atomic-tasks

Structure tasks with IDs, dependencies, verification steps, and conventional commits.

4|1|Updated Dec 29, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/DoubleslashSE/claude-marketplace --skill atomic-tasks
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: atomic-tasks
Source: https://github.com/DoubleslashSE/claude-marketplace/tree/main/Plugins/flow-workflow/skills/atomic-tasks
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/DoubleslashSE/claude-marketplace --skill atomic-tasks

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Solves the problem of large, risky commits by enforcing atomic tasks that map to single, verifiable changes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Atomic task structure with unique IDs, status, dependencies, verification steps, and conventional commit messages.
  • Support for planning parallelizable work streams and independent rollbacks.
  • Real-world scenario: break a feature into small, reviewable tasks that can be completed and merged independently.

Quick Start

Plan a set of three atomic tasks for implementing a login feature, ensuring each task is self-contained, testable, and safely committable.

Frequently Asked Questions about atomic-tasks

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I split feature development into atomic tasks for single commits?

Atomic tasks split work into single-commit units by enforcing a structured format with unique IDs, status tracking, dependencies, verification steps, and conventional commit messages. This ensures each task is independently testable, reversible, and maps to a single verifiable change for parallelizable work streams.

What is an atomic task format and when do I need it for project planning?

An atomic task format structures work with explicit IDs, dependencies, verification steps, and conventional commit messages for project planning. You need it during release workflows to ensure work units are independently testable, safely committable, and support independent rollbacks.

How do I plan parallelizable work streams with independent rollbacks?

Plan parallelizable work streams with independent rollbacks by breaking features into small, reviewable atomic tasks. Each task uses a structured format with unique IDs and dependencies, ensuring work can be completed and merged independently while remaining independently testable and reversible.

Does structuring atomic tasks support conventional commit messages?

Yes, structuring atomic tasks supports conventional commit messages. The structured task format explicitly integrates conventional commit messages alongside unique IDs, status tracking, dependencies, and verification steps to ensure every task maps to a single, verifiable change.

Why do large commits need atomic task verification steps?

Large commits need atomic task verification steps to solve the problem of risky, unmanageable changes. Enforcing verification steps within each atomic task ensures every single-commit unit is independently testable, self-contained, and safely committable before merging.