spec-kit-tasks

Generate an actionable, dependency-ordered task list from the feature spec and plan.

Input: Optionally specify a change name. If omitted, infer from context or ask.

Steps

1. Load artifacts

   Required: specs/changes/<name>/plan.md and specs/changes/<name>/spec.md.

   Optional (also load if present): specs/changes/<name>/checklists/.

   If plan.md is missing, prompt to use the spec-kit-plan skill first.

2. Generate specs/changes/<name>/tasks.md

   Structure tasks in phases:

   # Tasks: <Feature Name>
   
   ## Phase 1: Setup & Foundations
   - [ ] [T01] Description with exact file path
   
   ## Phase 2: Domain & Application Layer
   - [ ] [T02] Description with exact file path
   - [ ] [T03] [P] Description (parallel — can run concurrently with T02)
   
   ## Phase 3: Infrastructure & Adapters
   - [ ] [T04] [P] Description with exact file path
   
   ## Phase 4: Integration & Validation
   - [ ] [T05] Description with exact file path
   
   ## Dependency Graph
   T01 → T02 → T04 → T05
              ↘ T03 ↗
   
   ## MVP Scope
   <Minimum set of tasks for a working, deployable slice.>
   

   Task format: - [ ] [TaskID] [P?] [Story?] Description with exact file path

   • [P] marks tasks safe to run in parallel.
   • Each task must be specific and immediately executable.
   • Order: setup → domain → application → infrastructure → integration → polish.
   • Map each task back to a user story from spec.md.

3. Validate

   Before finishing:

   • Every user story has at least one task.
   • All tasks include exact file paths.
   • No task is vague or unbounded.

Output

After writing tasks.md:

• Task count per phase.
• MVP scope summary.
• Next step: "Use the spec-kit-analyse skill to validate consistency and user-story coverage before implementation."

Guardrails

• Never generate tasks that violate the dependency rule.
• Domain and application tasks must precede infrastructure tasks in ordering.