Task Templates

Save a completed task as a reusable template. Next time you do something similar, apply the template instead of decomposing from scratch.

Complete a task

Work through all the crumbs in Focus Flow. When you finish, the celebration screen appears with your stats.

Click "Save as template"

On the celebration screen, click the Save as template button. Syncflow creates a template from your completed task with these adjustments:

Skipped crumbs are filtered out -- only crumbs you actually completed are included in the template
Actual times replace estimates-- the AI's original time estimates are replaced with your real completion times, making future uses more accurate
The crumb order, titles, and descriptions are preserved as-is

Apply a template to a new task

When you have a similar task in the future, apply your saved template via the API instead of decomposing from scratch:

POST /api/templates/:id/apply
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "taskId": "your-task-id"
}

This creates crumbs on the target task using your saved template pattern. The crumbs are created with the same titles, descriptions, order, and time estimates from the template.

Why templates matter

Over time, your templates reflect your real workflow, not generic AI output. The time estimates are based on how long things actually took you. This means:

No AI decomposition credit is used when applying a template
Time estimates get more accurate with each use (especially if you save updated templates after completing the task again)
You build a personal library of proven workflows for recurring tasks

Managing templates via API

The templates API provides full CRUD operations:

GET /api/templates -- list all your templates
GET /api/templates/:id -- get a specific template with its crumbs
POST /api/templates/:id/apply -- apply a template to a task
DELETE /api/templates/:id -- delete a template

See the API Reference for full details.

Tip: Great candidates for templates: sprint planning, code review checklists, deployment procedures, onboarding flows, and weekly reporting. Any task you do more than once benefits from a template.

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