delegate-task-tl

name	Delegate Task (TL)
description	Assign a task to a worker within the Team Leader's subordinate scope. Validates that the target worker's parentMemberId matches the TL's memberId before delegation. Includes auto-monitoring setup.
version	1.0.0
category	management
skillType	claude-skill
assignableRoles	["team-leader"]
triggers	["delegate task","assign to worker","send task to worker","delegate to subordinate"]
tags	["task","delegation","management","hierarchy"]
execution	{"type":"script","script":{"file":"execute.sh","interpreter":"bash","timeoutMs":30000}}

Delegate Task (TL Version)

Assigns a task to a worker within the Team Leader's subordinate scope. Validates hierarchy before delegation — the target worker's parentMemberId must match the TL's memberId.

When to Use

• After decompose-goal creates sub-tasks
• When handle-failure decides to reassign a task
• When a new worker needs to be given work

Parameters

Flag	JSON Field	Required	Description
--to / -t	to	Yes	Target worker's PTY session name
--task / -T	task	Yes	Task description (or pipe via stdin)
--task-file	—	No	Read task description from a file path
--priority / -P	priority	No	Priority: low, normal, high (default: normal)
--context / -c	context	No	Additional context for the worker
--project / -p	projectPath	No	Project path; creates task file in .crewly/tasks/
--team / -g	teamId	No	Team ID for hierarchy validation
--tl-member	tlMemberId	No	TL's member ID for hierarchy validation
--from	fromSession	No	Delegating TL's session name (for monitoring)

Usage — CLI Flags (preferred)

# Basic delegation
bash execute.sh --to worker-session --task "Implement login form" --priority high --project /path/to/project

# With hierarchy validation
bash execute.sh --to worker-session --task "Implement login form" --priority high --team team-123 --tl-member tl-member-id --project /path/to/project

# Task from stdin (for long descriptions with special characters)
echo "Implement the OAuth2 flow — it's critical for launch" | bash execute.sh --to worker-session --priority high --project /path

# Task from file
bash execute.sh --to worker-session --task-file /tmp/task-description.txt --priority high --project /path

Usage — Legacy JSON (backward compatible)

bash execute.sh '{"to":"worker-session","task":"Implement login form","priority":"high","teamId":"team-123","tlMemberId":"tl-member-id","projectPath":"/path/to/project"}'

Hierarchy Validation

When teamId and tlMemberId are provided, the script fetches team data and validates:

• The target worker exists in the team
• The worker's parentMemberId matches the TL's memberId

If validation fails, delegation is rejected with a hierarchy violation error.

Auto-Start Offline Workers

If the target worker is offline (delivery fails), the skill automatically:

1. Looks up the worker's memberId from team data
2. Calls POST /teams/:teamId/members/:memberId/start to boot the worker
3. Waits 10 seconds for the agent to initialize
4. Retries task delivery

This requires --team to be provided. Without team context, offline workers cannot be auto-started.

Differences from Orchestrator delegate-task

Aspect	Orchestrator	Team Leader
Scope	Any agent in any team	Only subordinates
Message prefix	"New task from orchestrator"	"New task from Team Leader"
Hierarchy check	None	Validates parentMemberId
Monitoring subscriber	Orchestrator session	TL session

Output

JSON confirmation of task delivery, same format as orchestrator delegate-task.

Related Skills

• decompose-goal — Create sub-tasks before delegating
• verify-output — Verify completed task output
• handle-failure — Handle delegation failures