complete-task

Complete Task

Mark a task as completed — no CLI required.

Instructions

The user's query is in $ARGUMENTS (a task ID like 077). If $ARGUMENTS is empty or does not contain a task ID, infer the task from conversation context (e.g., the task currently being worked on). If the task cannot be determined, ask the user which task to complete.

1. Find the task file:

   • Read .taskmd.yaml for custom dir (default: tasks) and workflow mode (default: solo)
   • Use Glob for <task-dir>/**/*$ARGUMENTS*.md
   • Read frontmatter to confirm the ID matches
   • If not found, list available tasks

2. Read the task file to understand the full task scope:

   • Get current status and verify fields
   • Identify all subtask checklists (- [ ] / - [x] items) in the task body
   • Identify any acceptance criteria section

3. Verify subtasks and acceptance criteria are met:

   • Review each subtask checklist item — confirm the work has been done
   • Review each acceptance criterion — confirm it is satisfied
   • Check off (- [x]) any items that are complete but not yet checked off by editing the task file
   • If any items are genuinely incomplete, report them to the user and ask how to proceed — do NOT mark the task as completed

4. Add a final worklog entry (if worklogs are enabled):

   • Check .taskmd.yaml for worklogs: true — only create worklogs if explicitly enabled; skip otherwise
   • If enabled, find or create the worklog file at <task-dir>/<group>/.worklogs/<ID>.md (or <task-dir>/.worklogs/<ID>.md for root tasks)
   • Append a timestamped completion summary

5. Check the workflow mode from .taskmd.yaml:

   Solo mode (default)

   • If the task has verify checks in frontmatter:
     • For bash type: Run each run command via Bash (in the specified dir or project root) and check exit code
     • For assert type: Evaluate each check by inspecting the codebase
     • If any check fails, report failures and do NOT mark as completed
   • If all checks pass (or no verify checks): Edit the frontmatter to set status: completed

   PR-review mode

   • Edit the frontmatter to set status: in-review instead of completed
   • Note to the user that in pr-review mode, the task completes when the PR is merged

6. Confirm the status change to the user

See SPEC_REFERENCE.md (in the plugin root) for valid field values, workflow modes, and verify check format.