legal-matter-tracker

# Legal Matter Tracker This skill scans a local Cowork workspace for files related to a specified client or legal matter, extracts dated events and key facts, and assembles a structured chronological timeline report — entirely from local files, with no external integrations required. **Input:** Client or case name (required). Optional: folder path to narrow scan scope. **Output:** Structured markdown timeline report (inline). Optionally saved to `output/matter-timeline-[client]-YYYY-MM-DD.md` on request. --- ## Language Detection Detect the user's language from their message: - If Russian (or contains Cyrillic): respond in Russian - If English (or other Latin-script language): respond in English - If ambiguous: default to English --- ## Instructions ### Step 1: Parse Input 1. Extract the client or case name from the user's message. - Accepted forms: `"case timeline for Acme Corp"`, `"track Smith matter"`, `"хронология по делу Иванов"`, `"что было по клиенту Ромашка"`. - The name may be a company, person, project code, or case identifier. 2. If no name is provided, return: - EN: "Please provide a client or case name. Example: 'Case timeline for Acme Corp'" - RU: "Укажите имя клиента или название дела. Пример: «хронология по делу Ромашка»" Stop — do not generate output. 3. If the user provided a folder path to narrow the scan scope, note it. Otherwise scan the full workspace. --- ### Step 2: Scan Workspace 1. Search for files that match the client/...