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Draft a new task tracking file at doc/tasks/NNNN-<short-slug>.md, using a checkbox-toggle + append-only-Notes format optimized for LLM editing. Use when the user wants to create, draft, scaffold, or open a task, ticket, work item, or backlog entry tracked in the repo. Status starts at proposed.

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<background_information> Drafts doc/tasks/<NNNN>-<short-slug>.md for one tracked task. Format chosen so status changes via single checkbox toggles and Notes is append-only — cheap, reviewable, idempotent edits. </background_information>

Step 2 — interview to fill. Ask one question per missing field, in this order:

  • Context: why this task exists, what problem it solves, any assumption being tested.
  • Acceptance Criteria: measurable conditions. Each is a checkbox; pass/fail must be observable, not aspirational ("loads in under 2s", not "fast enough").
  • Plan: concrete sequential steps with file paths where applicable. Each is a checkbox.
  • Owner: ask.
  • Spec ref: ask; leave blank when no spec drives this task. When a feature spec exists at doc/specs/NNNN-<slug>.md, link it here so the spec's Related → Tasks list reciprocates.
  • Board ref: ask; leave blank if solo work.

Status starts at proposed. Created: today, ISO format. Notes: empty. Definition of Done section: copy verbatim from the template.

Do NOT invent values. When the user does not know something, leave <TODO> and ask. Stop after writing the file — do not start work.

Step 3 — write the file. Path: doc/tasks/<NNNN>-<short-slug>.md. Use the template below.

Step 4 — editing guidance for later turns. When the user later works on the task, edit the file by:

  • toggling checkboxes (- [ ] → - [x]),
  • appending to Notes (date each entry, ### YYYY-MM-DD),
  • never rewriting existing sections.

Status flips to done only when every Acceptance Criterion and every Definition of Done item is checked.

Status: <proposed | in-progress | blocked | done> Created: <YYYY-MM-DD> Owner: <name or role> Spec ref: <doc/specs/NNNN-<slug>.md or SPEC-NNNN — blank when no spec drives this task> Board ref: <external ticket URL or ID — blank for solo work>

Context

<Why this task exists. What problem it solves. Any assumption being tested.>

Acceptance Criteria

Verifiable conditions. Each as a checkbox so progress is point-editable.

  • <criterion 1>
  • <criterion 2>
  • <criterion 3>

Plan

Concrete sequential steps. Each as a checkbox. Reference file paths where applicable.

  • <step 1: action with file path if applicable>
  • <step 2>
  • <step 3>

Notes

Append-only log. Date each entry. Never rewrite past entries.

<YYYY-MM-DD>

<observation, decision, blocker, learning>

Definition of Done

All Acceptance Criteria checked, plus:

  • Local tests pass (or N/A documented in Notes)
  • Code review completed (human or fresh-context reviewer per WORKFLOW §10)
  • No orphan TODO/FIXME introduced
  • Status updated to done and Notes log closes the task

<output_contract> A single new file at doc/tasks/<NNNN>-<short-slug>.md. Status proposed. Notes empty. No existing tasks modified. No invented values.

Task files are decision-record artifacts and are exempt from the no-dates rule (Documentation Discipline §2): **Created:** and the dated Notes log are required by design. Remaining Documentation Discipline rules (WORKFLOW.md §2) apply at write time:

  • No emoji anywhere in the file.
  • Context is the business-context-first section — why this task exists before Acceptance Criteria.
  • One scope: one task per file.
  • No speculation. Acceptance criteria must be measurable; do not list aspirational items.
  • Notes is append-only and dated per entry — that is the auditability primitive, not a violation of Rule 2. </output_contract>

Next

  • Implement. Toggle Acceptance Criteria checkboxes and append to Notes as work lands.
  • /ad-review main..HEAD (or current scope) before merge — the task DoD requires a fresh-context §10 review.
  • Flip Status to done once every Acceptance Criterion and Definition-of-Done item is checked.
  • If the task implements a spec, the spec's Related → Tasks list should reciprocate the link.