gsd-task-manager: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

gsd-task-manager CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager. It costs 3,044 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of instructions for GSD Task Manager, an offline-first task app that stores data locally and can optionally sync through a self-hosted service.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when working on the Next.js app, local task storage, backups, optional cloud sync, MCP task management, or its command palette and settings.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents the project’s architecture, important features, and path-specific development rules before they make changes.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: PreToolUse hook event. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on gsd-task-manager itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything gsd-task-manager configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Grade A, and why

gsd-task-manager CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 6d ago.

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None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 185 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 185 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

Guidance for Claude Code working in this repository. Coding standards live in @coding-standards.md (imported). Path-scoped rules live in .claude/rules/*.md and auto-load when their globs match.

Project Overview

GSD Task Manager is a privacy-first Eisenhower matrix task manager built with Next.js 16 App Router. All data is stored locally in IndexedDB via Dexie, with JSON export/import for backups. The app is a PWA that works completely offline.

Key Features:

  • Single-Matrix UI (v9) — Simplified single-matrix layout with capture-bar; see docs/adr/0011-v9-single-matrix-refactor.md
  • Optional Cloud Sync — Multi-device sync via self-hosted PocketBase at https://api.vinny.io (OAuth with Google/GitHub)
  • MCP Server Integration — AI-powered task management through Claude Desktop with natural language queries
  • Realtime Sync — PocketBase SSE (Server-Sent Events) for instant cross-device updates
  • iOS-style Settings — Full-page settings with grouped layout and modular sections (components/settings-page/)
  • Command Palette — Global ⌘K/Ctrl+K task search and actions are wired through components/matrix-simplified/app-shell.tsx

Path-scoped rules (auto-loaded by glob — open these only when working in the matching subtree):

  • .claude/rules/pocketbase-sync.md — PocketBase v0.23+ gotchas, sync architecture, OAuth callback debugging
  • .claude/rules/testing.md — Test runner, TDD workflow, jsdom/bun gotchas
  • .claude/rules/sw-cache.md — Service worker multi-cache strategy (ADR 0012)
  • .claude/rules/mcp-server.md — MCP server package conventions and tool layout
  • .claude/rules/archive-tombstone.md — The archivedTasks tombstone invariant (ADR 0013); read before writing to tasks or archivedTasks

Design Context

Strategic design intent lives in PRODUCT.md (root). Read it before UI/UX work or when running any /impeccable command.

  • Register: product — design serves the task (the matrix, capture bar, settings, dashboard), not a marketing surface.
  • Personality: calm & focused. Anti-references: flashy-AI startup, gamified todo toy, dense enterprise PM, generic SaaS dashboard.
  • Principles: tool disappears into the task · privacy is the foundation · the matrix is the argument · earned familiarity over novelty · delight in moments, restraint on pages.
  • Visual system: Inkwell 1.4.0 "GSD Editorial" — warm paper surfaces, graphite ink, Newsreader serif display over system sans, and restrained tide (#2C6680) for global interaction, with four matrix-only quadrant families. Runtime primitives live in app/css/inkwell-tokens.css; quadrant washes/headers live in app/globals.css; the durable contract is DESIGN.md plus .ui-craft/brief.md and .ui-craft/tokens.md. Tide is interaction ink, never gradient decoration. WCAG AA is the baseline, and quadrant titles must use --q*-ink rather than raw pigment.

Read the full file on GitHub · 185 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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gsd-task-manager CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository vscarpenter/gsd-task-manager (40 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 3,044 tokens to every session, about $0.0122 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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