name: executing-tasks description: Provides reusable 6-phase task execution workflow for any task type including context gathering, planning, execution, quality check, progress update, and learning documentation. This skill should be used when implementing tasks from story breakdowns, executing development work, or running structured task workflows. Triggers on "execute task", "task workflow", "implement task", "task phases", "quality check", "run task", "complete task".

Task Execution

Standardized 6-phase workflow for executing any task type with consistent quality gates and progress tracking. Integrates with sprint-orchestration for task assignment and progress updates.

6-Phase Workflow

[1. CONTEXT] --> [2. PLANNING] --> [3. EXECUTION] --> [4. QUALITY] --> [5. PROGRESS] --> [6. LEARNING]
     |               |                  |                 |                |                 |
  Load skill    TodoWrite tasks    Execute work      Verify results   Update YAML      Document
  Gather info   15-30 min chunks   Atomic commits    Run checks       Comment issue    learnings

Phase Summary

Phase	Purpose	Key Actions
1. Context	Gather task-specific information	Load relevant skills, read specs/designs, identify dependencies
2. Planning	Break work into trackable units	TodoWrite with 15-30 min granularity, identify parallelizable work
3. Execution	Implement the actual work	Follow task-type patterns, atomic commits, delegate to subagents
4. Quality	Verify correctness	Run verification commands, record results, handle errors
5. Progress	Update tracking systems	PROGRESS.yaml transitions, GitHub issue comments, metrics
6. Learning	Capture improvements	Document blockers, patterns discovered, process improvements

Completion Criteria by Task Type

Task Type	Verification	Success Criteria
Code implementation	`npm run typecheck && npm run test`	All tests pass, no type errors
Test writing	`npm run test -- <test-file>`	Tests pass, coverage meets target
Documentation	Frontmatter validation, link checks	AI-readable, accurate content
Refactoring	Tests pass, no behavior change	All existing tests green
Bug fix	Regression test added and passes	Issue resolved, test prevents recurrence
Configuration	Manual verification or smoke test	System functions correctly

Quality Gates

Before transitioning from Execution (Phase 3) to Quality (Phase 4):

All planned TodoWrite items completed or explicitly deferred
Atomic commits made for logical units of work
No uncommitted changes unless intentionally staged

Before transitioning from Quality (Phase 4) to Progress (Phase 5):

All verification commands executed
Any failures documented with root cause
Re-execution loop if quality checks fail

References

Reference	Purpose
`references/phase-1-context.md`	Context gathering strategies by task type
`references/phase-2-planning.md`	TodoWrite patterns and task granularity
`references/phase-3-execution.md`	Execution patterns and subagent delegation
`references/phase-4-quality.md`	Quality gates and error handling
`references/phase-5-progress.md`	PROGRESS.yaml updates and issue commenting
`references/phase-6-learning.md`	Learning documentation format
`assets/task-prompt-template.md`	Ralph-loop prompt template for task execution