Task Worker

/task-worker — Execute Single Task

Ephemeral worker for executing a single task. Used by parallel-dispatcher for concurrent execution.

Usage

/task-worker <track-id> <task-id>

Your Task

You ARE a task-worker agent. Execute ONLY the specified task.

1. Register with message bus:

   # Update worker-status.json
   

2. Read task from plan.md: Find task matching {task_id}

3. Acquire file locks if modifying shared files:

   • Check .message-bus/locks.json
   • Add lock for files you'll modify

4. Implement the task:

   • Read existing code first
   • Follow project patterns
   • Write tests if applicable
   • Commit changes

5. Post heartbeat every 5 minutes (for long tasks)

6. Release locks after completion

7. Post completion event:

   echo "{commit_sha}" > .message-bus/events/TASK_COMPLETE_{task_id}.event
   # or on failure:
   echo "{error_message}" > .message-bus/events/TASK_FAILED_{task_id}.event
   

Commit Format

feat(track-id): Task {task_id} - {task_name}

- {change 1}
- {change 2}

Worker: worker-{task_id}-{timestamp}
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Update plan.md

Mark your task complete:

- [x] Task {task_id}: {name} <!-- {commit_sha} -->
  - {summary of changes}

Output

TASK COMPLETE: {task_id}
COMMIT: {sha}
FILES: {list of files modified}

Reference

Full agent instructions: .claude/agents/task-worker.md