SKILL.md

name	initializing-engineering-log-task
description	Initialization of an engineering-log task directory based on a template, including file creation, copying 04-execution-spec.md, and writing the original problem statement to 01-problem-statement.md.

engineering-log task init

Purpose

• Create a task directory at engineering-log/<yy>/<MM>/<NN>-<slug>.
• Create files and directories according to the defined structure.
• Write the input problem statement to 01-problem-statement.md.
• Copy the embedded template ./assets/04-execution-spec.md to 04-execution-spec.md.

Input

• Informal problem statement in free form.
• Optional: --slug, if directory naming needs to be controlled.

Output

• Created task directory in engineering-log/<yy>/<MM>/.

• The script prints the relative path of the created directory.

• Created files:

  • chats/01-problem-formalization-chat-1.md
  • chats/02-solution-options-chat-1.md
  • chats/02-solution-hld-chat-1.md
  • chats/03-execution-spec-chat-1.md
  • chats/04-implementation-chat-1.md
  • 01-problem-statement.md
  • 02-solution-options.md
  • 03-solution-hld.md
  • 04-execution-spec.md

01-problem-statement-formal.md is created later by the problem formalization step.

Algorithm

1. Run from the repository root.
2. Pass the problem statement to the script via stdin.
3. Attempt to generate a slug based on the problem statement. The proposed slug must use ASCII letters, digits, and dashes only, should prefer English wording, and must be no longer than 60 characters.
4. Present the proposed slug to the user.
5. Obtain approval or a corrected slug.
6. Determine the next number NN within the month by scanning directories in engineering-log/<yy>/<MM>/.
7. Create the directory and files without overwriting existing ones.

Commands

Propose slug (without creating files)

cat <<'EOF' | python3 ./processes/engineering-log/initializing-engineering-log-task/scripts/init_task_dir.py --dry-run
<paste problem statement here>
EOF

Create after slug approval

cat <<'EOF' | python3 ./processes/engineering-log/initializing-engineering-log-task/scripts/init_task_dir.py --slug <approved-slug>
<paste problem statement here>
EOF

Create task for a specific date (for yy/MM) after slug approval

cat <<'EOF' | python3 ./processes/engineering-log/initializing-engineering-log-task/scripts/init_task_dir.py --date 2026-02-07 --slug <approved-slug>
<paste problem statement here>
EOF

Create without slug approval (not recommended)

cat <<'EOF' | python3 ./processes/engineering-log/initializing-engineering-log-task/scripts/init_task_dir.py --yes
<paste problem statement here>
EOF