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AI DevKit · Track dev-lifecycle / structured-debug progress on a durable task with the ai-devkit task CLI. Use to record phase, progress, next step, blockers, and validation evidence.
Profile →npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill task --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Task Progress Tracking Record development progress on a durable task: phase, progress, next step, blockers, and validation evidence. Requires the optional task command. Use `npx ai-devkit@latest` for task and agent commands. Before recording task events, run a real read probe: ```bash npx ai-devkit@latest task list --json # or, when a task name is known: npx ai-devkit@latest task list --name <task-name> --json ``` Only treat task tracing as available when the read probe exits 0. If it fails, continue without task logging and include the failed command plus stderr/stdout summary in the final report. Do not block the user's work just because optional task tracing is unavailable or unusable. ## Core idea - **One task per work item.** Create it once; advance its `phase` field as work moves through the lifecycle or debug workflow. - **`<id>` can be a task name.** Every command below accepts the task name in place of a task id, resolving to the latest non-terminal task. Prefer `<task-name>` so agents do not track task ids. - **Choose stable names.** For lifecycle work, use the feature key as the task name. For debugging or review work, choose a short kebab-case task name. - **Emit at c
- Core idea
- Identify self
- Canonical commands
- When to emit (by workflow)
- Tips
npx ai-devkit@latest task list --json npx ai-devkit@latest task list --name <task-name> --json Create the task once (capture taskId from --json if needed) If the task already exists, assign current ownership once when known npx ai-devkit@latest task assign <task-name> --agent <agent-name> --agent-type <agent-type> --pid <pid> --session <sessionId> --json Mark real work as active after create/resume npx ai-devkit@latest task status <task-name> active --agent <agent-name> --agent-type <agent-type> --pid <pid> --session <sessionId> --json Advance phase as the lifecycle moves on npx ai-devkit@latest task phase <task-name> implementation --agent <agent-name> --agent-type <agent-type> --pid <pid> --session <sessionId> --json Progress (use --text; positional text is ignored)
What does the task skill do?
AI DevKit · Track dev-lifecycle / structured-debug progress on a durable task with the ai-devkit task CLI. Use to record phase, progress, next step, blockers, and validation evidence.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill task --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From codeaholicguy/ai-devkit, a repository with 1,572 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.