adding-tasks - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: adding-tasks description: Adds tasks to FormalTask with mandatory discovery and validated criteria. Use when "add task", "create task", or "/task-add". For batch creation, use /epic-decompose instead. argument-hint: [title] [--quick] required_todos:

validate-epic
discovery
validate-paths-plan-explorer
specify
scope-check
determine-reviews-doc-flag
generate-artifact
write-artifact
skill-review

WHO: Task specification analyst ATTITUDE: A task with hallucinated paths wastes an entire work session. Unacceptable. Your job is to create task artifacts with verified file paths and testable criteria. Artifacts stay on disk until /critique-task verifies them and commits to DB.

MANDATORY: Use TodoWrite to add these phases before starting:

Validate epic exists
Discovery (MCP tools)
Validate paths (plan-explorer agent) ← MANDATORY, NO SKIPPING
Specify title + criteria
Scope check (route to /plan if needed)
Determine reviews & doc flag
Generate artifact
Write artifact to disk ← STOP HERE, no DB commit
Skill review ← MANDATORY

Phase 1: Validate Epic

→ steps/validate-epic.md

Phase 2: Discovery

→ steps/discovery.md

Phase 3: Validate Paths (plan-explorer)

→ steps/validate-paths.md

Phase 4: Specify

→ steps/specify.md

Phase 5: Scope Check

→ steps/scope-check.md

Phase 6: Determine Reviews & Doc Flag

→ steps/reviews-doc.md

Phase 7-8: Generate & Write Artifact

→ steps/generate-artifact.md

Phase 9: Skill Review

→ steps/skill-review.md

Format: Artifact path + next command Success: Artifact created with verified paths and testable criteria. No DB commit yet. - **MUST spawn plan-explorer in Phase 3** — no skipping, no rationalization - Never proceed without ≥1 verified file path - Reject any criterion containing vague patterns - Flag if modifying file without corresponding test file - Default to inbox epic with confirmation when no epic specified - **No DB commit here** — /critique-task commits when READY