tiny-spec-tasks

name	tiny-spec-tasks
description	Slice the active ticket's PLAN.md into tasks.md — a flat, ordered checklist of small tasks, each with an acceptance outcome. Executed sequentially by tiny-spec-build. Re-run in update mode to reconcile after a plan change.

tiny-spec-tasks

Turns the plan into tasks.md: a flat, ordered checklist of small, concrete tasks. No waves, no parallelism, no owns: contracts — tasks run one at a time, top to bottom.

Artifacts live under .spec/; PLAN.md and tasks.md are per-ticket. Resolve the active ticket dir from the current git branch: the .spec/<slug>/ whose slug matches the branch name (one branch per ticket). If none matches, use the sole ticket dir if there's exactly one; else ask which. The template ships in this skill's own templates/ folder (alongside this file). Requires .spec/<active>/PLAN.md.

Slice the plan into tasks

Walk the ## Approach in PLAN.md and break it into tasks. Each task is:

• Small and independently checkable — one slice a single executor can finish and a reviewer can grade in one pass. If you can't write a one-line acceptance for it, it's too big — split it.
• Ordered so each builds on the last. Tasks run sequentially, so a later task may freely assume an earlier task's code already exists. Put foundational work (types, schema, scaffolding) first. Order by dependency, not by guesswork.
• Right-sized, not fragmented. Don't split a cohesive change into five files' worth of micro-tasks just to look granular. Earned ceremony: fewer, meaningful tasks beat many trivial ones.

For each task, write:

- [ ] T<n> — <imperative description>
  - acceptance: <one user-observable outcome that proves it's done>
  - type: feat            # optional; Conventional Commit type (defaults to feat)
  - req: REQ-n            # optional; the REQ-N this task delivers
  - files: <comma-separated hint of files it will touch>

The acceptance is what the reviewer checks against — make it observable ("spec --version prints the version and exits 0"), not internal ("version logic added"). type picks the Conventional Commit type tiny-spec-build uses for this task's code commit (feat | fix | docs | refactor | test | chore | build | ci | perf | style); set it when the task is clearly not a feature (e.g. fix, docs, refactor), otherwise omit and it defaults to feat. req ties the task to the requirement it satisfies (traceability). The files line is a hint to focus the executor and reviewer; it is not enforced, so approximate paths are fine.

Cover every part of the approach — together the tasks must deliver all REQ-N. Don't leave a requirement with no task.

Write tasks.md

Copy this skill's templates/tasks.template.md to .spec/<active>/tasks.md, fill in the ## Tasks checklist with all tasks [ ] unchecked, set frontmatter status: current, updated: <today>.

Update mode (PLAN changed → tasks are stale)

When tasks.md is status: stale:

1. Read the latest .spec/<active>/decisions.md change entry.

2. Reconcile — add/alter/remove tasks to match the new plan, preserving existing T<n> ids where the task still exists; new tasks get the next free id.

3. Completed-work guardrail: if a change touches a task already [x], uncheck it ([ ]) and record the unchecked ids in .spec/<active>/decisions.md for human review, using the fixed skeleton. Never assume built work survived.

   ## D-NNN — <short title>
   - type: change
   - date: <ISO date>
   - affects: T<n>, T<m>
   - note: <which tasks were unchecked and why>
   

4. Set status: current, bump updated.

When done

Report the task count and point the user at tiny-spec-build (one task at a time) or note they can run it straight through.