diff --git a/doc/design/assistant.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant.mdwn
index a090f23978..77e96123db 100644
--- a/doc/design/assistant.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/assistant.mdwn
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ We are, approximately, here:
 * [[desymlink]]
 * [[deltas]]
 * [[leftovers]]
-
-There is also a [[general_todo_for_git_annex|todo]] (not just for the assistant).
+* [[other todo items|todo]]
 
 ## blog
 
diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/todo.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/todo.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e0f5b476d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/design/assistant/todo.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+This is a subset of [[/todo]] for items tagged for the assistant.
+Link items to [[todo/done]] when done.
+
+[[!inline pages="./todo/* and !./todo/done and !link(done) and
+tagged(design/assistant)
+and !*/Discussion" show=0 archive=yes]]