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 As of now, I haven't added anything here, though I do expect to start adding some custom functions as I learn more about Elisp.
 
+* Automatic Todo IDs
+
+The following function and hooks automatically adds IDs to each todo item for easier searching with ~org-roam~.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defun jm/org-todo-auto-add-ids ()
+  (when (org-get-todo-state)
+    (org-id-get-create)))
+
+(add-hook 'org-after-todo-state-change-hook 'jm/org-todo-auto-add-ids)
+#+end_src
+
 * Org Roam Dailies Shortcuts
 
 Shortcut to goto todays org-roam dailies document.