# Start

Initialize the productivity system and open the dashboard.

- Repository: https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop (11420 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add TencentCloud/Octop --skill start -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add TencentCloud/Octop --skill start -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add TencentCloud/Octop --skill start -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add TencentCloud/Octop --skill start -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Initialize the productivity system and open the dashboard. Use when setting up the plugin for the first time, bootstrapping working memory from your existing task list, or decoding the shorthand (nicknames, acronyms, project codenames) you use in your todos.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Start Command

> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md).

Initialize the task and memory systems, then open the unified dashboard.

## Instructions

### 1. Check What Exists

Check the working directory for:
- `TASKS.md`, task list
- `CLAUDE.md`, working memory
- `memory/`, deep memory directory
- `dashboard.html`, the visual UI

### 2. Create What's Missing

**If `TASKS.md` doesn't exist:** Create it with the standard template (see task-management skill). Place it in the current working directory.

**If `dashboard.html` doesn't exist:** Copy it from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/dashboard.html` to the current working directory.

**If `CLAUDE.md` and `memory/` don't exist:** This is a fresh setup, after opening the dashboard, begin the memory bootstrap workflow (see below). Place these in the current working directory.

### 3. Open the Dashboard

Do NOT use `open` or `xdg-open`, the agent runs server-side and shell open commands cannot reach the user's browser. Instead, tell the user: "Dashboard is ready at `dashboard.html` in the workspace, open or download it from the workspace file panel to get started."

### 4. Orient the User

If everything was already initialized:
```
Dashboard open. Your tasks and memory are both loaded.
- /productivity:update to sync tasks and check memory
- /productivity:update --comprehensive for a deep scan of all activity
```

If memory hasn't been bootstrapped yet, continue to step 5.

### 5. Bootstrap Memory (First Run Only)

Only do this if `CLAUDE.md` and `memory/` don't exist yet.

The best source of workplace language is the user's actual task list. Real tasks = real shorthand.

**Ask the user:**
```
Where do you keep your todos or task list? This could be:
- A local file (e.g., TASKS.md, todo.txt)
- An app (e.g. Asana, Linear, Jira, Notion, Todoist)
- A notes file

I'll use your tasks to learn your workplace shorthand.
```

The rest: https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop/blob/HEAD/src/octop/infra/agents/experts/library/productivity/skills/start/SKILL.md