Create Tasks: Break Down Your Spec

The create-tasks command is the third step in the repeatable feature development cycle in the spec-driven development workflow with Agent OS.

This phase takes your spec and breaks it down into a strategically ordered task list, organized into task groups by specialty.

What gets created

The create-tasks command creates one core document in agent-os/specs/[this-spec]/:

• tasks.md - Task breakdown with tasks grouped by specialty (database, API, UI, testing), strategically ordered, typically following a test-driven development approach (TDD)

How to run

Claude Code

Run command, /create-tasks

When using Agent OS with Claude Code commands enabled, run:

/create-tasks

Other Tools

Two ways to run this command

When using other AI coding tools, you have two options for running this command:

Option A: Run all steps in one shot

This single command instructs your agent to complete the entire create-tasks process automatically. Some agents perform better at this than others.

@agent-os/commands/create-tasks/create-tasks.md run this

Option B: Run each numbered step manually

For more control and reliability, you can run each numbered command sequentially. Check your agent-os/commands/create-tasks/ folder for the numbered command files.

Next step

Now that you have your task breakdown complete, you're ready to implement the feature.

You can choose either implement-tasks for simple implementation or orchestrate-tasks for advanced orchestration.