roboco/.tasks/templates

Task Templates

Templates for creating task records in the RoboCo task management system.

Task Type Templates

These templates are used to create the main README.md for a task:

Template	Use When	Key Features
feature.md	Building new functionality	User story, acceptance criteria, technical details
bugfix.md	Fixing bugs	Reproduction steps, root cause, fix verification
research.md	Investigation/research tasks	Research questions, findings, recommendations
documentation.md	Writing/updating docs	Source materials, publication locations
design.md	UX/UI design work	Figma links, states checklist, handoff

Supporting Templates

These templates are used for files within a task directory:

Template	Purpose	Created By
plan.md	Implementation plan	Developer during planning
journal.md	Agent journey notes	Developer during execution
decisions.md	Decision log	Anyone making decisions
blockers.md	Blocker tracking	Anyone when blocked
handoff.md	Documenter handoff	Developer when complete
qa-review.md	QA findings	QA during review

Initiative Templates

In ../initiatives/_template/:

Template	Purpose
README.md	Initiative overview
requirements.md	Detailed requirements
tasks.md	Task breakdown by cell
timeline.md	Milestones and schedule
decisions.md	Cross-cell decisions
status.md	Status updates

Creating a New Task

1. Determine Task Type

• New feature → feature.md
• Bug fix → bugfix.md
• Research/investigation → research.md
• Documentation → documentation.md
• Design work → design.md

2. Create Task Directory

mkdir -p .tasks/active/TASK-XXX-{slug}

3. Copy Template

cp .tasks/templates/{type}.md .tasks/active/TASK-XXX-{slug}/README.md

4. Fill In Template

• Replace all {placeholders}
• Update status section
• Define acceptance criteria
• Add to index.md

5. Create Supporting Files As Needed

# Copy templates as needed during work
cp .tasks/templates/plan.md .tasks/active/TASK-XXX-{slug}/
cp .tasks/templates/journal.md .tasks/active/TASK-XXX-{slug}/

Template Conventions

Placeholders

• {ID} - Task number (e.g., 042)
• {Title} - Human-readable title
• {agent-id} - Agent identifier (e.g., be-dev-1)
• YYYY-MM-DD - ISO date format
• {slug} - Kebab-case description

Status Values

• pending - Not started
• claimed - Assigned, not started
• in_progress - Active work
• blocked - Waiting on something
• paused - Intentionally stopped
• verifying - Self-review
• awaiting_qa - Ready for QA
• needs_revision - QA found issues
• awaiting_documentation - Ready for docs
• completed - Done

Priority Values

• P0 - Critical, drop everything
• P1 - High, next up
• P2 - Medium, normal queue
• P3 - Low, when available

Cell Values

• backend - Backend cell
• frontend - Frontend cell
• ux_ui - UX/UI cell
• board - Board level

Tips

1. Always update README.md when status changes
2. Journal frequently - context is valuable
3. Link commits as you make them
4. Create handoff.md before marking awaiting_documentation
5. Be specific in acceptance criteria - vague = wasted time