done
Use list first to get the full path if needed.
Initialize structure in a project
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr init # uses CWD
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr init /path/to/project
Migrate legacy layout
~/.claude/bin/doc-mgr migrate # uses CWD
Moves files from bug-reports/ → bugs/open/, feature-requests/ → features/backlog/, inbox/ → ideas/. Archive subfolders are left untouched.
Notes
doc-mgr pathreturns the path but does NOT create the file — use Write/Edit to create it.- All commands walk up from CWD to find the nearest
.claude/directory. - File naming:
YYYY-MM-DD-slugified-title.md - Draft content should use real project context — don't leave templates half-filled.