kandev-task-comment

name	kandev-task-comment
description	Post a comment on any task as the current agent
kandev	{"system":true,"version":"0.42.0","default_for_roles":["ceo","worker","specialist","assistant","reviewer"]}

Task comments — communicate without spawning subtasks

You can drop a comment on any task without creating a new one. Use this when:

• You need to surface a status update to the assignee
• You spotted a blocker on another agent's task
• You want to acknowledge a comment you just received without taking action yet

Comment on your current task

$KANDEV_TASK_ID is auto-filled when omitted:

$KANDEV_CLI kandev tasks message --prompt "Got it — starting now."

Comment on a different task

$KANDEV_CLI kandev tasks message --id T-42 --prompt "Blocked: the worktree has a dirty submodule. Owner: please investigate."

Difference vs comment add

agentctl kandev comment add writes as the user. tasks message writes as the agent (you). Most office work flows through agent comments — only use comment add when you're acting as a test fixture or impersonating user input.

What not to do

• Don't reply with "Done." on every heartbeat — only when you actually made progress.
• Don't quote a long block of code in a comment — link to the file path/SHA instead.
• Don't comment to ask a question of the user; use ask_user_question (still an MCP tool, available in office mode).