Clink Codex Task Delegation Guide

When delegating tasks to clink codex, treat it like a junior developer. This skill provides a standardized approach to task assignment.

🎯 Core Principles

What to Delegate to Clink Codex

Clink Codex can handle all types of coding tasks:

• ✅ Implementation tasks: Writing code logic, functions, components
• ✅ Code generation: Creating new files, modules, classes
• ✅ Logic implementation: Business logic, algorithms, data processing
• ✅ Research & Analysis: Investigating architecture, analyzing codebases
• ✅ Design: System design, architecture decisions
• ✅ Testing: Writing tests, running tests, debugging
• ✅ Code Review: Reviewing code quality, best practices
• ✅ Documentation: Writing docs, comments, READMEs
• ✅ Refactoring: Code optimization, restructuring
• ✅ Bug fixing: Debugging and resolving issues

Important: Provide Full Context

When delegating any task, always provide:

• Project context: What the project does, tech stack, conventions
• Relevant files: Paths to files that need to be read/modified
• Dependencies: Related modules, APIs, or external services
• Constraints: Any limitations or requirements to follow

📝 Your Responsibilities (After Clink Codex Completes Task)

1. Verify the output meets requirements
2. Validate the code works as expected
3. Integrate the changes into the project
4. Iterate if needed - provide specific feedback and re-delegate

⚠️ Important Notes

• Provide full context - Codex works best with comprehensive information
• Be specific - Clear requirements lead to better results
• If codex fails - Switch to clink gemini as fallback (see Fallback section below)
• If code doesn't meet requirements - Provide specific feedback and re-delegate

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📋 Standard Task Brief Template

Use this template when delegating tasks to clink codex:

## 🎯 Task Title

Implement [specific feature or logic]

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### 🧩 Context

[Brief summary about the project, module, and task context]

Example: "This module handles swap logic for LP Copilot, currently building the impermanent loss calculation feature"

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### 📋 Requirements/User Stories

- [List each specific requirement as bullet points, the more detailed the better]
- Input: [data type, structure, parameters]
- Output: [return type, format]
- Constraints: [any limitations or conditions]

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### 💡 Known Workarounds / Assumptions

- [List any workarounds or assumptions, e.g., "assume balance is always > 0", "skip cache", "mock API response with temporary JSON file"]
- [Any temporary solutions or shortcuts]
- [Dependencies that might not be available yet]

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### 🧱 Technical Hints

- **File to edit**: `/path/to/file.ts`
- **Function name**: `functionName`
- **Framework/Libs**: [specify if needed, e.g., ethers.js, uniswap-sdk, lodash]
- **Code Style**: [ESM, async/await, TypeScript strict mode, etc.]
- **Related files**: [list files that provide context or dependencies]
- **Test command**: [if testing is needed, e.g., `npm test`, `pytest`]

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### ✅ Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Code compiles successfully
- [ ] Logic matches requirements
- [ ] No dead code or unnecessary comments
- [ ] Clean and readable code

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🔄 Workflow Process

1. Before Delegating

Ensure you have:

• ✅ Clear understanding of the goal (what needs to be accomplished)
• ✅ Identified assumptions and known workarounds
• ✅ Defined scope (what tasks codex should complete)
• ✅ Specified entry point (specific file, function, module, or repo)
• ✅ Gathered full context (related files, dependencies, project conventions)

🔀 Fallback: Switch to Clink Gemini

If clink codex encounters errors or fails to complete the task:

1. Identify the error - Note what went wrong (timeout, API error, incomplete output, etc.)
2. Switch to clink gemini - Use the same task brief template
3. Adjust if needed - Gemini may have different capabilities, adjust requirements if necessary

When to switch to clink gemini:

• ❌ Codex returns errors or timeouts
• ❌ Codex output is incomplete or corrupted
• ❌ Codex cannot handle the specific task type
• ❌ Multiple failed attempts with codex

Example fallback command:

Use clink gemini instead of codex for this task

Note: Both clink codex and clink gemini follow the same task brief template and workflow. The switch should be seamless.

2. During Delegation

• Use the standard template above
• Be specific and detailed in requirements
• Provide context about the project/module
• List all assumptions and workarounds
• Specify technical constraints

3. After Completion

• Review the implementation
• Run tests yourself
• Debug any issues
• Either:
  • ✅ Accept and integrate the code
  • 🔄 Provide specific feedback and re-delegate with corrections

💡 Best Practices

1. Be Specific: The more detailed your requirements, the better the implementation
2. Provide Context: Help clink codex understand the bigger picture
3. List Assumptions: Make implicit knowledge explicit
4. Specify Entry Points: Don't make clink codex guess where to start
5. Use Real Data: Follow project guidelines - no mock data unless specified
6. Iterate if Needed: If first attempt doesn't meet requirements, refine and re-delegate

🚨 Quality Control

Always verify:

• Code compiles and builds successfully
• Logic is implemented correctly
• No placeholder code or TODOs
• Follows project conventions
• Ready for real-world use (no mocks unless explicitly requested)

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Example Task Delegation

## 🎯 Task: Implement Order Processing Logic

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### 🧩 Context

Building the order processing module for Shopfia e-commerce platform. This handles customer orders from cart to payment processing.

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### 📋 Requirements

- Create `processOrder` function in `/src/services/orderService.ts`
- Input: `{ userId: string, cartItems: CartItem[], paymentMethod: string }`
- Output: `{ orderId: string, status: string, total: number }`
- Validate cart items exist and are in stock
- Calculate total including tax and shipping
- Create order record in database
- Return order confirmation

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### 💡 Known Workarounds / Assumptions

- Payment gateway integration will be added later - for now just validate payment method is provided
- Tax calculation is flat 10% rate (will use real tax API later)
- Shipping is calculated as $10 flat rate for now

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### 🧱 Technical Hints

- File to edit: `/src/services/orderService.ts`
- Function name: `processOrder`
- Framework/Libs: TypeScript, Prisma for DB
- Code Style: async/await, TypeScript strict mode
- Related files: `/src/types/order.ts`, `/src/services/cartService.ts`
- Test command: `npm test -- orderService`

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### ✅ Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Function signature matches requirements
- [ ] All validation logic implemented
- [ ] Order creation works with Prisma
- [ ] Returns correct response format
- [ ] Clean, readable code with proper error handling

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Remember: Clink codex can handle all coding tasks when given proper context. Provide comprehensive information for best results. If codex fails, switch to clink gemini as fallback.