gstack/review/TODOS-format.md

TODOS.md Format Reference

Shared reference for the canonical TODOS.md format. Referenced by /ship (Step 5.5) and /plan-ceo-review (TODOS.md updates section) to ensure consistent TODO item structure.

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File Structure

# TODOS

## <Skill/Component>     ← e.g., ## Browse, ## Ship, ## Review, ## Infrastructure
<items sorted P0 first, then P1, P2, P3, P4>

## Completed
<finished items with completion annotation>

Sections: Organize by skill or component (## Browse, ## Ship, ## Review, ## QA, ## Retro, ## Infrastructure). Within each section, sort items by priority (P0 at top).

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TODO Item Format

Each item is an H3 under its section:

### <Title>

**What:** One-line description of the work.

**Why:** The concrete problem it solves or value it unlocks.

**Context:** Enough detail that someone picking this up in 3 months understands the motivation, the current state, and where to start.

**Effort:** S / M / L / XL
**Priority:** P0 / P1 / P2 / P3 / P4
**Depends on:** <prerequisites, or "None">

Required fields: What, Why, Context, Effort, Priority Optional fields: Depends on, Blocked by

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Priority Definitions

• P0 — Blocking: must be done before next release
• P1 — Critical: should be done this cycle
• P2 — Important: do when P0/P1 are clear
• P3 — Nice-to-have: revisit after adoption/usage data
• P4 — Someday: good idea, no urgency

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Completed Item Format

When an item is completed, move it to the ## Completed section preserving its original content and appending:

**Completed:** vX.Y.Z (YYYY-MM-DD)