decompose

Decompose — Task Decomposition

Breaks complex tasks into atomic, executable subtasks.

Workflow

Step 1: Understand the Task

Read the user's request and any related files. If the task is ambiguous, use AskUserQuestion to clarify:

{
  "questions": [
    {
      "question": "What granularity do you need?",
      "header": "Granularity",
      "options": [
        {"label": "Coarse (Recommended)", "description": "5-10 high-level subtasks, each ~1 agent session"},
        {"label": "Fine", "description": "10-30 atomic tasks, each ~1 function or file change"},
        {"label": "Sprint-sized", "description": "Grouped into workable chunks with effort estimates"}
      ],
      "multiSelect": false
    }
  ]
}

Step 2: Decompose

Dispatch planner (Opus) to decompose the task:

1. Identify the major components of the task
2. For each component, break into subtasks
3. For each subtask, determine:
   • Description (specific and actionable)
   • Agent type and tier
   • Dependencies (what must complete first)
   • Parallel group (what can run simultaneously)
   • Estimated complexity (1-10)

Step 3: Output Decomposition

## Task Decomposition: [Original Task]

### Dependency Graph
```mermaid
graph TD
    A[Task 1.1] --> C[Task 2.1]
    B[Task 1.2] --> C
    C --> D[Task 3.1]
    C --> E[Task 3.2]

Parallel Groups

Group 1 (can run simultaneously):

#	Task	Agent	Tier	Complexity
1.1	[Task]	[agent]	[tier]	[1-10]
1.2	[Task]	[agent]	[tier]	[1-10]

Group 2 (depends on Group 1):

#	Task	Agent	Tier	Complexity
2.1	[Task]	[agent]	[tier]	[1-10]

Total Estimates

• Subtasks: [N]
• Parallel groups: [N]
• Estimated total complexity: [Sum]
• Tier distribution: Opus [N] / Sonnet [N] / Haiku [N]