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Basecamp Automation

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davepoon·vlatest·productivity·MIT

Automates repetitive Basecamp tasks like project updates, comment assignment, and checklist management, saving you time.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill basecamp-automation -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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davepoon

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  • Declares what it does: passed

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    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

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plugins/all-skills/skills/basecamp-automation/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill automates tasks within Basecamp, a project management platform. It allows agents to interact with your Basecamp projects, potentially creating or updating to-dos, posting messages in discussions, and managing other common workflows. This can streamline repetitive processes and free up human time for more strategic work.

When to use it

  • Automating recurring tasks: Automatically create weekly status reports by pulling data from Basecamp.
  • Responding to new activity: Have the agent post a welcome message in a discussion when a new team member is added.
  • Managing project updates: Create and assign to-dos based on information extracted from external sources, then add them directly into Basecamp.
  • Centralized task management: Consolidate tasks across multiple platforms by automatically creating Basecamp to-dos from other systems.

Key capabilities

  • Basecamp Project Interaction
  • To-do Creation & Management
  • Discussion Posting
  • Workflow Automation

Example prompts

  • "Create a new to-do in the 'Marketing Campaign' project called 'Finalize social media graphics'."
  • "Post this message to the 'Team Updates' discussion: 'The deadline has been extended by one week.'"
  • “Add a to-do for ‘Review design mockups’ and assign it to Sarah in the ‘Website Redesign’ project.”

Tips & gotchas

  • Requires appropriate API access and credentials configured within the agent.
  • Basecamp's API has rate limits; be mindful of these when designing automated workflows.