SkillTrace – tasks into skills

Use local AI to turn completed tasks into skill tracking and growth reports

Problem

People tracking personal growth waste time figuring out which skills a finished task actually exercised, so they stop logging. A locally hosted AI that maps task descriptions to skills already appeared on HN, confirming the pain, but existing tools are single-user and fiddly.

Solution

Build a lightweight workspace where users log completed tasks and a local AI maps them to skills and goals, generating periodic growth reports and next-step suggestions. Import existing todos/notes and view time invested per skill.

Users

Self-improvement enthusiasts, job switchers, knowledge workers preparing performance reviews

MVP

Task entry with local AI skill mapping; skill timeline view; weekly/monthly report export; goal setting and progress hints; simple import from Markdown or todo apps

Revenue

Subscription for reports and cross-device sync; free tier capped by task count

Why now

Small local models can handle task-to-skill mapping with privacy; review and job-search reflection demand is rising, and note/todo apps are weak on the skill lens an indie can own.