task-next

# Run the next queued task The point of capturing the intent contract at creation time is that downstream work needs no further human input to start. This skill drains the queue: pick the highest-priority `ready` task, then hand it off to `tasks:start` to run the full phase loop. No `/task:open` ritual; the contract is already on the row. ## Discover ```bash stores tasks list --status ready --limit 5 stores tasks show <id> ``` ## Pick Find the next ready task: ```bash stores tasks list --status ready --limit 1 --sort updated_at ``` If the output is empty, no tasks are ready: ```bash # Check for blocked tasks that may need human attention: stores tasks list --status blocked ``` Surface "no ready tasks" to the user and stop. Do not invent work. ## Run For a task with an existing row in `ready` status, spawn `tasks:start` with the task ID: ```bash stores tasks show <id> ``` Then invoke the orchestrator: * `Task(subagent_type="tasks:start", prompt="<id>: <title> — run to completion")` Or if running interactively, invoke: ``` /tasks:start <id> ``` The `tasks:start` orchestrator owns the full phase loop from that point. ## On BLOCKED If the task transitions to `blocked` during `tasks:start` execution, `tasks:start` will surface the blocker. This skill's job is only to find and hand off — not to own the loop. To check blocked tasks awaiting human input: ```bash stores tasks list --status blocked ``` ## Rules - This skill is `ai_autonomous` — runs without human in loop. Never call `ask_user`-style synchronous prompts. - Honor the contract verbatim. The executor's writes must trace back to the task's `done_when` — that is the alignment check. - One task per invocation. The next call picks up the next. - If the task's `done_when` is missing, fail loud — do not invent one. - If no ready tasks exist, report clearly and stop.