/speckit.tasks

/speckit.tasks

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Command Instructions

tasks.md

Steps

1. Locate artifacts:
   • If input names a feature or directory, use it.
   • Otherwise check

     .specify/specs/

     and ask if multiple features exist.
   • Load:

     spec.md

     (user stories + priorities),

     plan.md

     (tech stack, phases). Optionally:

     data-model.md

     ,

     contracts/

     ,

     research.md

     .
   • Load

     .specify/memory/constitution.md

     .
   • Set

     FEATURE_DIR

     to the feature directory.
2. Extract user stories and priorities: From

   spec.md

   , extract each user story. Assign priority:
   • P1 = critical path (required for MVP)
   • P2 = important (needed for completion)
   • P3 = nice-to-have (can defer)
3. Generate

   FEATURE_DIR/tasks.md

   :
   markdown

   # Tasks: <Feature Name>
   
   ## Phase 1: Setup
   Shared infrastructure and scaffolding required by all subsequent phases.
   - [ ] [T001] [P] <task description> — <file path if applicable>
   - [ ] [T002] <task description>
   
   ## Phase 2: Foundation
   Blocking prerequisites that multiple user stories depend on.
   - [ ] [T010] [P] <task description>
   
   ## Phase 3: <User Story 1 Name> [US1]
   Implement [US1]: "As a [role], I want to [action]..."
   - [ ] [T020] [P] [US1] Write unit tests for <component>
   - [ ] [T021] [US1] Implement <component> core logic
   
   ## Phase N: Polish & Cross-Cutting Concerns
   - [ ] [TN00] [P] Add error handling across all endpoints
   - [ ] [TN01] Write integration tests for full workflow
   - [ ] [TN02] Update documentation

   Task format rules:

   • [P]

     marks a task as parallelizable (no blocking dependencies within the phase)

   • [USn]

     traces the task to user story n (Phase 3+ only)
   • Task IDs increment sequentially (T001, T002, ...)
   • Include file paths in task description when the task targets a specific file
4. Report: Task counts by phase, total parallelizable task count, which phases constitute the MVP scope.

/speckit.checklist

/speckit.implement