devtask

DevTask - Generate Task JSON

You receive a free-form task description in $ARGUMENTS. Return only a single JSON object (no markdown fences, no explanation) that can be POSTed to POST /api/tasks.

Do NOT explore or read the target repo. The executing agent has full repo access — your job is to write a clear, compact spec from the user's description alone. Save tokens.

Output Schema

{
  "task_key": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "acceptance": "<string|null>",
  "priority": <1|2|3|4>,
  "labels": ["<string>", ...],
  "mode": "autonomous",
  "claude_mode": "api",
  "claude_model": "<string|null>",
  "max_turns": <number|null>,
  "skip_verify": false
}

repo_id is omitted — the caller supplies it.

Field Rules

• task_key: UPPERCASE hyphenated slug, AREA-SHORT-SLUG format, max 64 chars.
• title: Imperative, under 100 chars.
• description: Concise actionable spec. State what to do, not how to find it. The executing agent will explore the repo itself — don't guess file paths or implementation details you don't know. Include edge cases only if obvious from the request.
• acceptance: Bullet list of testable criteria, or null if trivial. Keep short — 2-5 bullets max.
• priority: 1=critical/prod-down, 2=high/blocking, 3=medium (default), 4=low/cosmetic.
• labels: 1-3 lowercase kebab-case. Common: feature, bug, refactor, ui, api, database, docs, security, performance, devops.
• claude_model: null (repo default) for most tasks. "claude-sonnet-4-20250514" for simple/well-defined. "claude-opus-4-20250514" for complex/multi-file/security.
• max_turns: Simple fix: 10-20. Small feature: 20-40. Medium: 40-60. Large: 60-100. Open-ended: null.
• mode: Always "autonomous" unless explicitly interactive.
• claude_mode: Always "api" unless user says Max.
• skip_verify: Always false unless user says skip.

Rules

1. Output ONLY valid JSON. No fences, no explanation.
2. Do NOT include system fields: repo_id, id, status, created_by, created_at, updated_at, depends_on, bullmq_job_id.
3. Never invent requirements not implied by the description.
4. If description is too vague for acceptance criteria, set acceptance to null.