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j-star-films-studios (@j-star-films-studios) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Spawn Task by j-star-films-studios — Agent Skill

Name: Spawn Task
Author: j-star-films-studios

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Spawn Task Skill

Create detailed task prompts that another agent (or future self) can execute without additional context.

When to Use

Breaking down complex features
Creating implementation specs
When user says "spawn a task for..."
Planning multi-phase work

Task Discovery

Gather from user:

Task Description: What needs to be done?
Priority: High / Medium / Low
Scope: What's included/excluded?
Timeline: Expected completion (optional)

Current State Analysis

# Check related files
find src -name "*relevant*" -type f

# Check documentation
ls docs/features/

# Check GitHub issues
gh issue list --search "[related term]"

Task Prompt Template

Create docs/tasks/[TaskName].md:

# 🎯 Task: [Task Name]

**Objective:** [Clear, measurable goal]
**Priority:** [High/Medium/Low]
**Scope:** [What's included/excluded]

---

## 📋 Requirements

### Functional Requirements
- **[REQ-001]** [Requirement with acceptance criteria]

### Technical Requirements
- **[TECH-001]** [Technical specification]

---

## 🏗️ Implementation Plan

### Phase 1: Setup
- [ ] [Setup task]

### Phase 2: Core Implementation
- [ ] [Core task]

### Phase 3: Enhancement
- [ ] [Enhancement task]

### Phase 4: Testing & Documentation
- [ ] [Testing task]

---

## 📁 Files to Create/Modify

| File | Action | Purpose |
|------|--------|---------|
| `src/features/[Feature]/...` | Create | [Purpose] |

---

## ✅ Success Criteria

### Code Quality
- [ ] TypeScript compliant (no `any`)
- [ ] Passes ESLint
- [ ] Unit tests with >80% coverage

### Performance
- [ ] Bundle size increase < 5KB
- [ ] Load time < 1.5s

### Functionality
- [ ] All requirements implemented
- [ ] Mobile responsive

---

## 🔗 Dependencies

**Depends on:** [Other components]
**Used by:** [Components that use this]

---

## 🚀 Getting Started

1. Read this task prompt completely
2. Review related files
3. Begin with Phase 1
4. Provide progress updates after each phase

Options After Spawning

A) Start implementing now
B) Create GitHub Issue to track
C) Save task for later

Task Categories

🆕 Feature: New functionality
🐛 Bug Fix: Fixing broken behavior
♻️ Refactor: Improving existing code
📚 Documentation: Writing docs

Priority Guidelines

High: Blocking other work, user-facing bugs
Medium: Important features, non-blocking issues
Low: Nice-to-haves, minor improvements

---name: spawn-taskdescription: Create comprehensive, self-contained task prompts for implementing features or fixing bugs.---# Spawn Task SkillCreate detailed task prompts that another agent (or future self) can execute without additional context.## When to Use- Breaking down complex features- Creating implementation specs- When user says "spawn a task for..."- Planning multi-phase work## Task DiscoveryGather from user:- **Task Description**: What needs to be done?- **Priority**: High / Medium / Low- **Scope**: What's included/excluded?- **Timeline**: Expected completion (optional)## Current State Analysis```bash# Check related filesfind src -name "*relevant*" -type f# Check documentationls docs/features/# Check GitHub issuesgh issue list --search "[related term]"```## Task Prompt TemplateCreate `docs/tasks/[TaskName].md`:```markdown# 🎯 Task: [Task Name]**Objective:** [Clear, measurable goal]**Priority:** [High/Medium/Low]**Scope:** [What's included/excluded]---## 📋 Requirements### Functional Requirements- **[REQ-001]** [Requirement with acceptance criteria]### Technical Requirements- **[TECH-001]** [Technical specification]---## 🏗️ Implementation Plan### Phase 1: Setup- [ ] [Setup task]### Phase 2: Core Implementation- [ ] [Core task]### Phase 3: Enhancement- [ ] [Enhancement task]### Phase 4: Testing & Documentation- [ ] [Testing task]---## 📁 Files to Create/Modify| File | Action | Purpose ||------|--------|---------|| `src/features/[Feature]/...` | Create | [Purpose] |---## ✅ Success Criteria### Code Quality- [ ] TypeScript compliant (no `any`)- [ ] Passes ESLint- [ ] Unit tests with >80% coverage### Performance- [ ] Bundle size increase < 5KB- [ ] Load time < 1.5s### Functionality- [ ] All requirements implemented- [ ] Mobile responsive---## 🔗 Dependencies**Depends on:** [Other components]**Used by:** [Components that use this]---## 🚀 Getting Started1. Read this task prompt completely2. Review related files3. Begin with Phase 14. Provide progress updates after each phase```## Options After Spawning- **A)** Start implementing now- **B)** Create GitHub Issue to track- **C)** Save task for later## Task Categories- 🆕 **Feature**: New functionality- 🐛 **Bug Fix**: Fixing broken behavior- ♻️ **Refactor**: Improving existing code- 📚 **Documentation**: Writing docs## Priority Guidelines- **High**: Blocking other work, user-facing bugs- **Medium**: Important features, non-blocking issues- **Low**: Nice-to-haves, minor improvements

Frequently asked questions

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