# Template Leverage: How One Template Replaces Many Tasks
When you look at a backlog of 50 tasks, the natural instinct is to work through them one by one. But some tasks are really the same task wearing different hats. A template recognizes the pattern and solves them all at once.
## The Pattern
We audited our open task list and found clusters of tasks that share the same underlying operation:
### Link Enrichment — 4 tasks, 1 template
- Grab page titles during link checks
- Summarize link content with AI
- Generate thumbnails with Playwright screenshots
- Find archive.org versions of broken links
All four are "take a URL, process it, store the result." One Celery task with options replaces four separate implementations.
### Embeddable Widgets — 6 tasks, 1 framework
- Chat widget
- Booking/scheduling widget
- Contact form widget
- Event calendar widget
- File portal widget
- Project status widget
Same JS embed pattern, same "Powered by AskRobots" branding, different data source. One reusable widget framework covers all six.
### Contact Cleanup — 3 tasks, 1 template
- Review enrichment suggestions
- Review duplicate contacts
- Contact data janitor loop
All three are "scan contacts, find problems, propose fixes." One scheduled template with configurable rules.
### Content Generation — unlimited tasks, 1 template
- Write seller education articles
- SEO content for any project
- Blog posts, documentation, marketing copy
The text execution template already does this. Every content task is just a different prompt.
## The Math
Our backlog had ~50 open tasks. At least 15 of them collapse into 4 templates. That's not 15 separate implementations — it's 4, each reusable for future work too.
Every template you build doesn't just solve today's task. It solves every future task that matches the pattern. That's leverage.
## The Insight
Tasks are specific. Templates are general. When you catch yourself writing a task that sounds like another task you already wrote, that's a template waiting to be built.
Build the template once. Use it forever.