groove-utilities-task-create
Outcome
A task is created in the configured backend with a title, type, status, optional parent, and (for non-trivial tasks) a rich body. The task ID is returned for reference. This command is the single source of truth for how tasks are created — other skills (work compound, daily, etc.) that need to create tasks must follow this spec and call this skill rather than defining their own creation rules.
Acceptance Criteria
- Task exists in backend with all required fields populated
- Task ID is shown to user after creation
- Non-trivial tasks (feature work, bugs, plans, stage tasks) have a rich body — never create with an empty body when the task represents real work or a stage
- Parent is set when context suggests one (e.g. stage task under a daily or work epic)
Constraints
- Read
tasks.backend from .groove/index.md to determine backend
- If
tasks.backend: none, no-op with friendly message
- If title not provided in arguments, ask user for title and type before proceeding
- Infer parent from current context (open tasks, recent work) and confirm with user if ambiguous
- Default status is
in-progress (not todo) — tasks are created when work is being done
- Do not auto-mark any task as completed during creation
- Backend mappings:
beans: beans create "<title>" -t <type> --parent <id> -s in-progress; body via beans update <id> -d "<body>" or by editing the task file under .groove/tasks/ if the backend is file-basedlinear: create issue via linear CLI or MCP with appropriate team/projectgithub: gh issue create --title "<title>" --body "<body>" --milestone <milestone>
- Body (standard): For any non-trivial task, always supply a body. Use the backend's body/description field (or task file content). Standard body sections: Context (what work or session this task belongs to), Goal (what "done" means at a high level), Acceptance Criteria (checklist of concrete conditions), Links (to CHANGELOG, specs, learned files, or other artifacts). Omit a section only if it truly does not apply.
- Type: Use the backend's types (e.g. beans:
task, bug, feature, epic, milestone). Stage and bookend tasks (daily Start/End, work stages such as "YYYY-MM-DD, Compound — topic") use type task when the backend has no chore (e.g. beans).
- Hierarchy: Set parent when the task is part of a larger unit (e.g. a daily, an epic). If the caller does not specify a parent, infer from context when possible.
- Always echo the created task ID and title back to the user
1---2name: groove-utilities-task-create3description: Create a new task in the configured backend.4license: MIT5---6
7# groove-utilities-task-create
8
9## Outcome
10
11A task is created in the configured backend with a title, type, status, optional parent, and (for non-trivial tasks) a rich body. The task ID is returned for reference. This command is the single source of truth for how tasks are created — other skills (work compound, daily, etc.) that need to create tasks must follow this spec and call this skill rather than defining their own creation rules.
12
13## Acceptance Criteria
14
15- Task exists in backend with all required fields populated
16- Task ID is shown to user after creation
17- Non-trivial tasks (feature work, bugs, plans, stage tasks) have a rich body — never create with an empty body when the task represents real work or a stage
18- Parent is set when context suggests one (e.g. stage task under a daily or work epic)
19
20## Constraints
21
22- Read `tasks.backend` from `.groove/index.md` to determine backend
23- If `tasks.backend: none`, no-op with friendly message
24- If title not provided in arguments, ask user for title and type before proceeding
25- Infer parent from current context (open tasks, recent work) and confirm with user if ambiguous
26- Default status is `in-progress` (not `todo`) — tasks are created when work is being done
27- Do not auto-mark any task as completed during creation
28- Backend mappings:
29 - `beans`: `beans create "<title>" -t <type> --parent <id> -s in-progress`; body via `beans update <id> -d "<body>"` or by editing the task file under `.groove/tasks/` if the backend is file-based
30 - `linear`: create issue via linear CLI or MCP with appropriate team/project
31 - `github`: `gh issue create --title "<title>" --body "<body>" --milestone <milestone>`
32- **Body (standard):** For any non-trivial task, always supply a body. Use the backend's body/description field (or task file content). Standard body sections: **Context** (what work or session this task belongs to), **Goal** (what "done" means at a high level), **Acceptance Criteria** (checklist of concrete conditions), **Links** (to CHANGELOG, specs, learned files, or other artifacts). Omit a section only if it truly does not apply.
33- **Type:** Use the backend's types (e.g. beans: `task`, `bug`, `feature`, `epic`, `milestone`). Stage and bookend tasks (daily Start/End, work stages such as "YYYY-MM-DD, Compound — topic") use type `task` when the backend has no `chore` (e.g. beans).
34- **Hierarchy:** Set parent when the task is part of a larger unit (e.g. a daily, an epic). If the caller does not specify a parent, infer from context when possible.
35- Always echo the created task ID and title back to the user
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