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Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite

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Use this tool to create and manage a structured task list for your current coding session. This helps you track progress, organize complex tasks, and demonstrate thoroughness to the user. It also helps the user understand the progress of the task and overall progress of their requests. ## When to Use This Tool Use this tool proactively in these scenarios: 1. Complex multi-step tasks - When a task requires 3 or more distinct steps or actions 2. Non-trivial and complex tasks - Tasks that require

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Overview

Free tool — Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite. Use this tool to create and manage a structured task list for your current coding session. This helps you track progress, organize complex tasks, and demonstrate thoroughness

What this tool does

"Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite" packages a proven tool so you can skip the trial-and-error of writing one from scratch. Use this tool to create and manage a structured task list for your current coding session. This helps you track progress, organize complex tasks, and demonstrate thoroughness to the user. It also helps the user understand the progress of the task and overall progress of their requests. ## When to Use This Tool Use this tool proactively in these scenarios: 1. Complex multi-step tasks - When a task requires 3 or more distinct steps or actions 2. Non-trivial and complex tasks - Tasks that require On OpenRuna it sits inside a connected graph of related tools, tools, and datasets, so branching into adjacent resources is one click away. Open a new conversation and paste it in, wire it into an agent, or keep it in your team's prompt library.

Use cases

  • Keep it in a shared library as the canonical version of this tool for your organisation.
  • Fork it as a baseline and layer in your own project context, constraints, and examples.
  • Reach for it during planning or review sessions when you want consistent, AI-assisted structure.
  • Combine it with related tools and prompts in the same OpenRuna category to build an end-to-end workflow.

Example output

Ask the model to apply "Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite" to your scenario and it returns a structured answer — clear sections, actionable steps, and assumptions stated upfront — ready to paste into docs, tickets, or code comments. A short follow-up turn usually tightens the result to exactly what you need.

Tips by platform

Claude

With Claude, drop this tool into Project knowledge so every chat in the project inherits it. Ask Claude to restate the goal first, then run — it catches edge cases early.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT responds well when you paste this tool and immediately give one concrete example of your input. Use a reasoning-capable model for multi-step work.

Cursor

In Cursor, lift the key instructions from this tool into .cursorrules or a SKILL.md file, then reference it in Agent mode with @ mentions. Keep the title in a comment so teammates can find it on OpenRuna.

Frequently asked questions

What is "Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite"?
It is a tool listed on OpenRuna — Use this tool to create and manage a structured task list for your current coding session. This helps you track progress, organize complex tasks, and demonstrate thoroughness to the user. It also helps the user understand the progress of the task and overall progress of their requests. ## When to Use This Tool Use this tool proactively in these scenarios: 1. Complex multi-step tasks - When a task requires 3 or more distinct steps or actions 2. Non-trivial and complex tasks - Tasks that require You can copy and adapt it for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any other AI assistant.
Is "Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite" free to use?
Most OpenRuna resources are open or CC0-licensed. Check the license shown on this page before commercial use; premium collections are clearly marked as such.
How do I get the best results from this tool?
Replace any placeholders, add your project context, and ask the model to confirm its assumptions first. Iterate over 2–3 follow-up turns rather than expecting a perfect first response.
Does "Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite" work with both Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes — it is model-agnostic text, so it runs on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Cursor. The tips on this page cover each of those assistants specifically.
Where can I find resources related to "Anthropic / Claude Code — TodoWrite"?
Scroll to the Related resources section on this page, or open the matching category hub on OpenRuna to find connected prompts, tools, agents, and datasets in the same topic area.

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