checklist

InventoryStackStructure

Items with state markers — done, partial, todo.

Use for completion reports, readiness audits, or pre-flight checks. State markers [x]/[-]/[ ]/[/] produce status-colored circles carrying a distinct mark — check / dash / ring / slash — so the shape reads independently of color (color-blind-safe).

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When to use

Completion reports. Use when the audience needs to see what's done, what's in progress, and what's outstanding. The state marks are the load-bearing signal.
Readiness audits. Pre-launch, pre-release, pre-flight. A short list where the mix of green / amber / red tells the room whether to proceed.
Five to eight items. Short enough that the audience can take in the state mix at a glance. Past eight, split into two checklists by phase or owner.

When not to use

All-done lists. If every item is [x] the state markers are decoration. Use list (or its takeaway variant) for celebratory recaps; checklist earns its weight when the mix matters.
Long per-item prose. Each item is one short line. If a row needs a sentence of explanation, the right home is cards-stack or list-tabular.
Custom state markers. Only [x], [-], [ ], and [/] (out-of-scope, struck through) map to the mark palette. Authoring [?] or [!] renders as literal text and breaks the visual contract.

Common mistakes

Writing the status pill as plain trailing text instead of inline code. The optional trailing status tag must be inline code (e.g. ` blocked `) to render as a floated pill — plain trailing text just becomes part of the line's prose.
Confusing [/] (out-of-scope, struck through) with [-] (partial / in-progress). [-] marks partial progress (amber dash); [/] marks an item explicitly descoped (muted, struck through) — using [/] for 'in progress' mis-signals the row as cut rather than underway.

Authoring

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## Pre-launch readiness.

- [x] First item that is fully done.
- [x] Second item that is fully done.
- [-] Third item that is partially complete with a caveat.
- [ ] Fourth item that is not yet started.

Slots

Slot	Selector	Required	Description
`title`	`h2`	yes	Slide heading.
`items`	`ul > li`	yes	Each item prefixed with a state marker — [x] done, [-] partial, [ ] todo, or [/] out-of-scope (struck through). Plain text follows the marker; an optional trailing inline-code pill floats right as a status tag.

Anatomy

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  header                                 │
│  Checklist heading.                     │
│                                         │
│  [x] Completed item — green tint        │
│  [-] Partial item — amber tint          │
│  [ ] Open item — red tint               │
│  [x] Another completed item             │
│                                         │
│  footer                           1/19  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

listitems have no state — just bullets
list-tabularrows need a label-plus-description structure, not state
cards-stackeach item needs two sentences of body