Agent Task Management FAQs

Question 1

How do I assign tasks to different agents?

Accepted Answer

Use a bracketed prefix in the task subject, such as [engineer], [reviewer], or [tester]. This explicit assignment ensures that the specific role responsible for the task is clearly identifiable even after the conversation history is condensed.

Question 2

Does this replace project management tools like Linear or GitHub?

Accepted Answer

No. This skill is for local execution state—the immediate 'what am I doing now' and 'what's next.' You should still pull work from your primary issue tracker at the start and sync your completed work back to it at the end.

Question 3

When should I use the maintain-tasks skill?

Accepted Answer

You should use it for any non-trivial work involving three or more steps, when coordinating multiple subagents, or when performing complex work that requires sequencing and dependency tracking.

Question 4

How does this skill survive context compaction?

Accepted Answer

While standard conversation history is summarized during compaction, tasks created with this skill remain intact with full descriptions, statuses, and dependencies, acting as a permanent working memory for the session.

Agent Task Management

Key Features

Use Cases

Agent Task Management

Key Features

Use Cases