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diff --git a/prompts/skills/agent-task-management/references/2-start-task.md b/prompts/skills/agent-task-management/references/2-start-task.md index 78af213..8f16c39 100644 --- a/prompts/skills/agent-task-management/references/2-start-task.md +++ b/prompts/skills/agent-task-management/references/2-start-task.md @@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ ask start <id> Do this as soon as you start work on the task. +## Picking up an already-started task + +If the task is already `start`ed but not `done`, a prior worker may have stalled +or been interrupted mid-edit, leaving broken, uncommitted, partial changes. +Before resuming, check for and clean up that situation: see +`6-recover-stalled-task.md`. + ## Conventions - Start each new task with a fresh context; rely on the task's description and annotations for all required context. +- When picking up an already-started task, check for a stalled-worker situation (dirty worktree, broken build) before assuming a clean state — see `6-recover-stalled-task.md`. - Run `ask start <id>` when you start working on the task, not only when listing or completing. - Do not start a second task for the same project while one is already started and not done, unless the user explicitly asks. - When a task is selected via the review/overview step, use the alias ID from the list or task details for subsequent `start` operations. |