Sprinter Tasks

Sprinter Task Management Skill

Description

Manage tasks in the Sprinter kanban board using MCP tools. This skill enables AI agents to create, claim, and complete tasks programmatically.

When to Use

• Tech-Lead Planning: After creating an implementation plan, use create_tasks_batch to create tasks
• Worker Agents: Use get_next_task, claim_task, and complete_task to work through tasks
• Task Visibility: Use list_tasks to see current task board state

Available Tools

Task Creation

create_task - Create a single task

mcp__sprinter__create_task(title: "Task title", description: "Optional description")

create_tasks_batch - Create multiple tasks at once (for tech-lead planning)

mcp__sprinter__create_tasks_batch(tasks: [
  {title: "Task 1", description: "Description 1"},
  {title: "Task 2", description: "Description 2"}
])

Task Discovery

list_tasks - List all tasks or filter by status

mcp__sprinter__list_tasks()                    # All tasks
mcp__sprinter__list_tasks(status: "todo")      # Only todo tasks
mcp__sprinter__list_tasks(status: "in_progress")
mcp__sprinter__list_tasks(status: "done")

get_task - Get details of a specific task

mcp__sprinter__get_task(task_id: "uuid-here")

get_next_task - Get the next available unclaimed task

mcp__sprinter__get_next_task()

Task Workflow

claim_task - Atomically claim a task for work

# Claim specific task
mcp__sprinter__claim_task(agent_id: "claude-session-123", task_id: "uuid-here")

# Claim next available task
mcp__sprinter__claim_task(agent_id: "claude-session-123")

complete_task - Mark a task as done

mcp__sprinter__complete_task(agent_id: "claude-session-123", task_id: "uuid-here")

Agent Status

get_agent_status - Check agent's current state

mcp__sprinter__get_agent_status(agent_id: "claude-session-123")

Workflows

Tech-Lead: Create Tasks After Planning

After completing a plan and exiting plan mode:

1. Extract tasks from the plan
2. Call create_tasks_batch with all tasks:

mcp__sprinter__create_tasks_batch(tasks: [
  {title: "Implement user authentication", description: "Add login/logout endpoints"},
  {title: "Add database migrations", description: "Create users table"},
  {title: "Write unit tests", description: "Test auth handlers"}
])

Worker: Process Tasks

1. Poll for work:

mcp__sprinter__get_next_task()

2. Claim the task (atomic - prevents race conditions):

mcp__sprinter__claim_task(agent_id: "claude-session-123", task_id: "task-uuid")

3. Work on the task - implement the required changes

4. Complete the task:

mcp__sprinter__complete_task(agent_id: "claude-session-123", task_id: "task-uuid")

5. Repeat - poll for next task

Agent ID Convention

Use a consistent agent ID format for your session:

• Format: claude-{unique-identifier}
• Examples: claude-abc123, claude-feature-auth, claude-worker-1

The agent ID is used to:

• Track which agent claimed which task
• Prevent multiple agents from claiming the same task
• Monitor agent status (idle/working)

Task Statuses

Best Practices

1. Always claim before working - Prevents duplicate work
2. Use descriptive titles - Makes task board readable
3. Complete tasks promptly - Keeps agent status accurate
4. Check task list - Before creating tasks, verify they don't already exist