Task Tracker · Useful AI • AI For Business

Task Tracker

I've tried tracking tasks in many different apps, and none really have worked great for me. I was wondering about using 2nd brain idea to track tasks directly in Claude, no other app. When I googled it these suggestions come up. I wonder if anyone has any feedback on either system, or even another idea.

You can make Claude track tasks by using Claude Projects to hold context, creating structured todo.md files, or using Claude Code with local file access. Since Claude resets between chats, the key is to make it write tasks to a file it can read back later.

Reddit +3

Here are the best ways to track tasks with Claude as of April 2026:

1. The Best Method: Claude Projects (Built-in)

For ongoing tracking, create a new Project in the Claude desktop app or website.

Create a Project: Name it "Task Tracker".
Set Project Instructions: Tell Claude: "You are an assistant that tracks my tasks. Always read todo.md at the start of a chat, and update it when I ask.".
Upload a todo.md file: Create a simple text file with your tasks and upload it to the project knowledge base.
Maintain: Ask Claude to "Update the todo.md file" whenever you complete a task or add a new one.

2. The "Self-Updating Memory" Prompt

If you don't use Projects, you can force Claude to maintain a memory file using this prompt strategy:

Young Leaders in Tech

"Maintain a memory system. Read memory.md at the start of this session. When I tell you to do something, add it to memory.md with a date stamp. When I complete it, mark it with ✅."

3 comments

Task Tracker