Tasks¶

Stratum supports block-level task markers for simple task management.

Task Markers¶

Seven task states are supported, typed directly at the start of a block:

Marker	State	Example
`TODO`	Not started	`TODO Review pull request`
`DOING`	In progress	`DOING Write documentation`
`DONE`	Completed	`DONE Fix memory leak`
`NOW`	Active focus	`NOW Draft project proposal`
`LATER`	Backlog	`LATER Research database options`
`WAITING`	Blocked	`WAITING Get feedback from design`
`CANCELLED`	Abandoned	`CANCELLED Old feature experiment`

TODO Set up CI/CD pipeline
DOING Implement authentication
DONE Refactor database layer
NOW Deploy staging environment
LATER Research migration options
WAITING Review API contract
CANCELLED Experimental v1 feature

Priority Markers¶

Blocks can also have priority markers: A, B, or C.

A TODO Fix critical security vulnerability
B TODO Add input validation
C TODO Update README

Interactive Features¶

Autocomplete¶

Typing a marker prefix (like TOD or DON) triggers an autocomplete popup with all available marker and priority options. Select one from the menu to insert it at the cursor. Priority markers A, B, and C are also available here.

Inline Badge Chips¶

Markers render as colored badge chips directly in the editor:

TODO — gray outline chip
DOING — blue chip
DONE — green chip with strikethrough
NOW — cyan chip
LATER — gray chip
WAITING — amber chip
CANCELLED — red chip with strikethrough

Priority markers also appear as inline chips:

A — red chip
B — amber chip
C — blue chip

A block can show both a marker chip and a priority chip side by side, like A TODO or C LATER.

Toggling¶

Click any marker badge to clear it from the block. This gives you a quick way to advance a task — click the DONE badge off, then type a new marker, or click DOING off when you are ready to move on.

Finding Tasks¶

Via Search¶

Open Search and search for any marker name (TODO, DOING, NOW, LATER, etc.) to find all task blocks with that status.

Via Datalog Queries¶

The most powerful way to manage tasks is through Datalog queries:

{:query [:find ?block ?content
         :where [?block :block/marker "TODO"]
                [?block :block/content ?content]]}

See the Datalog Queries guide for more examples.

Pre-built Queries¶

The Query panel has a reset button that provides example queries. Modify them to suit your workflow.

Task Workflow Tips¶

Use DOING to track work-in-progress — limits multitasking
Run a Datalog query before standups for a quick status report
Combine tags and tasks: #project/alpha TODO Ship MVP — then search #project/alpha to find all tasks for that project