speckit-tasks

To generate a tasks.md file from design artifacts, you can automate task creation by running the command `speckit-tasks generate <feature-name>`. This parses your design documents and outputs a dependency-ordered task list.

Yes, automating task generation requires an existing spec-kit project structure. Your repository must contain a `.specify/` directory so the script can read the design artifacts and output the tasks.md file correctly.

Yes, you can organize project tasks and dependencies automatically from spec documents. The skill reads your design artifacts and arranges tasks in a dependency-ordered list within the generated tasks.md file.

The best way to create a dependency-ordered task list for project management is to use automated generation from design artifacts. This approach reads your spec and plan documents to sequence tasks logically without manual effort.

Automated task generation fails without a `.specify` directory because the script is designed specifically for spec-kit projects. It relies on this folder structure to locate the necessary plan.md and spec.md design artifacts for parsing.

You should not use automated tasks.md generation if your project lacks a spec-kit structure with a `.specify` directory or if you do not have existing design artifacts like plan.md and spec.md to parse.