Speckit Tasks

Before proceeding, load the speckit-orchestrator skill for workflow coordination. Consider loading complementary skills like superpowers:executing-plans and superpowers:systematic-debugging for enhanced task generation.

When To Use

Use this command when you need to:

• Converting spec/plan into concrete task list
• Creating dependency-ordered implementation roadmap

When NOT To Use

• Project doesn't follow spec-driven development
• Quick fixes that don't need formal specification

User Input

$ARGUMENTS

You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).

Outline

1. Setup: Run .specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --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").

1. 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/ (API endpoints), research.md (decisions), quickstart.md (test scenarios)
• Note: Not all projects have all documents. Generate tasks based on what's available.

1. 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 endpoints 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)

1. Generate tasks.md: Use .specify.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 (default ON; skip only with --no-tdd or explicit spec opt-out), 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)

1. 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 DEFAULT ON (since 1.9.3, per docs/inclusive-defaults.md): Generate test tasks for every user story by default. Skip test generation only if the user passes --no-tdd or the feature specification explicitly opts out (e.g. spike, throwaway prototype). The Iron Law (no implementation without a failing test first) is the project's TDD posture: defaulting to test generation makes that posture discoverable from the task list.

Checklist Format (REQUIRED)

Every task MUST strictly follow this format:

- [ ] [TaskID] [P?] [Story?] Description with file path