# parallel-task

This skill reads a development plan and assigns ready tasks to subagents in parallel. Use it to follow task dependencies and keep progress recorded in the plan.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 1039
- Author: am-will
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/parallel-task

## What it does

The skill parses a Markdown plan into tasks, including their IDs, requirements, validation steps, and dependencies. You can request selected task IDs; their prerequisites are included too. Without a selection, it works through the whole plan. Tasks whose dependencies are complete are launched together, in waves.

For suitable tasks, the workflow starts with a subagent writing tests and showing that they fail, then moves to implementation and passing checks. If a task is not a good fit for TDD, the agent records why and defines another concrete verification method. Once checks pass, the agent commits locally and updates the plan; the orchestrator reviews the result and can request another attempt. A task needs verification evidence, a commit, and a plan update before it counts as done.

For Claude Code, installation places the skill at `~/.claude/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md`. Start it explicitly with `/parallel-task`, followed by a plan path and optional task IDs. The workflow permits local commits, not pushes.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add am-will/codex-skills --skill parallel-task -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/parallel-task/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add am-will/codex-skills --skill parallel-task -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add am-will/codex-skills --skill parallel-task -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install am-will/codex-skills parallel-task
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add am-will/codex-skills --skill parallel-task -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills --path skills/parallel-task
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add am-will/codex-skills --skill parallel-task -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/am-will/codex-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/parallel-task/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Run independent plan tasks at the same time
- Include prerequisites when selecting specific task IDs
- Verify acceptance criteria with tests or another defined check
- Record task results in the plan after committing

## Example prompts
- Use `/parallel-task` to carry out the development plan in `plan.md`.
- Run `T1`, `T2`, and `T4` from `./plans/auth-plan.md` with `/parallel-task`.
- Have `/parallel-task` work on `T3` and `T7` from `user-profile-plan.md` only.

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