gh-tasks

name	gh-tasks
description	Issue-driven development with worktree isolation. Create issues, plan implementations, work in worktrees, review PRs, and merge with clean squash history.

gh-tasks

Overview

Issue-driven development pipeline for this monorepo with three modes of operation:

Daily edits - Small changes happen directly on main

Focused work - Features and fixes use issue-linked worktrees with draft PRs:

new → plan → work → review → merge
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        (via status dashboard)

Automated pipeline - End-to-end execution via orchestrate sub-skill

Workflow paths

Path	When to use	Sub-skills
Quick	Simple bug fix	new → work → merge
Standard	Most features	new → work → review → merge
Full	Complex work	new → plan → work → review → merge
Automated	Well-defined tasks	orchestrate (handles all stages)

Key principles

• Airtight tracking: one issue = one worktree = one draft PR = one branch
• Status visibility: dashboard shows all active work at a glance

Sub-skills

CRITICAL: You MUST load the appropriate sub-skill from the sub-skills/ directory based on user intent.

Pipeline (in order)

• new.md: Create a GitHub issue for focused work

  • Triggers: "new issue", "create issue", "new task"

• plan.md: Research codebase and create implementation plan

  • Triggers: "plan", "research", "design approach", "analyze options"

• work.md: Create worktree, implement changes, create draft PR

  • Triggers: "work on", "implement", "start coding", "create worktree"

• review.md: Review PR for correctness, post findings

  • Triggers: "review", "check PR", "analyze changes"

• merge.md: Merge PR, cleanup worktree/branch, close issue

  • Triggers: "merge", "finish", "done", "complete"

• rebase.md: Squash-rebase feature branch onto main

  • Triggers: "rebase", "make mergeable", "update branch", "sync with main"

Utilities

• setup.md: Bootstrap repo labels and configuration

  • Triggers: "setup labels", "create labels", "bootstrap repo", "configure labels"

• tasks-status.md: Dashboard of worktrees, issues, PRs, and next actions

  • Triggers: "status", "dashboard", "show active work", "what am I working on"

• orchestrate.md: Automated end-to-end pipeline

  • Triggers: "orchestrate", "auto", "end-to-end", "fully automated"

• worktree-sync.md: Sync worktrees from remote branches across machines

  • Triggers: "sync worktrees", "sync all worktrees", "update worktrees", "fetch all branches"

Process

1. Determine user intent from their request
2. Load the appropriate sub-skill from sub-skills/
3. Execute the sub-skill process
4. Verify expected outcome was achieved

Resources

• sub-skills/: Workflow-specific instructions
• scripts/: Standalone CLI tools matching each sub-skill
• templates/: Output format templates for issues, plans, and reviews

Guidelines

• Airtight tracking: one issue = one worktree = one draft PR = one branch
• Always get user approval before destructive operations

Appendix

Scripts

Script	Sub-skill	Usage
setup-labels.sh	setup	./setup-labels.sh [--dry-run|--delete]
work.sh	work	./work.sh <issue-number>
merge.sh	merge	./merge.sh <pr-number>
rebase.sh	rebase	./rebase.sh [worktree-path]
tasks-status.sh	tasks-status	./tasks-status.sh
monorepo-worktree-sync	worktree sync	monorepo-worktree-sync (auto-runs every 2 min)

Templates

Template	Purpose
issue.md	Goal/Context/Acceptance criteria format for issues
plan.md	Implementation plan format (appended to issue body)
review.md	PR review comment format with blockers/nice-to-haves