Long-term Task Progress Management (LTPM)

Skill Name: long-term-task-progress
Version: 2.1
License: MIT-0
Author: OpenClaw Community Purpose: A universal protocol for managing long-term, multi-stage projects in OpenClaw. Ensures that any project can be resumed seamlessly after days or weeks of pause.
Trigger: When user initiates a project that will span multiple sessions, or explicitly asks for progress management.

Overview

The LTPM (Long-term Task Progress Management) protocol transforms OpenClaw's short-term conversation memory into structured long-term documents. It ensures that when you return to a project after days or weeks, you can instantly understand:

1. What the project aims to achieve
2. Where you left off
3. What needs to be done next

Design Philosophy

This skill is designed for OpenClaw's always-on background service architecture:

• Passive Mechanism (保底):利用 HEARTBEAT.md 原生机制，防止非预期中断导致的进度丢失
• Active Mechanism (增强): 关键里程碑时的主动记录，确保重要决策路径被精准保留
• Dual-track Collaboration: 被动保底 + 主动增强，平衡系统健壮性与 Token/上下文资源开销

Quick Start

When you start a new long-term project:

1. Create the project directory structure (see below)
2. Initialize the Core Triad documents
3. Configure auto-save settings
4. Update MEMORY.md with project index

# Example project initialization
projects/
└── {project_name}/
    ├── MISSION.md        # Required: Project goals
    ├── PROGRESS.md       # Required: Current status
    └── NEXT_STEPS.md     # Required: Action items

1. Universal Project Structure

Core Triad (Required for ALL projects)

These three documents are mandatory for any project managed under LTPM:

Optional Extensions (By Project Type)

Add folders/files as needed based on project nature:

2. Document Templates

MISSION.md Template

# {Project Name}

**Created**: {YYYY-MM-DD}
**Version**: {x.y}
**Status**: Active / Paused / Completed

## Vision
What are we building/creating? Why does it matter?

## Success Criteria
- [ ] Criterion 1
- [ ] Criterion 2
- [ ] Criterion 3