unified-execute-with-file

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Universal execution engine consuming .task/*.json directory format. Serial task execution with convergence verification, progress tracking via execution.md + execution-events.md.

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Unified-Execute-With-File Workflow

Quick Start

Universal execution engine consuming
.task/*.json
directory and executing tasks serially with convergence verification and progress tracking.
bash
# Execute from lite-plan output
/codex:unified-execute-with-file PLAN=".workflow/.lite-plan/LPLAN-auth-2025-01-21/.task/"

# Execute from workflow session output
/codex:unified-execute-with-file PLAN=".workflow/active/WFS-xxx/.task/" --auto-commit

# Execute a single task JSON file
/codex:unified-execute-with-file PLAN=".workflow/active/WFS-xxx/.task/IMPL-001.json" --dry-run

# Auto-detect from .workflow/ directories
/codex:unified-execute-with-file
Core workflow: Scan .task/*.json → Validate → Pre-Execution Analysis → Execute → Verify Convergence → Track Progress
Key features:
  • Directory-based: Consumes
    .task/
    directory containing individual task JSON files
  • Convergence-driven: Verifies each task's convergence criteria after execution
  • Serial execution: Process tasks in topological order with dependency tracking
  • Dual progress tracking:
    execution.md
    (overview) +
    execution-events.md
    (event stream)
  • Auto-commit: Optional conventional commits per task
  • Dry-run mode: Simulate execution without changes
  • Flexible input: Accepts
    .task/
    directory path or a single
    .json
    file path
Input format: Each task is a standalone JSON file in
.task/
directory (e.g.,
IMPL-001.json
). Use
plan-converter
to convert other formats to
.task/*.json
first.

Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   UNIFIED EXECUTE WORKFLOW                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                               │
│  Phase 1: Load & Validate                                     │
│     ├─ Scan .task/*.json (one task per file)                   │
│     ├─ Validate schema (id, title, depends_on, convergence)   │
│     ├─ Detect cycles, build topological order                 │
│     └─ Initialize execution.md + execution-events.md          │
│                                                               │
│  Phase 2: Pre-Execution Analysis                              │
│     ├─ Check file conflicts (multiple tasks → same file)      │
│     ├─ Verify file existence                                  │
│     ├─ Generate feasibility report                            │
│     └─ User confirmation (unless dry-run)                     │
│                                                               │
│  Phase 3: Serial Execution + Convergence Verification         │
│     For each task in topological order:                        │
│     ├─ Check dependencies satisfied                           │
│     ├─ Record START event                                     │
│     ├─ Execute directly (Read/Edit/Write/Grep/Glob/Bash)      │
│     ├─ Verify convergence.criteria[]                          │
│     ├─ Run convergence.verification command                   │
│     ├─ Record COMPLETE/FAIL event with verification results   │
│     ├─ Update _execution state in task JSON file               │
│     └─ Auto-commit if enabled                                 │
│                                                               │
│  Phase 4: Completion                                          │
│     ├─ Finalize execution.md with summary statistics          │
│     ├─ Finalize execution-events.md with session footer       │
│     ├─ Write back .task/*.json with _execution states          │
│     └─ Offer follow-up actions                                │
│                                                               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Output Structure

${projectRoot}/.workflow/.execution/EXEC-{slug}-{date}-{random}/
├── execution.md              # Plan overview + task table + summary
└── execution-events.md       # ⭐ Unified event log (single source of truth)
Additionally, each source
.task/*.json
file is updated in-place with
_execution
states.

Implementation Details

Session Initialization

Step 0: Initialize Session
javascript
const getUtc8ISOString = () => new Date(Date.now() + 8 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString()
const projectRoot = Bash(`git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd`).trim()

// Parse arguments
const autoCommit = $ARGUMENTS.includes('--auto-commit')
const dryRun = $ARGUMENTS.includes('--dry-run')
const planMatch = $ARGUMENTS.match(/PLAN="([^"]+)"/) || $ARGUMENTS.match(/PLAN=(\S+)/)
let planPath = planMatch ? planMatch[1] : null

// Auto-detect if no PLAN specified
if (!planPath) {
  // Search in order (most recent first):
  //   .workflow/active/*/.task/
  //   .workflow/.lite-plan/*/.task/
  //   .workflow/.req-plan/*/.task/
  //   .workflow/.planning/*/.task/
  // Use most recently modified directory containing *.json files
}

// Resolve path
planPath = path.isAbsolute(planPath) ? planPath : `${projectRoot}/${planPath}`

// Generate session ID
const slug = path.basename(path.dirname(planPath)).toLowerCase().substring(0, 30)
const dateStr = getUtc8ISOString().substring(0, 10)
const random = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 9)
const sessionId = `EXEC-${slug}-${dateStr}-${random}`
const sessionFolder = `${projectRoot}/.workflow/.execution/${sessionId}`

Bash(`mkdir -p ${sessionFolder}`)

Phase 1: Load & Validate

Objective: Scan
.task/
directory, parse individual task JSON files, validate schema and dependencies, build execution order.

Step 1.1: Scan .task/ Directory and Parse Task Files

javascript
// Determine if planPath is a directory or single file
const isDirectory = planPath.endsWith('/') || Bash(`test -d "${planPath}" && echo dir || echo file`).trim() === 'dir'

let taskFiles, tasks

if (isDirectory) {
  // Directory mode: scan for all *.json files
  taskFiles = Glob('*.json', planPath)
  if (taskFiles.length === 0) throw new Error(`No .json files found in ${planPath}`)

  tasks = taskFiles.map(filePath => {
    try {
      const content = Read(filePath)
      const task = JSON.parse(content)
      task._source_file = filePath  // Track source file for write-back
      return task
    } catch (e) {
      throw new Error(`${path.basename(filePath)}: Invalid JSON - ${e.message}`)
    }
  })
} else {
  // Single file mode: parse one task JSON
  try {
    const content = Read(planPath)
    const task = JSON.parse(content)
    task._source_file = planPath
    tasks = [task]
  } catch (e) {
    throw new Error(`${path.basename(planPath)}: Invalid JSON - ${e.message}`)
  }
}

if (tasks.length === 0) throw new Error('No tasks found')

Step 1.2: Validate Schema

Validate against unified task schema:
~/.ccw/workflows/cli-templates/schemas/task-schema.json
javascript
const errors = []
tasks.forEach((task, i) => {
  const src = task._source_file ? path.basename(task._source_file) : `Task ${i + 1}`

  // Required fields (per task-schema.json)
  if (!task.id) errors.push(`${src}: missing 'id'`)
  if (!task.title) errors.push(`${src}: missing 'title'`)
  if (!task.description) errors.push(`${src}: missing 'description'`)
  if (!Array.isArray(task.depends_on)) errors.push(`${task.id || src}: missing 'depends_on' array`)

  // Context block (optional but validated if present)
  if (task.context) {
    if (task.context.requirements && !Array.isArray(task.context.requirements))
      errors.push(`${task.id}: context.requirements must be array`)
    if (task.context.acceptance && !Array.isArray(task.context.acceptance))
      errors.push(`${task.id}: context.acceptance must be array`)
    if (task.context.focus_paths && !Array.isArray(task.context.focus_paths))
      errors.push(`${task.id}: context.focus_paths must be array`)
  }

  // Convergence (required for execution verification)
  if (!task.convergence) {
    errors.push(`${task.id || src}: missing 'convergence'`)
  } else {
    if (!task.convergence.criteria?.length) errors.push(`${task.id}: empty convergence.criteria`)
    if (!task.convergence.verification) errors.push(`${task.id}: missing convergence.verification`)
    if (!task.convergence.definition_of_done) errors.push(`${task.id}: missing convergence.definition_of_done`)
  }

  // Flow control (optional but validated if present)
  if (task.flow_control) {
    if (task.flow_control.target_files && !Array.isArray(task.flow_control.target_files))
      errors.push(`${task.id}: flow_control.target_files must be array`)
  }

  // New unified schema fields (backward compatible addition)
  if (task.focus_paths && !Array.isArray(task.focus_paths))
    errors.push(`${task.id}: focus_paths must be array`)
  if (task.implementation && !Array.isArray(task.implementation))
    errors.push(`${task.id}: implementation must be array`)
  if (task.files && !Array.isArray(task.files))
    errors.push(`${task.id}: files must be array`)
})

if (errors.length) {
  // Report errors, stop execution
}

Step 1.3: Build Execution Order

javascript
// 1. Validate dependency references
const taskIds = new Set(tasks.map(t => t.id))
tasks.forEach(task => {
  task.depends_on.forEach(dep => {
    if (!taskIds.has(dep)) errors.push(`${task.id}: depends on unknown task '${dep}'`)
  })
})

// 2. Detect cycles (DFS)
function detectCycles(tasks) {
  const graph = new Map(tasks.map(t => [t.id, t.depends_on || []]))
  const visited = new Set(), inStack = new Set(), cycles = []
  function dfs(node, path) {
    if (inStack.has(node)) { cycles.push([...path, node].join(' → ')); return }
    if (visited.has(node)) return
    visited.add(node); inStack.add(node)
    ;(graph.get(node) || []).forEach(dep => dfs(dep, [...path, node]))
    inStack.delete(node)
  }
  tasks.forEach(t => { if (!visited.has(t.id)) dfs(t.id, []) })
  return cycles
}
const cycles = detectCycles(tasks)
if (cycles.length) errors.push(`Circular dependencies: ${cycles.join('; ')}`)

// 3. Topological sort
function topoSort(tasks) {
  const inDegree = new Map(tasks.map(t => [t.id, 0]))
  tasks.forEach(t => t.depends_on.forEach(dep => {
    inDegree.set(t.id, (inDegree.get(t.id) || 0) + 1)
  }))
  const queue = tasks.filter(t => inDegree.get(t.id) === 0).map(t => t.id)
  const order = []
  while (queue.length) {
    const id = queue.shift()
    order.push(id)
    tasks.forEach(t => {
      if (t.depends_on.includes(id)) {
        inDegree.set(t.id, inDegree.get(t.id) - 1)
        if (inDegree.get(t.id) === 0) queue.push(t.id)
      }
    })
  }
  return order
}
const executionOrder = topoSort(tasks)

Step 1.4: Initialize Execution Artifacts

javascript
// execution.md
const executionMd = `# Execution Overview

## Session Info
- **Session ID**: ${sessionId}
- **Plan Source**: ${planPath}
- **Started**: ${getUtc8ISOString()}
- **Total Tasks**: ${tasks.length}
- **Mode**: ${dryRun ? 'Dry-run (no changes)' : 'Direct inline execution'}
- **Auto-Commit**: ${autoCommit ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}

## Task Overview

| # | ID | Title | Type | Priority | Effort | Dependencies | Status |
|---|-----|-------|------|----------|--------|--------------|--------|
${tasks.map((t, i) => `| ${i+1} | ${t.id} | ${t.title} | ${t.type || '-'} | ${t.priority || '-'} | ${t.effort || '-'} | ${t.depends_on.join(', ') || '-'} | pending |`).join('\n')}

## Pre-Execution Analysis
> Populated in Phase 2

## Execution Timeline
> Updated as tasks complete

## Execution Summary
> Updated after all tasks complete
`
Write(`${sessionFolder}/execution.md`, executionMd)

// execution-events.md
Write(`${sessionFolder}/execution-events.md`, `# Execution Events

**Session**: ${sessionId}
**Started**: ${getUtc8ISOString()}
**Source**: ${planPath}

---

`)

Phase 2: Pre-Execution Analysis

Objective: Validate feasibility and identify issues before execution.

Step 2.1: Analyze File Conflicts

javascript
const fileTaskMap = new Map()  // file → [taskIds]
tasks.forEach(task => {
  (task.files || []).forEach(f => {
    const key = f.path
    if (!fileTaskMap.has(key)) fileTaskMap.set(key, [])
    fileTaskMap.get(key).push(task.id)
  })
})

const conflicts = []
fileTaskMap.forEach((taskIds, file) => {
  if (taskIds.length > 1) {
    conflicts.push({ file, tasks: taskIds, resolution: 'Execute in dependency order' })
  }
})

// Check file existence
const missingFiles = []
tasks.forEach(task => {
  (task.files || []).forEach(f => {
    if (f.action !== 'create' && !file_exists(f.path)) {
      missingFiles.push({ file: f.path, task: task.id })
    }
  })
})

Step 2.2: Append to execution.md

javascript
// Replace "Pre-Execution Analysis" section with:
// - File Conflicts (list or "No conflicts")
// - Missing Files (list or "All files exist")
// - Dependency Validation (errors or "No issues")
// - Execution Order (numbered list)

Step 2.3: User Confirmation

javascript
if (!dryRun) {
  AskUserQuestion({
    questions: [{
      question: `Execute ${tasks.length} tasks?\n\n${conflicts.length ? `${conflicts.length} file conflicts\n` : ''}Execution order:\n${executionOrder.map((id, i) => `  ${i+1}. ${id}: ${tasks.find(t => t.id === id).title}`).join('\n')}`,
      header: "Confirm",
      multiSelect: false,
      options: [
        { label: "Execute", description: "Start serial execution" },
        { label: "Dry Run", description: "Simulate without changes" },
        { label: "Cancel", description: "Abort execution" }
      ]
    }]
  })
}

Phase 3: Serial Execution + Convergence Verification

Objective: Execute tasks sequentially, verify convergence after each task, track all state.
Execution Model: Direct inline execution — main process reads, edits, writes files directly. No CLI delegation.

Step 3.1: Execution Loop

javascript
const completedTasks = new Set()
const failedTasks = new Set()
const skippedTasks = new Set()

for (const taskId of executionOrder) {
  const task = tasks.find(t => t.id === taskId)
  const startTime = getUtc8ISOString()

  // 1. Check dependencies
  const unmetDeps = task.depends_on.filter(dep => !completedTasks.has(dep))
  if (unmetDeps.length) {
    appendToEvents(task, 'BLOCKED', `Unmet dependencies: ${unmetDeps.join(', ')}`)
    skippedTasks.add(task.id)
    task._execution = { status: 'skipped', executed_at: startTime,
      result: { success: false, error: `Blocked by: ${unmetDeps.join(', ')}` } }
    continue
  }

  // 2. Record START event
  appendToEvents(`## ${getUtc8ISOString()}${task.id}: ${task.title}

**Type**: ${task.type || '-'} | **Priority**: ${task.priority || '-'} | **Effort**: ${task.effort || '-'}
**Status**: ⏳ IN PROGRESS
**Files**: ${(task.files || []).map(f => f.path).join(', ') || 'To be determined'}
**Description**: ${task.description}
**Convergence Criteria**:
${task.convergence.criteria.map(c => `- [ ] ${c}`).join('\n')}

### Execution Log
`)

  if (dryRun) {
    // Simulate: mark as completed without changes
    appendToEvents(`\n**Status**: ⏭ DRY RUN (no changes)\n\n---\n`)
    task._execution = { status: 'completed', executed_at: startTime,
      result: { success: true, summary: 'Dry run — no changes made' } }
    completedTasks.add(task.id)
    continue
  }

  // 3. Execute task directly
  //    - Read each file in task.files (if specified)
  //    - Analyze what changes satisfy task.description + task.convergence.criteria
  //    - If task.files has detailed changes, use them as guidance
  //    - Apply changes using Edit (preferred) or Write (for new files)
  //    - Use Grep/Glob/mcp__ace-tool for discovery if needed
  //    - Use Bash for build/test commands

  // Dual-path field access (supports both unified and legacy 6-field schema)
  // const targetFiles = task.files?.map(f => f.path) || task.flow_control?.target_files || []
  // const acceptanceCriteria = task.convergence?.criteria || task.context?.acceptance || []
  // const requirements = task.implementation || task.context?.requirements || []
  // const focusPaths = task.focus_paths || task.context?.focus_paths || []

  // 4. Verify convergence
  const convergenceResults = verifyConvergence(task)

  const endTime = getUtc8ISOString()
  const filesModified = getModifiedFiles()

  if (convergenceResults.allPassed) {
    // 5a. Record SUCCESS
    appendToEvents(`
**Status**: ✅ COMPLETED
**Duration**: ${calculateDuration(startTime, endTime)}
**Files Modified**: ${filesModified.join(', ')}

#### Changes Summary
${changeSummary}

#### Convergence Verification
${task.convergence.criteria.map((c, i) => `- [${convergenceResults.verified[i] ? 'x' : ' '}] ${c}`).join('\n')}
- **Verification**: ${convergenceResults.verificationOutput}
- **Definition of Done**: ${task.convergence.definition_of_done}

---
`)
    task._execution = {
      status: 'completed', executed_at: endTime,
      result: {
        success: true,
        files_modified: filesModified,
        summary: changeSummary,
        convergence_verified: convergenceResults.verified
      }
    }
    completedTasks.add(task.id)
  } else {
    // 5b. Record FAILURE
    handleTaskFailure(task, convergenceResults, startTime, endTime)
  }

  // 6. Auto-commit if enabled
  if (autoCommit && task._execution.status === 'completed') {
    autoCommitTask(task, filesModified)
  }
}

Step 3.2: Convergence Verification

javascript
function verifyConvergence(task) {
  const results = {
    verified: [],           // boolean[] per criterion
    verificationOutput: '', // output of verification command
    allPassed: true
  }

  // 1. Check each criterion
  //    For each criterion in task.convergence.criteria:
  //      - If it references a testable condition, check it
  //      - If it's manual, mark as verified based on changes made
  //      - Record true/false per criterion
  task.convergence.criteria.forEach(criterion => {
    const passed = evaluateCriterion(criterion, task)
    results.verified.push(passed)
    if (!passed) results.allPassed = false
  })

  // 2. Run verification command (if executable)
  const verification = task.convergence.verification
  if (isExecutableCommand(verification)) {
    try {
      const output = Bash(verification, { timeout: 120000 })
      results.verificationOutput = `${verification} → PASS`
    } catch (e) {
      results.verificationOutput = `${verification} → FAIL: ${e.message}`
      results.allPassed = false
    }
  } else {
    results.verificationOutput = `Manual: ${verification}`
  }

  return results
}

function isExecutableCommand(verification) {
  // Detect executable patterns: npm, npx, jest, tsc, curl, pytest, go test, etc.
  return /^(npm|npx|jest|tsc|eslint|pytest|go\s+test|cargo\s+test|curl|make)/.test(verification.trim())
}

Step 3.3: Failure Handling

javascript
function handleTaskFailure(task, convergenceResults, startTime, endTime) {
  appendToEvents(`
**Status**: ❌ FAILED
**Duration**: ${calculateDuration(startTime, endTime)}
**Error**: Convergence verification failed

#### Failed Criteria
${task.convergence.criteria.map((c, i) => `- [${convergenceResults.verified[i] ? 'x' : ' '}] ${c}`).join('\n')}
- **Verification**: ${convergenceResults.verificationOutput}

---
`)

  task._execution = {
    status: 'failed', executed_at: endTime,
    result: {
      success: false,
      error: 'Convergence verification failed',
      convergence_verified: convergenceResults.verified
    }
  }
  failedTasks.add(task.id)

  // Ask user
  AskUserQuestion({
    questions: [{
      question: `Task ${task.id} failed convergence verification. How to proceed?`,
      header: "Failure",
      multiSelect: false,
      options: [
        { label: "Skip & Continue", description: "Skip this task, continue with next" },
        { label: "Retry", description: "Retry this task" },
        { label: "Accept", description: "Mark as completed despite failure" },
        { label: "Abort", description: "Stop execution, keep progress" }
      ]
    }]
  })
}

Step 3.4: Auto-Commit

javascript
function autoCommitTask(task, filesModified) {
  Bash(`git add ${filesModified.join(' ')}`)

  const commitType = {
    fix: 'fix', refactor: 'refactor', feature: 'feat',
    enhancement: 'feat', testing: 'test', infrastructure: 'chore'
  }[task.type] || 'chore'

  const scope = inferScope(filesModified)

  Bash(`git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
${commitType}(${scope}): ${task.title}

Task: ${task.id}
Source: ${path.basename(planPath)}
EOF
)"`)

  appendToEvents(`**Commit**: \`${commitType}(${scope}): ${task.title}\`\n`)
}

Phase 4: Completion

Objective: Finalize all artifacts, write back execution state, offer follow-up actions.

Step 4.1: Finalize execution.md

Append summary statistics to execution.md:
javascript
const summary = `
## Execution Summary

- **Completed**: ${getUtc8ISOString()}
- **Total Tasks**: ${tasks.length}
- **Succeeded**: ${completedTasks.size}
- **Failed**: ${failedTasks.size}
- **Skipped**: ${skippedTasks.size}
- **Success Rate**: ${Math.round(completedTasks.size / tasks.length * 100)}%

### Task Results

| ID | Title | Status | Convergence | Files Modified |
|----|-------|--------|-------------|----------------|
${tasks.map(t => {
  const ex = t._execution || {}
  const convergenceStatus = ex.result?.convergence_verified
    ? `${ex.result.convergence_verified.filter(v => v).length}/${ex.result.convergence_verified.length}`
    : '-'
  return `| ${t.id} | ${t.title} | ${ex.status || 'pending'} | ${convergenceStatus} | ${(ex.result?.files_modified || []).join(', ') || '-'} |`
}).join('\n')}

${failedTasks.size > 0 ? `### Failed Tasks

${[...failedTasks].map(id => {
  const t = tasks.find(t => t.id === id)
  return `- **${t.id}**: ${t.title}${t._execution?.result?.error || 'Unknown'}`
}).join('\n')}
` : ''}
### Artifacts
- **Plan Source**: ${planPath}
- **Execution Overview**: ${sessionFolder}/execution.md
- **Execution Events**: ${sessionFolder}/execution-events.md
`
// Append to execution.md

Step 4.2: Finalize execution-events.md

javascript
appendToEvents(`
---

# Session Summary

- **Session**: ${sessionId}
- **Completed**: ${getUtc8ISOString()}
- **Tasks**: ${completedTasks.size} completed, ${failedTasks.size} failed, ${skippedTasks.size} skipped
- **Total Events**: ${completedTasks.size + failedTasks.size + skippedTasks.size}
`)

Step 4.3: Write Back .task/*.json with _execution

Update each source task JSON file with execution states:
javascript
tasks.forEach(task => {
  const filePath = task._source_file
  if (!filePath) return

  // Read current file to preserve formatting and non-execution fields
  const current = JSON.parse(Read(filePath))

  // Update _execution status and result
  current._execution = {
    status: task._execution?.status || 'pending',
    executed_at: task._execution?.executed_at || null,
    result: task._execution?.result || null
  }

  // Write back individual task file
  Write(filePath, JSON.stringify(current, null, 2))
})
// Each task JSON file now has _execution: { status, executed_at, result }

Step 4.4: Post-Completion Options

javascript
AskUserQuestion({
  questions: [{
    question: `Execution complete: ${completedTasks.size}/${tasks.length} succeeded (${Math.round(completedTasks.size / tasks.length * 100)}%).\nNext step:`,
    header: "Post-Execute",
    multiSelect: false,
    options: [
      { label: "Retry Failed", description: `Re-execute ${failedTasks.size} failed tasks` },
      { label: "View Events", description: "Display execution-events.md" },
      { label: "Create Issue", description: "Create issue from failed tasks" },
      { label: "Done", description: "End workflow" }
    ]
  }]
})
SelectionAction
Retry FailedFilter tasks with
_execution.status === 'failed'
, re-execute, append
[RETRY]
events
View EventsDisplay execution-events.md content
Create Issue
Skill(skill="issue:new", args="...")
from failed task details
DoneDisplay artifact paths, sync session state, end workflow

Step 4.5: Sync Session State

After completion (regardless of user selection), unless
--dry-run
:
bash
$session-sync -y "Execution complete: {completed}/{total} tasks succeeded"
Updates specs/*.md with execution learnings and project-tech.json with development index entry.

Configuration

FlagDefaultDescription
PLAN="..."
auto-detectPath to
.task/
directory or single task
.json
file
--auto-commit
falseCommit changes after each successful task
--dry-run
falseSimulate execution without making changes

Plan Auto-Detection Order

When no
PLAN
specified, search for
.task/
directories in order (most recent first):
  1. .workflow/active/*/.task/
  2. .workflow/.lite-plan/*/.task/
  3. .workflow/.req-plan/*/.task/
  4. .workflow/.planning/*/.task/
If source is not
.task/*.json
: Run
plan-converter
first to generate
.task/
directory.

Error Handling & Recovery

SituationActionRecovery
.task/ directory not foundReport error with pathCheck path, run plan-converter
Invalid JSON in task fileReport filename and errorFix task JSON file manually
Missing convergenceReport validation errorRun plan-converter to add convergence
Circular dependencyStop, report cycle pathFix dependencies in task JSON
Task execution failsRecord in events, ask userRetry, skip, accept, or abort
Convergence verification failsMark task failed, ask userFix code and retry, or accept
Verification command timeoutMark as unverifiedManual verification needed
File conflict during executionDocument in eventsResolve in dependency order
All tasks failReport, suggest plan reviewRe-analyze or manual intervention

Best Practices

Before Execution

  1. Validate Plan: Use
    --dry-run
    first to check plan feasibility
  2. Check Convergence: Ensure all tasks have meaningful convergence criteria
  3. Review Dependencies: Verify execution order makes sense
  4. Backup: Commit pending changes before starting
  5. Convert First: Use
    plan-converter
    for non-.task/ sources

During Execution

  1. Monitor Events: Check execution-events.md for real-time progress
  2. Handle Failures: Review convergence failures carefully before deciding
  3. Check Commits: Verify auto-commits are correct if enabled

After Execution

  1. Review Summary: Check execution.md statistics and failed tasks
  2. Verify Changes: Inspect modified files match expectations
  3. Check Task Files: Review
    _execution
    states in
    .task/*.json
    files
  4. Next Steps: Use completion options for follow-up

Now execute unified-execute-with-file for: $PLAN