Task Digest

Track tasks with statuses across fully custom report sections. Built for daily standups, weekly summaries, sprint reviews, or any recurring status report.

What it does

Add tasks to the sections you define (for example accomplishments, plan, and blockers). Optionally set a status per task. Export a formatted report to the clipboard in one click.

Features

Editor panel — opens as a tab in the editor area.
Command Palette — all actions are under Task Digest.
Keyboard shortcut — Ctrl+Alt+D / Cmd+Alt+D opens Task Digest.
Add & edit from one form — click ✎ to load a task into the top form, then Update.
Status controls — including an Empty option when a section shows status.
Export & Copy — top-bar copy icon (and editor title bar) copies the report.
Clear all — top-bar trash icon with a confirmation prompt.
In-panel Settings — gear icon toggles settings; Close or Save at the bottom.
Custom sections & statuses — rename, reorder, add, or remove in Settings.
Tasks persist across VS Code / Cursor restarts.

Getting started

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P) and run Task Digest: Open, or press Ctrl+Alt+D / Cmd+Alt+D.
Pick a section, write a description, optionally set a status, then click Add.
Use ✎ to edit a task in the same form, or ✕ to remove it.
Use the top bar to copy the report, clear all tasks, or open Settings.

Commands

Command	What it does
Task Digest: Open	Opens the panel
Task Digest: Export & Copy	Copies the formatted report
Task Digest: Quick Add Task	Adds a task via prompts (includes optional reference)
Task Digest: Clear All Tasks	Clears every task after confirmation
Task Digest: Settings	Toggles the in-panel Settings view

Customizing sections & statuses

Open Settings with the gear icon, or use VS Code Settings (Ctrl/Cmd + ,) and search Task Digest.

Sections (`taskDigest.sections`)

Field	Description
`id`	Stable key tasks are linked to. Avoid changing this once tasks exist.
`label`	Header text shown above the section.
`indent`	Prefix used when formatting section lines (e.g. 4 spaces or a tab).
`showStatusSuffix`	Show status controls and append status suffixes in the report.
`emptyText`	Line shown when the section has no tasks.
`clearCompletedOnGenerate`	Remove tasks marked clear-on-export after copying a report.

Example — a sprint-review format:

"taskDigest.sections": [
  { "id": "done", "label": "Completed this sprint:", "indent": "    ", "showStatusSuffix": false, "emptyText": "Nothing completed.", "clearCompletedOnGenerate": true },
  { "id": "carried-over", "label": "Carried over:", "indent": "    ", "showStatusSuffix": true, "emptyText": "Nothing carried over.", "clearCompletedOnGenerate": false },
  { "id": "risks", "label": "Risks / dependencies:", "indent": "    ", "showStatusSuffix": false, "emptyText": "None.", "clearCompletedOnGenerate": false }
]

Statuses (`taskDigest.statuses`)

Customize labels, report suffixes, accent colors, and whether a status clears on export. Manage these in the panel Settings UI or in VS Code Settings under taskDigest.statuses.

Requirements

None — no external dependencies or accounts needed.

Known issues

Renaming a section's id after tasks already reference it will orphan those tasks until the id is fixed or a matching section is re-added.

License

MIT

Task Digest

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Task Digest

What it does

Features

Getting started

Commands

Customizing sections & statuses

Sections (taskDigest.sections)

Statuses (taskDigest.statuses)

Requirements

Known issues

License

Sections (`taskDigest.sections`)

Statuses (`taskDigest.statuses`)