Start New TEDS Task

Launch the teds-initializer agent to create and initialize a new long-term task.

Usage

/teds-start task-name [optional-description]

Examples

# Simple task
/teds-start refactor-auth

# With description
/teds-start migrate-database "Migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL"

# Complex project
/teds-start implement-oauth "Implement OAuth 2.0 authentication system with Google and GitHub providers"

What This Does

The agent will:

1. Load TEDS configuration (from CLAUDE.md or .teds-config.yaml)
2. Generate a unique task ID (format: YYYYMMDD-HHMM-taskname)
3. Create complete directory structure for the task
4. Initialize all documentation files:
   • manifest.yaml - Task metadata
   • plan.md - Execution plan (will work with you to define)
   • execution_log.md - Action logging
   • knowledge_base.md - Learnings repository
   • context.md - Background and constraints
   • status.yaml - Current state
5. Set initial status to "active"
6. Begin planning with you

Task Naming Guidelines

Good task names:

• refactor-auth - Clear and concise
• migrate-database - Specific action
• implement-oauth - Feature-focused

Avoid:

• task1 - Too generic
• fix-bug - Not specific enough
• update-everything - Too broad

After Initialization

Once the task is initialized, you'll see:

✅ Task initialized: 20250116-1430-refactor-auth
Location: claude_work_space/active_tasks/20250116-1430-refactor-auth/
Status: Ready to begin

The agent will then help you:

1. Define detailed phases in plan.md
2. Set success criteria
3. Document context and constraints
4. Begin execution with continuous logging

Continuing Later

To resume this task in a future session:

/teds-continue 20250116-1430-refactor-auth

Related Commands

• /teds-status - View all tasks
• /teds-continue [task-id] - Resume a task
• /teds-checkpoint - Save progress
• /teds-complete [task-id] - Finish and archive