Tasks dependencies #1492
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Add a new 'tasks' toolset separate from 'todo' that provides
dependency-aware task management inspired by Claude Code's task system:
Features:
- BlockedBy/Blocks relationships between tasks
- Automatic enforcement: cannot start blocked tasks
- Visual indicators: ✓=done, ■=in-progress, □=pending, ⚠=blocked
- Owner assignment for tasks
- Circular dependency detection
- Unblock notifications when dependencies complete
New tools:
- create_task: Create task with optional blocked_by and owner
- create_tasks: Batch create tasks with dependencies
- update_tasks: Update status with dependency enforcement
- list_tasks: List with stats and blocked indicators
- add_task_dependency: Add blockers to existing task
- remove_task_dependency: Remove blockers
- get_blocked_tasks: Query blocked tasks
Usage in config:
toolsets:
- type: tasks
shared: true # Optional: share across agents
The original 'todo' tool remains unchanged for simple use cases.
Assisted-By: cagent
Unit tests (tasks_test.go): - Test task creation with/without dependencies - Test canStart logic for blocked tasks - Test update enforcement (cannot start blocked) - Test completion unblocking dependents - Test list_tasks output with visual indicators - Test add/remove dependencies - Test circular dependency detection - Test shared instance behavior - Test cross-agent sharing simulation TUI components: - Add taskstool package with sidebar component - Display tasks with dependency indicators in sidebar - Show stats: X done · Y active · Z pending · W blocked - Visual icons: ✓ □ ■ ⚠ - Owner display and blocked-by indicators - Update sidebar to render both todos and tasks E2E test configs: - tasks_dependencies.yaml: single agent with tasks - shared_tasks.yaml: multi-agent with shared tasks Assisted-By: cagent
Replace todo with tasks to leverage dependency management for more structured development workflows. Assisted-By: cagent
- Fix gci import formatting in tasks.go - Combine append calls in taskstool/sidebar.go (gocritic) - Use integer range syntax for loop (intrange) Assisted-By: cagent
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Add tasks tool with dependency management
Summary
This PR introduces a new
taskstoolset. It provides dependency-aware task orchestration while keeping the originaltodotool unchanged for simple use cases.Features
• Dependency management: Tasks can specify
blocked_byto create dependencychains
• Automatic enforcement: Cannot start a task until all its blockers are
completed
• Circular dependency detection: Prevents invalid dependency graphs
• Owner assignment: Assign tasks to team members/agents
• Visual indicators:
✓ done,■ in-progress,□ pending,⚠ blocked• Unblock notifications: Get notified when completing a task unblocks others
• Multi-agent sharing: Use shared: true to share task state across agents
New tools
Usage
Example output
Testing
• 35+ unit tests covering all features
• TUI sidebar component with visual indicators
• E2E test configurations for single and multi-agent setups