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Speckit Tasks Skill
User Input
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You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
Outline
Setup : Run .specify/scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json from repo root and parse FEATURE_DIR and AVAILABLE_DOCS list. All paths must be absolute. For single quotes in args like "I'm Groot", use escape syntax: e.g 'I'''m Groot' (or double-quote if possible: "I'm Groot").
Load design documents : Read from FEATURE_DIR:
Required : plan.md (tech stack, libraries, structure), spec.md (user stories with priorities)Optional : data-model.md (entities), contracts/ (interface contracts), research.md (decisions), quickstart.md (test scenarios)Note: Not all projects have all documents. Generate tasks based on what's available.
Execute task generation workflow :
Load plan.md and extract tech stack, libraries, project structure
Load spec.md and extract user stories with their priorities (P1, P2, P3, etc.)
If data-model.md exists: Extract entities and map to user stories
If contracts/ exists: Map interface contracts to user stories
If research.md exists: Extract decisions for setup tasks
Generate tasks organized by user story (see Task Generation Rules below)
Generate dependency graph showing user story completion order
Create parallel execution examples per user story
Validate task completeness (each user story has all needed tasks, independently testable)
Generate tasks.md : Use .specify/templates/tasks-template.md as structure, fill with:
Correct feature name from plan.md
Phase 1: Setup tasks (project initialization)
Phase 2: Foundational tasks (blocking prerequisites for all user stories)
Phase 3+: One phase per user story (in priority order from spec.md)
Each phase includes: story goal, independent test criteria, tests (if requested), implementation tasks
Final Phase: Polish & cross-cutting concerns
All tasks must follow the strict checklist format (see Task Generation Rules below)
Clear file paths for each task
Dependencies section showing story completion order
Parallel execution examples per story
Implementation strategy section (MVP first, incremental delivery)
Report : Output path to generated tasks.md and summary:
Total task count
Task count per user story
Parallel opportunities identified
Independent test criteria for each story
Suggested MVP scope (typically just User Story 1)
Format validation: Confirm ALL tasks follow the checklist format (checkbox, ID, labels, file paths)
Context for task generation: $ARGUMENTS
The tasks.md should be immediately executable - each task must be specific enough that an LLM can complete it without additional context.
Task Generation Rules CRITICAL : Tasks MUST be organized by user story to enable independent implementation and testing.
Tests are OPTIONAL : Only generate test tasks if explicitly requested in the feature specification or if user requests TDD approach.
Checklist Format (REQUIRED) Every task MUST strictly follow this format:
- [ ] [TaskID] [P?] [Story?] Description with file path
Checkbox : ALWAYS start with - [ ] (markdown checkbox)Task ID : Sequential number (T001, T002, T003...) in execution order[P] marker : Include ONLY if task is parallelizable (different files, no dependencies on incomplete tasks)[Story] label : REQUIRED for user story phase tasks only
Format: [US1], [US2], [US3], etc. (maps to user stories from spec.md)
Setup phase: NO story label
Foundational phase: NO story label
User Story phases: MUST have story label
Polish phase: NO story label
Description : Clear action with exact file path
✅ CORRECT: - [ ] T001 Create project structure per implementation plan
✅ CORRECT: - [ ] T005 [P] Implement authentication middleware in src/middleware/auth.py
✅ CORRECT: - [ ] T012 [P] [US1] Create User model in src/models/user.py
✅ CORRECT: - [ ] T014 [US1] Implement UserService in src/services/user_service.py
❌ WRONG: - [ ] Create User model (missing ID and Story label)
❌ WRONG: T001 [US1] Create model (missing checkbox)
❌ WRONG: - [ ] [US1] Create User model (missing Task ID)
❌ WRONG: - [ ] T001 [US1] Create model (missing file path)
Task Organization
From User Stories (spec.md) - PRIMARY ORGANIZATION:
Each user story (P1, P2, P3...) gets its own phase
Map all related components to their story:
Models needed for that story
Services needed for that story
Interfaces/UI needed for that story
If tests requested: Tests specific to that story
Mark story dependencies (most stories should be independent)
From Contracts :
Map each interface contract → to the user story it serves
If tests requested: Each interface contract → contract test task [P] before implementation in that story's phase
From Data Model :
Map each entity to the user story(ies) that need it
If entity serves multiple stories: Put in earliest story or Setup phase
Relationships → service layer tasks in appropriate story phase
From Setup/Infrastructure :
Shared infrastructure → Setup phase (Phase 1)
Foundational/blocking tasks → Foundational phase (Phase 2)
Story-specific setup → within that story's phase
Phase Structure
Phase 1 : Setup (project initialization)Phase 2 : Foundational (blocking prerequisites - MUST complete before user stories)Phase 3+ : User Stories in priority order (P1, P2, P3...)
Within each story: Tests (if requested) → Models → Services → Endpoints → Integration
Each phase should be a complete, independently testable increment
Final Phase : Polish & Cross-Cutting Concerns 