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rulebook-task-management

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Spec-driven task management for features and breaking changes using OpenSpec format. Use when creating new features, planning breaking changes, organizing development work, or managing project tasks with proposals and specifications.

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Rulebook Task Management

When to Create Tasks

Create tasks for:

  • New features/capabilities
  • Breaking changes
  • Architecture changes
  • Performance/security work

Skip for:

  • Bug fixes
  • Typos, formatting, comments
  • Dependency updates (non-breaking)

Task Commands

rulebook task create <task-id>    # Create new task
rulebook task list                # List all tasks
rulebook task show <task-id>      # Show task details
rulebook task validate <task-id>  # Validate structure
rulebook task archive <task-id>   # Archive completed task

Mandatory Workflow

NEVER start implementation without creating a task first:

  1. STOP - Do not start coding
  2. Create task - rulebook task create <task-id>
  3. Plan - Write proposal.md and tasks.md
  4. Spec - Write spec deltas
  5. Validate - rulebook task validate <task-id>
  6. THEN - Start implementation

Task Directory Structure

rulebook/tasks/<task-id>/
├── proposal.md         # Why and what changes
├── tasks.md            # Implementation checklist
├── design.md           # Technical design (optional)
└── specs/
    └── <module>/
        └── spec.md     # Technical specifications

Best Practices

  1. Always create task first - Document before implementing
  2. Keep tasks.md simple - Only checklist items
  3. Put details in specs - Technical requirements in spec files
  4. Validate before implementing - Run rulebook task validate
  5. Archive when done - Move completed tasks to archive