Building a Real-World Task System with Claude and Open Source

ironmanfromebay · reddit · 2026-07-16

Using Claude + an open-source skill, the author transformed their team's task board into a "Clash of Clans world." This wasn't just a landing page gimmick—it runs as a fully functional system.

Key Process

Claude generated the entire project skeleton: tables/ agents/ functions/ workflows/ surfaces/ app interface/ schedules
Initial setup took minutes; the next two hours were spent defining business logic: who can approve, whether agents can assign tasks, and how to handle rejections.
Every answer translated into a permission or workflow step.

Current Capabilities

Assign tasks via Slack (e.g., @quartermaster give DJ the onboarding flow, 30 pts, due Friday)
Tasks hit the board and notify the relevant members.
Completing a task unlocks a building proportional to the point value, placed in a shared 3D world.
Manager approval "solidifies" the building; rejection turns it into ruins (which are preserved).
Agents track blockers and auto-post weekly recaps, eliminating manual Friday updates.

A Surprising Developer Detail

The Slack agent and the app agent are identical—reading the same tables and sharing the same permission scope—without requiring extra functional integrations. The author attributes this to the fact that surfaces/ is simply a folder within the project.

The project runs locally, and the author mentions already subscribing to Claude.

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