Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Project management for AI agents using markdown files. Install and use the cairn CLI to create projects, manage tasks, track status, and coordinate human-AI collaboration through a shared workspace of markdown files.
Project management for AI agents using markdown files. Install and use the cairn CLI to create projects, manage tasks, track status, and coordinate human-AI collaboration through a shared workspace of markdown files.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Cairn gives you and your AI agent a shared workspace of markdown files for managing projects and tasks. Statuses are the shared language. Any AI that can read files is ready to go.
npm install -g cairn-work cairn onboard cairn onboard creates ~/cairn/ with auto-generated context files (AGENTS.md and .cairn/planning.md) that agents read automatically.
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cairn status โ Overview with task counts cairn my โ Your assigned tasks cairn active โ All in-progress tasks cairn doctor โ Diagnose workspace health
cairn create project "Name" --description "..." --objective "..." โ Create a project with charter cairn create task "Name" --project <slug> --description "..." --objective "..." โ Create a task cairn list tasks [--status pending,in_progress] [--project slug] โ List tasks with filters cairn search "keyword" โ Find tasks by content
cairn start <task-slug> โ Begin work (sets in_progress) cairn note <task-slug> "Progress update" โ Add a status note cairn artifact <task-slug> "Artifact Name" โ Create a linked deliverable cairn done <task-slug> โ Finish work (moves to review or completed) cairn block <task-slug> "Reason" โ Mark as blocked
cairn update-skill โ Refresh context files after CLI updates cairn upgrade โ Update CLI to latest version
~/cairn/ AGENTS.md # Agent context (auto-generated) .cairn/planning.md # Planning guide (auto-generated) projects/ project-slug/ charter.md # Why, success criteria, context artifacts/ # Deliverables (design docs, proposals, etc.) tasks/ # Individual task markdown files inbox/ # Ideas to triage memory/ # Workspace memory
pending โ next_up โ in_progress โ review โ completed (or blocked at any point)
Set per-task to control how much the agent can do: propose โ Agent plans only, finishes in review draft โ Agent does work, you approve before shipping execute โ Full autonomy, finishes as completed
Run cairn onboard first โ it sets up everything the agent needs. Use cairn my to see your current workload at a glance. Artifacts (cairn artifact) create linked deliverables stored with the project. All data is plain markdown with YAML frontmatter โ version control friendly.
Workflow acceleration for inboxes, docs, calendars, planning, and execution loops.
Largest current source with strong distribution and engagement signals.