import-tasks

# Import Tasks from Another Session

Import tasks from another Claude Code session's TaskList into your current session.

## When to Use

- When picking up work from a `/workflows:plan` that created tasks
- When coordinating with another Claude session
- When you want to continue work started in a different session
- When a subagent needs to work on tasks from the main session

## How It Works

Each Claude Code session has its own TaskList stored at:
```
~/.claude/tasks/[session-uuid]/
├── 1.json
├── 2.json
└── ...
```

This skill reads tasks from another session and recreates them in your current session using TaskCreate, preserving descriptions, status, and dependencies.

## Usage

**Input:** TaskList ID (the UUID from the plan's `task_list_id` frontmatter or from another session)

```
skill: import-tasks a69ce44f-1559-4052-89e2-66605323adca
```

## Execution Steps

### 1. Validate the TaskList exists

```bash
task_list_id="$ARGUMENTS"

if [ -z "$task_list_id" ]; then
  echo "Error: No TaskList ID provided"
  echo "Usage: skill import-tasks [TaskList ID]"
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -d ~/.claude/tasks/$task_list_id ]; then
  echo "Error: TaskList not found at ~/.claude/tasks/$task_list_id"
  echo ""
  echo "Available TaskLists:"
  ls -la ~/.claude/tasks/
  exit 1
fi
```

### 2. Read and display tasks from source

```bash
echo "Tasks in source TaskList $task_list_id:"
echo ""
for f in ~/.claude/tasks/$task_list_id/*.json; do
  cat "$f" | jq -r '"#\(.id) [\(.status)] \(.subject)"'
done
```

### 3. Import tasks into current session

For each task in the source TaskList:

1. **Read the task JSON:**
   ```bash
   cat ~/.claude/tasks/$task_list_id/1.json | jq .
   ```

2. **Create in current session:**
   ```
   TaskCreate:
     subject: [from source task]
     description: [from source task]
     activeForm: [from source task]
   ```

3. **Note the ID mapping** (source ID → new ID) for dependency resolution

4. **After all tasks created, set up dependencies:**
   ```
   TaskUp