Run quality checks on a task's implementation before it closes to done. Triggers: 'is this ready?', 'run the review gate', 'check my work', 'I think this is done'. Reviews code + spec adherence, runs tests/build. Design review uses taskmaster:spec-review.
Log a lightweight idea into .taskmaster/ideas/. Triggers: '/add-idea', 'save this as an idea', 'remember this idea', 'log this idea', or something worth keeping, not yet a task. Only way - not backlog_idea_create directly.
Log/update/close project bugs in .taskmaster/bugs/. Triggers: 'log a bug', 'this is a bug', 'track this defect', 'I found a bug', 'shelve this for later', 'list open bugs', 'promote B-XX', 'close B-XX'. Also for ambiguous 'issue' phrasing lacking recurring/systemic/outstanding evidence - falls back here. Only correct way to transition a project Bug.
Scan the codebase for TODO/FIXME/HACK/XXX and cross-reference the backlog. Triggers: 'check todos', 'are my todos tracked', 'scan for todos', 'todo audit', 'what's untracked'.
Write/resolve/drop project decisions in .taskmaster/decisions/. Invoke when about to write an inline option menu - route here, not Options: in chat. Also 'choose between', 'pick an option', 'decide on', 'open question', 'resolve DEC-X', 'drop DEC-X'. Only correct way - do not call backlog_decision_create directly.
Close out a work session. Triggers: 'end session', 'I'm done for today', 'let's wrap up', 'mark this task done', 'save progress'. ONLY correct way to mark tasks done/in-review with a session record.
Write a session handover into .taskmaster/handovers/. Triggers: 'write a handover', 'wrap up', 'for tomorrow', 'before compaction', 'context handoff', 'continue where we left off'. Only way - not backlog_handover_create directly.
Set up Taskmaster in the current project. Triggers: 'set up taskmaster', 'initialize backlog', 'I want to track my work here', or backlog.yaml missing. Offers clean init or project analysis.