validate-tasks

name	validate-tasks
description	Validate tasks for ATC compliance (Self-Contained, Verifiable, Bounded, Parallelizable, Resume-safe). Use this skill after creating or updating tasks to check they meet quality standards before dispatch. Triggers: "validate tasks", "check ATC compliance", "verify task quality", "validate TASKS.md".

validate-tasks — ATC Compliance Validation

Validate tasks against the ATC quality criteria before dispatch.

ATC Criteria

Criterion	Requirement
Self-Contained	Works in its own git worktree, no cross-worktree deps
Verifiable	Has clear pass/fail verification command
Bounded	Completable in < 2 hours
Parallelizable	No dependencies on other active tasks
Resume-safe	Can be restarted without side effects

Steps

1. Validate via API (preferred)

curl -s "http://localhost:7700/api/task-db/validate?repo=<org/repo>" \
  | python3 -m json.tool

Expected response: {"ok": true, "warnings": [...], "task_count": N}

2. Manual validation (fallback)

If the API is not available, read TASKS.md and check each Active task:

• Has Branch: line (unique per task)
• Has Verification: line with test command
• Has description (not empty)
• Branch name is unique across all tasks
• No two tasks modify the same files

3. Report

List violations and suggest fixes. For each warning:

• State which task and which criterion failed
• Suggest a concrete fix

Output

Validation report with any ATC violations and recommended fixes.