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Execute by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Execute
Author: tomevault-io

Execute

Use when the user wants to execute tasks autonomously, run compounder on a tasks.md file, start autonomous development, compound through a task list, or implement tasks iteratively. Guides autonomous task execution using compound loops.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Execute Skill

Orchestrates autonomous task execution using compounder's iterative loop mechanism.

Quick Start

When user has tasks ready for autonomous execution:

/compounder:compound-loop "Execute tasks from tasks.md. Mark completed with [X]. Run tests after each." --max-iterations 20 --completion-promise "ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE"

Phase Detection

Before starting, detect project state:

Check for tasks.md: Look for tasks.md, .specify/specs/*/tasks.md, or similar
- If found with - [ ] uncompleted tasks: Ready for execution
- Count tasks to estimate iterations (2-3 per task)
Check for plan.md/spec.md: If no tasks.md exists
- Guide user to create tasks first (manually or via speckit)

Launching Compounder

Calculate Parameters

iterations = (uncompleted_tasks * 2) + 5  # buffer for debugging
completion_promise = "ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE" or custom from user

Prompt Template

Build a prompt that:

References the tasks file explicitly
Instructs to follow task order (phases if present)
Mark tasks [X] as completed
Run verification after each task
Output <promise>COMPLETION</promise> only when truly done

Example Invocations

For a tasks.md with 10 tasks:

/compounder:compound-loop "Execute all tasks in tasks.md following TDD. After each task: mark [X], run tests. When ALL tasks complete and tests pass, output <promise>ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE</promise>" --max-iterations 25 --completion-promise "ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE"

For a single complex task:

/compounder:run-task "Implement user authentication" --iterations 10 --done-when "AUTH_WORKING"

Speckit Integration

If speckit commands are available in the project:

Phase	Command	Output
Specify	`/speckit.specify`	spec.md
Plan	`/speckit.plan`	plan.md
Tasks	`/speckit.tasks`	tasks.md
Execute	`/compounder:compound-loop`	Implementation

Completion Signals

The compound loop ends when:

<promise>COMPLETION_PROMISE</promise> is output (and TRUE)
Max iterations reached
/compounder:cancel-compound is run

Monitoring Progress

# Check current iteration
head -10 .claude/compounder-*.local.md

# View task completion
grep -E "^\- \[.\]" tasks.md

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---name: execute-4description: Use when the user wants to execute tasks autonomously, run compounder on a tasks.md file, start autonomous development, compound through a task list, or implement tasks iteratively. Guides autonomous task execution using compound loops.---# Execute SkillOrchestrates autonomous task execution using compounder's iterative loop mechanism.## Quick StartWhen user has tasks ready for autonomous execution:```/compounder:compound-loop "Execute tasks from tasks.md. Mark completed with [X]. Run tests after each." --max-iterations 20 --completion-promise "ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE"```## Phase DetectionBefore starting, detect project state:1. **Check for tasks.md**: Look for `tasks.md`, `.specify/specs/*/tasks.md`, or similar - If found with `- [ ]` uncompleted tasks: Ready for execution - Count tasks to estimate iterations (2-3 per task)2. **Check for plan.md/spec.md**: If no tasks.md exists - Guide user to create tasks first (manually or via speckit)## Launching Compounder### Calculate Parameters```iterations = (uncompleted_tasks * 2) + 5 # buffer for debuggingcompletion_promise = "ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE" or custom from user```### Prompt TemplateBuild a prompt that:1. References the tasks file explicitly2. Instructs to follow task order (phases if present)3. Mark tasks `[X]` as completed4. Run verification after each task5. Output `<promise>COMPLETION</promise>` only when truly done### Example Invocations**For a tasks.md with 10 tasks:**```/compounder:compound-loop "Execute all tasks in tasks.md following TDD. After each task: mark [X], run tests. When ALL tasks complete and tests pass, output <promise>ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE</promise>" --max-iterations 25 --completion-promise "ALL_TASKS_COMPLETE"```**For a single complex task:**```/compounder:run-task "Implement user authentication" --iterations 10 --done-when "AUTH_WORKING"```## Speckit IntegrationIf speckit commands are available in the project:| Phase | Command | Output ||-------|---------|--------|| Specify | `/speckit.specify` | spec.md || Plan | `/speckit.plan` | plan.md || Tasks | `/speckit.tasks` | tasks.md || Execute | `/compounder:compound-loop` | Implementation |## Completion SignalsThe compound loop ends when:- `<promise>COMPLETION_PROMISE</promise>` is output (and TRUE)- Max iterations reached- `/compounder:cancel-compound` is run## Monitoring Progress```bash# Check current iterationhead -10 .claude/compounder-*.local.md# View task completiongrep -E "^\- \[.\]" tasks.md```---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/jero2rome) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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