NextCloud Deck Tracker

Track OpenClaw tasks on NextCloud Deck board. Auto-add tasks to Queue, move through states.

Deck Tracker v1.0.0

Track tasks on a NextCloud Deck board.

Board Structure

This skill assumes a board with 4 stacks (columns):

Stack	Default ID	Purpose
Queue	1	New incoming tasks
In Progress	2	Currently working on
Waiting	3	Blocked/waiting for user
Done Today	4	Completed tasks

Configuration

Set the following environment variables (e.g. in your .bashrc or OpenClaw config):

bash

export DECK_URL="https://your-nextcloud.com/index.php/apps/deck/api/v1.0"
export DECK_USER="your_username"
export DECK_PASS="your_app_password" # Use an App Password!
export BOARD_ID=1

If your stack IDs differ from the defaults (1, 2, 3, 4), override them:

bash

export STACK_QUEUE=10
export STACK_PROGRESS=11
export STACK_WAITING=12
export STACK_DONE=13

Commands

List all cards on the board

bash

deck list

Add a new task to Queue

bash

deck add "Task title" "Optional description"

Options:

• --progress: Automatically move the new card to "In Progress" immediately.
• --stack <id>: Create in a specific stack ID (default: Queue).

Example with auto-start:

bash

deck add "Urgent Fix" "Fixing production bug" --progress

Move a card to a different stack

bash

deck move <card_id> <queue|progress|waiting|done>

Get card details

bash

deck get <card_id>

Update card title/description

bash

deck update <card_id> [--title "New title"] [--description "New desc"]

Log a status update to a card

bash

deck log <card_id> <status> "Message"

Statuses: progress, success, error, warning, info.

Start automated heartbeat monitoring

bash

deck monitor <card_id> [target_id]

Spawns a background process that appends a "Still working..." log entry every 60 seconds. Additionally, it sends a chat notification to the specified target_id (defaults to Skander) every 120 seconds. The process terminates automatically when the card is moved out of the "In Progress" stack (to Done or Waiting). Use for tasks expected to take >2 minutes.

Dump all completed tasks as JSON

bash

deck dump-done

Outputs the JSON payload for all cards in "Done Today". Useful for memory synthesis.

Archive all completed cards

bash

deck archive-done

Moves all cards in "Done Today" to the archived state. Useful for daily cleanup via cron.

Delete a card

bash

deck delete <card_id>

Workflow & Memory Protocol

1. New task arrives → deck add "Title" "Rich Initial Description" (Use --progress to start immediately).
2. Detailed Descriptions: Start descriptions with Objective, Plan, and Constraints.
3. Log updates → deck log <id> progress "Finished step 1".
4. Closing Task: Use deck update <id> --description "Rich Summary" to include Technical Summary, Operations Performed, and Outcome.
5. Memory Synthesis: Before archiving, use deck dump-done to parse the day's work and reinforce long-term memory.
6. Daily cleanup → deck archive-done.

🚨 AI Protocol: Complex Descriptions

When updating cards with multi-line markdown descriptions, ALWAYS use the temp file method to prevent shell expansion errors:

bash

# 1. Write rich description to temp file
cat > /tmp/deck_desc_<id>.txt << 'EOF'
[Rich Markdown]
EOF

# 2. Update deck using the temp file
deck update <id> --description "$(cat /tmp/deck_desc_<id>.txt)"