description: Generate an actionable, dependency-ordered tasks.md for the feature based on available design artifacts.
The user input to you can be provided directly by the agent or as a command argument - you MUST consider it before proceeding with the prompt (if not empty).
User input:
$ARGUMENTS
- Run
.specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json
from repo root and parse FEATURE_DIR and AVAILABLE_DOCS list. All paths must be absolute.
- Load and analyze available design documents:
- Always read plan.md for tech stack and libraries
- IF EXISTS: Read data-model.md for entities
- IF EXISTS: Read contracts/ for API endpoints
- IF EXISTS: Read research.md for technical decisions
- IF EXISTS: Read quickstart.md for test scenarios
Note: Not all projects have all documents. For example:
- CLI tools might not have contracts/
- Simple libraries might not need data-model.md
- Generate tasks based on what's available
Generate tasks following the template:
- Use
.specify/templates/tasks-template.md
as the base
- Replace example tasks with actual tasks based on:
- Setup tasks: Project init, dependencies, linting
- Test tasks [P]: One per contract, one per integration scenario
- Core tasks: One per entity, service, CLI command, endpoint
- Integration tasks: DB connections, middleware, logging
- Polish tasks [P]: Unit tests, performance, docs
Task generation rules:
- Each contract file → contract test task marked [P]
- Each entity in data-model → model creation task marked [P]
- Each endpoint → implementation task (not parallel if shared files)
- Each user story → integration test marked [P]
- Different files = can be parallel [P]
- Same file = sequential (no [P])
Order tasks by dependencies:
- Setup before everything
- Tests before implementation (TDD)
- Models before services
- Services before endpoints
- Core before integration
- Everything before polish
Include parallel execution examples:
- Group [P] tasks that can run together
- Show actual Task agent commands
Create FEATURE_DIR/tasks.md with:
- Correct feature name from implementation plan
- Numbered tasks (T001, T002, etc.)
- Clear file paths for each task
- Dependency notes
- Parallel execution guidance
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.