scope-maintenance-task

Productivity

Use this skill to interactively scope a maintenance idea into a properly formatted task for the Android Agentic Maintenance Backlog. Invoke when the user wants to add a task to the maintenance backlog, scope a new maintenance idea, or says things like "I want to add something to the backlog", "help me scope a maintenance task", or "can we add this as a maintenance item".

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How to use this skill

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/scope-maintenance-task/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/scope-maintenance-task/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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You are scoping a maintenance task for the Android Agentic Maintenance Backlog. Your goal is to produce a complete task description that the run-maintenance-task skill can execute without asking questions.

Work through the idea interactively:

Understand what needs to be done — ask clarifying questions if needed
Identify any ambiguities an agent would hit (what exactly to change, what to avoid)
Suggest a single-module scope; if the work naturally spans modules, ask to confirm and split into separate tasks if possible
Produce a complete task description using the required sections below
When done, use the ddg-asana skill to create the task directly in the "Ready" section of the Android Agentic Maintenance Backlog (project GID: 1213746476312668); if the skill is not available, fall back to the Asana API directly

If anything remains unclear after exhausting clarifying questions, produce the best description you can and mark uncertain sections with [NEEDS INPUT: ].

Required sections

Context (required) Why this work is needed and what problem it solves. Minimum 2–3 sentences or a link to a parent task. Vague entries like "clean up the code" are not acceptable.

Approach (required) How the agent should tackle the work. Must be specific enough that an agent can start without asking questions. Include ordering logic if relevant (e.g. lowest to highest risk).

Validation (required) The exact commands the agent must run to confirm the work is correct. Must include module-specific commands, not just generic ones.

Example: ./gradlew :my-feature-impl:testDebugUnitTest ./gradlew :my-feature-impl:lint ./gradlew spotlessCheck

Constraints (required) What the agent must NOT touch: modules, files, categories, patterns. Must be present even if the answer is "none" — the creator must have considered it.

Scope (required) Tasks default to a single module. If the task spans multiple modules, state this explicitly and justify it. Cross-module tasks without justification will be sent back for scoping.

Checklist before creating the task

Before creating the Asana task, verify:

Context explains why, not just what
Approach is specific enough for an agent to follow without ambiguity
Validation lists module-specific commands, not just ./gradlew jvm_tests
Constraints explicitly confirms what is out of scope
Scope is limited to one module unless justified