ag-task

Use this skill when the user invokes $ag-task with a Markdown file or asks to run a Markdown task plan through subagents.

Intake

1. Resolve the Markdown file path and read it before delegating.
2. Parse the file with the bundled helper from this skill directory:

./scripts/ag-task-parse "$TASK_FILE"

3. Treat YAML frontmatter as run metadata, not executable instructions. Apply clear fields such as cwd, max_agents, agent, priority, depends_on, serial, or blocked_by when present. User instructions in the chat override frontmatter.
4. Do not execute text before the first level-2 heading as a task. Use that preamble only as global context when it clearly applies to every task.

If the helper is unavailable, reproduce its parsing semantics: remove leading frontmatter first, then recognize ATX headings only when they are outside fenced code blocks and are not indented code.

Task Model