Select

Intent

Pick a task source, refine it into dependency-aware atomic tasks, schedule parallel waves when safe, and emit an orchestration plan.

This skill is plan-only:

• It does not implement changes (no code edits; no running workers).
• It does not mutate the task source (no SLICES.md writes, no plan-N.md writes); instead it emits explicit manual writeback steps when needed (e.g., "mark as in_progress").
• It is orchestration-agnostic: the output is a neutral plan schema (not tied to a specific executor).

It may also emit a small pipeline for driving planning artifacts into execution (manual steps; optionally loopable).

Swarm-ready planning

$select is optimized for parallel multi-agent execution, so it prefers plans that are explicit, decomposed, and lock-safe.

• Explore the codebase (read-only) when needed to ground tasks in real paths/components and to set tight scope locks.
• Ask clarifying questions when multiple reasonable approaches exist; include a recommended default.
• Atomic tasks: each task should be independently executable by a single worker.
• Workstream shaping: identify major workstreams first, then map atomic tasks into those workstreams.