---
id: "b8e4f1a2-3c6d-4e9f-a1b2-7d8e9f0a1b2c"
name: "Daily TODO.md Stale Review"
type: activity-definition
version: "1.0"
enabled: true
owner: custodian
governance: custodian
status: active
created: "2026-07-08"
trigger:
  type: cron
  cron_expression: "30 8 * * *"
  timezone: Europe/Berlin
  misfire_policy: skip
context_sources:
  - type: state-hub
    query: todo_md_staleness
    required: true
    params:
      stale_days: 6
    bind_to: context.todo_staleness
report_sinks:
  - type: state-hub-progress
    event_type: todo_md_stale_review
    author: activity-core
---

# Daily TODO.md Stale Review

Runs daily at 08:30 Europe/Berlin (after WSJF triage at 07:20). Scans
registered workstation repos for `TODO.md` files that have not changed in
6+ days and emits a review task per stale repo.

Policy: TODO.md is a pragmatic interruption buffer only. Stale files should
be reviewed — archive done items, delete noise, or promote durable work into
a workplan via ADR-001.

```rule
id: flag-stale-todo-md
for_each: context.todo_staleness.repos
bind_as: repo
condition: 'context.repo.age_days >= 6'
action:
  task_template: 'Review stale TODO.md — {context.repo.repo_slug}'
  description: >-
    TODO.md unchanged for {context.repo.age_days} days (mtime {context.repo.mtime}).
    Review open items: archive done work, delete noise, or promote valuable
    topics to a workplan file and run statehub fix-consistency.
  target_repo: context.repo.repo_slug
  priority: low
  labels: ["todo-md", "stale-review", "automated"]
```