Skill Archive Task

Task Archiving Protocol

This skill encapsulates the complete protocol for archiving docs/TASK.md to docs/tasks/.

When to Archive

Archive docs/TASK.md ONLY when:

1. Starting a NEW task AND docs/TASK.md exists with DIFFERENT content
2. Completing a task (Orchestrator Completion stage)

DO NOT archive when:

• Refining/clarifying the CURRENT task (overwrite instead)
• docs/TASK.md does not exist

Decision Logic: New vs Refinement

IF user request implies a NEW SEPARATE feature/refactor:
    → Archive existing TASK.md, then create new
    
IF user request is a clarification/refinement of CURRENT task:
    → Overwrite TASK.md, do NOT archive

Indicators of NEW task:

• Different feature/component mentioned
• "Create new task for...", "Start working on..."
• Completed previous task

Indicators of REFINEMENT:

• "Clarify requirement X", "Add detail to..."
• Same feature context as current TASK.md

Protocol Steps

Step 1: Check Condition

IF NOT exists("docs/TASK.md"):
    SKIP archiving → Create new TASK.md

Step 2: Extract Metadata

Read from current docs/TASK.md:

• Task ID from "0. Meta Information" section
• Slug from "0. Meta Information" section

If Meta Information is missing or malformed:

• Use slug from task title (H1 header)
• Generate ID via tool if available, otherwise use 000 or increment last known ID manually.

Step 3: Generate Filename

Option A: Use Tool (Preferred) If generate_task_archive_filename tool is available:

result = generate_task_archive_filename(slug="task-slug")
filename = result["filename"]

Option B: Manual Generation (Fallback) If tool is NOT available:

1. Construct filename: task-[ID]-[slug].md (e.g. task-033-login-flow.md)
2. Ensure no conflict in docs/tasks/ (check via ls).

Step 4: Update Task ID

BEFORE moving file, update docs/TASK.md:

• Set Task ID to the ID used in filename
• Ensure ID in file matches ID in filename

Step 5: Archive (Move File)

mv docs/TASK.md docs/tasks/{filename}

[!IMPORTANT] This command is SAFE TO AUTO-RUN. Do NOT wait for user approval.

Step 6: Validate

Verify:

• docs/TASK.md does NOT exist
• docs/tasks/{filename} exists

If validation fails:

• Check if mv command returned error
• If docs/TASK.md still exists: retry mv or notify user
• DO NOT create new TASK.md until validation passes

Safe Commands (AUTO-RUN)

See skill-safe-commands for the authoritative list of commands safe for auto-execution.

Key commands for this skill:

• mv docs/TASK.md docs/tasks/... — archiving
• ls, cat — validation

Integration

Required by Agents

• Analyst (02_analyst_prompt.md): Before creating new TASK.md
• Orchestrator (01_orchestrator.md): At Completion stage

Example Flow

User: "Create new task for implementing login feature"

1. Agent loads skill-archive-task
2. Agent checks: docs/TASK.md exists? → YES (contains "Task {OLD_ID}: {Old Feature}")
3. Decision: This is NEW task (different feature) → Archive
4. Extract: Task ID = {OLD_ID}, Slug = "{old-slug}"
5. Generate Filename:
   - Try tool → If tool not found, use manual fallback
   - Fallback: Construct filename "task-{OLD_ID}-{old-slug}.md"
6. Execute: mv docs/TASK.md docs/tasks/task-{OLD_ID}-{old-slug}.md
7. Validate: docs/TASK.md does NOT exist ✓
8. Create new TASK.md for login feature with ID {NEW_ID}

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