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Todo Lists

#067 0:15 Part of the Rysh video series

Watch your agent break a big job into tracked, checkable steps.

Todo Lists — 0:15 walkthrough

What you'll see

  1. Launch rysh and switch to prompt mode.
  2. Hand the agent a multi-step task and ask it to plan it as a todo list.
  3. The todo tool adds items, then updates and completes them as work proceeds.
  4. Note the list is stored per-pane in JetStream KV (add/update/complete/remove).

Commands shown

rysh
plan how to add a health-check endpoint: list the steps as a todo list

Keys used

EnterEscape

Transcript

0:00Watch your agent break a big job into tracked, checkable steps.

0:03Start rysh and switch to prompt mode.

0:08Hand the agent a multi-step task. It uses the todo tool to add items, then marks each one complete as it goes.

0:24The list lives in per-pane JetStream KV. Add, update, complete, or remove items -- the agent tracks its own work.

0:34The todo tool keeps long, multi-step work organized and visible from start to finish.

Key takeaway
The todo tool gives the agent a per-pane checklist so long, multi-step work stays organized and visible.