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Agent skill

Task Start

by Stanshy in Stanshy/AgentHub

Mark a task as inprogress when agent begins working. An agent skill from Stanshy/AgentHub.

MITAuto-check: notes

Install Task Start

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Stanshy/AgentHub --skill task-start -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Stanshy/AgentHub task-start --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Stanshy/AgentHub.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.knowledge/company/skill-templates/task-start .claude/skills/task-start && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
task-start
GitHub stars
202
Token cost
~412 tokens
SKILL.md length
148 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Mark a task as inprogress when agent begins working. An agent skill from Stanshy/AgentHub.

  • Works in 5 steps: 更新找到的任務檔案 → 依賴檢查（必要） → 事件紀錄（必要，不可跳過）：在 ## 事件紀錄 區塊底部 append → …
  • Tasks that involve Skill authoring
  • SKILL.md covers 使用方式, 參數 and 執行步驟
  • Calls node and git

What it does

Task Start is an agent skill from Stanshy/AgentHub. Mark a task as inprogress when agent begins working

Its SKILL.md is about 410 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: One person, one software company. Manage 47 AI agents from a single Electron app — with Harness Engineering (Skills + Hooks + FileWatchers) for disciplined, traceable AI workflows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Skill authoring

Example prompts

  • “/task-start”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Edit, Glob, Bash

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. 更新找到的任務檔案
  2. 依賴檢查（必要）
  3. 事件紀錄（必要，不可跳過）：在 ## 事件紀錄 區塊底部 append
  4. Git Branch 處理
  5. 輸出確認

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5300820. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Edit
    • Glob
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • node
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Task Start loads about 412 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 148 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~16
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~412

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Glob, Bash

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Stanshy/AgentHub at commit 5300820, republished under its MIT licence (© Stanshy). 148 words, ~412 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/task-start/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
task-start
description
Mark a task as in_progress when agent begins working
allowed-tools
Read, Edit, Glob, Bash

任務開始

Agent 開始執行任務時呼叫，將狀態從 assigned 改為 in_progress。

使用方式

/task-start <task-id>

參數

  • $0: 任務 ID（如 T5）

執行步驟

  1. 找到對應的任務檔案（支援 Sprint 子目錄）： 使用 Glob tool 搜尋 .tasks/**/$0-*.md，若無結果再搜尋 .tasks/**/$0.md。 取得檔案路徑後用 Read tool 讀取內容。

任務檔案可能在 .tasks/sprint-{N}/T5-xxx.md，不再只在 .tasks/ 根目錄。

  1. 取得真實時間（必要，不可跳過）： !node -e "console.log(new Date().toISOString())"

    ⚠️ 禁止自行編造時間。Agent 不知道真實時間，必須透過上述指令取得。將輸出存為變數 $NOW 供後續步驟使用。

  2. 更新找到的任務檔案：

    • 將 | 狀態 | ... | 改為 | 狀態 | in_progress |
    • 將 | 開始時間 | ... | 改為 | 開始時間 | $NOW |
    • 若 開始時間 已有非 — 的值，不覆蓋（代表曾被 blocked 後恢復，保留首次開始時間）
    • 若找不到 | 開始時間 | 欄位，在 | 建立時間 | 行之後插入 | 開始時間 | $NOW |

  3. 依賴檢查（必要）：

    • 讀取任務檔的 | 依賴 | 欄位
    • 若不為 —，使用 Glob tool 逐一找到依賴任務檔，確認其 | 狀態 | = done
    • 任一依賴狀態非 done → 輸出 block 訊息並停止：
      ⛔ $0 無法開始：依賴 {T?} 狀態為 {狀態}，尚未完成
    • 全部 done → 繼續

  4. 事件紀錄（必要，不可跳過）：在 ## 事件紀錄 區塊底部 append：

    ### $NOW — 狀態變更 → in_progress
開始執行任務

  5. Git Branch 處理： 讀取任務檔的 | 並行組 | 欄位：

    若 並行組 = —（循序任務）：

    • 確認當前 branch 為 sprint-{N}（從任務檔 Sprint 欄位取 N）
    • 若不在正確 branch，切換：git checkout sprint-{N}
    • 輸出：📌 循序任務，在 sprint-{N} 直接開發

    若 並行組 = A/B/C...（並行任務）：

    • 從任務標題產生 slug（小寫 kebab-case，最長 30 字元）
    • 從 sprint-{N} 建立 task branch：
      bash
      git checkout sprint-{N}
git checkout -b task/s{N}-$0-{slug}
    • 輸出：🌿 並行任務，已建立 branch: task/s{N}-$0-{slug}

  6. 輸出確認：

▶️ $0 狀態已更新為 in_progress

© Stanshy, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .knowledge/company/skill-templates/task-start of Stanshy/AgentHub.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5300820

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Questions about Task Start

What does Task Start do?

Mark a task as inprogress when agent begins working. An agent skill from Stanshy/AgentHub. Task Start is an agent skill from Stanshy/AgentHub.

When should I use Task Start?

Task Start fits situations like: tasks that involve Skill authoring.

How do I install Task Start in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Stanshy/AgentHub --skill task-start -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.knowledge/company/skill-templates/task-start in Stanshy/AgentHub) into .claude/skills/task-start in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Task Start in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Stanshy/AgentHub --skill task-start -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.knowledge/company/skill-templates/task-start in Stanshy/AgentHub) into .agents/skills/task-start in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Task Start in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Stanshy/AgentHub --skill task-start -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/task-start, .gemini/skills/task-start, .github/skills/task-start and .opencode/skills/task-start in your project.

What does Task Start need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Task Start needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node and git). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Edit, Glob, Bash.

Does Task Start access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Task Start safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Task Start use?

Task Start is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Task Start use?

About 412 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Task Start?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Task Start: Skill Creator (Azure/azqr, 795 stars), Claude Code Skill Developer Guide (diet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase, 10k stars), Nuwa Thinking-Style Skill Builder (alchaincyf/nuwa-skill, 34k stars) and Darwin Skill Optimizer (alchaincyf/darwin-skill, 6.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Task Start?

Stanshy (a GitHub user) maintains it in Stanshy/AgentHub, which has 202 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 9, 2026.

Source: Stanshy/AgentHub on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.