Turn prompt for an assigned swarm task: find the task, gather context when the message lacks it, use the skill the task names, finish with one of the four endings.
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name: work-on-task
description: "Turn prompt for an assigned swarm task: find the task, gather context when the message lacks it, use the skill the task names, finish with one of the four endings."
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# Working on a task
The taskId follows the command. Without one, call `get-tasks` with `mineOnly: true` and take your `pending` or `in_progress` task. If there is none, say so and stop.
This message carries the task text, its attachments, its output format, and memories from past sessions. If it does not (you invoked this command yourself, or the context was compacted), run the `task-context-gathering` script with the taskId.
When the task names a skill (`researching`, `planning`, `implementing`), use it. Otherwise work directly.
Finish the task with one of the four endings in your operating contract: `completed`, `defer-task`, `request-human-input`, or `failed`. Then stop.
If the user interrupts, follow their instructions. To resume, call `/work-on-task <taskId>` again.
