What problem does it solve? Turning a clear work request into a well-structured, trackable task file is repetitive and error-prone: IDs must be reserved, areas and prefixes assigned, duplicates checked, and acceptance criteria kept testable. This Skill standardizes that process so every task lands in docs/tasks_manager/_todos/ with the right shape and passes ledger validation. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structured task creation: Reserves an area-prefixed task ID, then writes metadata, a brief, phases with checklists, and observable acceptance criteria following the todo convention. - Duplicate and overlap detection: Runs a discovery scan across the inbox, active and archived tasks, roadmap, ledgers, and code before filing anything new. - Spec and design sections: Adds Specification and Design sections plus Spec refs when acceptance criteria alone would lose intent, and can make an existing task implementation-ready. - Roadmap scheduling: Optionally places the task under Urgent, Now, Next, Later, or Someday horizons with milestone targets, then syncs and validates the ledger. - Use Case: You tell the agent "add a task to add rate limiting to the API" and it checks for duplicates, reserves an ID like API-F-003, writes the brief, phases, and criteria, runs at ledger sync && at ledger check, and reports the path. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to add a task for the work you have in mind, for example by saying "add a task to refactor the billing webhook handler with priority high".
