jpicklyk/task-orchestrator.

batch-complete

Complete or cancel multiple items at once — close out features, clean up old work, archive completed workstreams. Use when a user says "close out this feature", "complete everything under X", "cancel this workstream", "clean up old items", "bulk complete", "finish this feature", or "archive completed work".

create-item

Create an MCP work item from conversation context. Scans existing containers to anchor the item in the right place (Bugs, Features, Tech Debt, Observations, etc.), infers type and priority, creates single items or work trees, and pre-fills required notes. Use this whenever the conversation surfaces a bug, feature idea, tech debt item, or observation worth tracking persistently. Also use when user says "track this", "log this bug", "create a task for", or "add this to the backlog".

dependency-manager

Visualize, create, and diagnose dependencies between MCP work items. Use when a user says "what blocks this", "add a dependency", "show dependency graph", "why can't this start", "link these items", "unblock this", "remove dependency", or "show blockers".

manage-schemas

Create, view, edit, delete, and validate note schemas for the MCP Task Orchestrator in .taskorchestrator/config.yaml — the templates that define which notes agents must fill at each workflow phase. Use when user says \"create schema\", \"show schemas\", \"edit schema\", \"delete schema\", \"validate config\", \"what schemas exist\", \"add a note to schema\", \"remove note from schema\", or \"configure gates\".

post-plan-workflow

Internal workflow for post-plan materialization — creates MCP items from the approved plan and dispatches implementation. Triggered automatically after plan approval when MCP tracking is active.

pre-plan-workflow

Internal workflow for plan mode — checks MCP for existing work, note schemas, and gate requirements to set the definition floor before planning begins. Triggered automatically when entering plan mode for any non-trivial implementation task.

quick-start

Interactive onboarding for the MCP Task Orchestrator. Detects empty or populated workspaces and walks through how plan mode, persistent tracking, and the MCP work together. Use when a user says "get started", "how do I use this", "quick start", "first time setup", "onboard me", "what can this MCP do", or "help me learn task orchestrator".

review-quality

Review quality framework for the work-to-review transition gate. Guides verification of plan alignment, test quality, and code simplification before marking implementation complete. Referenced by schema guidance fields during review-phase note filling. Read this skill when filling review-checklist notes or when asked to review completed implementation work.

schema-workflow

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session-retrospective

Analyze the current implementation run — evaluate schema effectiveness, delegation alignment, note quality, plan-to-execution fit. Captures cross-session trends and proposes improvements when patterns repeat. Use after implementation runs, or when user says 'retrospective', 'session review', 'what did we learn', 'analyze this run', 'how did that go', 'evaluate our process', 'wrap up', 'end of session review'. Also use when the output style's retrospective nudge fires after complete_tree.

spec-quality

Specification quality framework for planning. Defines the minimum bar for what a plan must address — alternatives, non-goals, blast radius, risk flags, and test strategy. Referenced by schema guidance fields during queue-phase note filling. Read this skill whenever filling requirements or design notes for any MCP work item.

status-progression

Navigate role transitions for MCP work items using advance_item. Shows current role, gate status, required notes, and the correct trigger to use. Use when a user says "advance this item", "move to work", "start this task", "complete this item", "what's the next status", "why can't I advance", "unblock this", "cancel this item", or "check gate status".

work-summary

Generate a hierarchical project dashboard showing all work items organized by container, with IDs, tags, status, and priority visible. Always use this skill for any request about project status, work summaries, or item overviews — never construct dashboards manually with raw MCP calls. Trigger on any of these phrases or intent: "project status", "what's active", "show me the dashboard", "work summary", "summary", "what should I work on", "project health", "what's blocked", "where did I leave off", "show items", "what's in the backlog", "overview", or any request to see or review the current state of work items. This includes session-start context gathering — if you need to understand current project state, use this skill.