[Extension]: Add Orchestration Task Context Management

[benizzio]

Extension ID

orchestration-task-context-management

Extension Name

Orchestration Task Context Management

Version

0.0.0

Description

Adds subagent work-unit orchestration to generated Spec Kit task files

Author

Igor Benicio de Mesquita

Repository URL

https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management

Download URL

https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.0.zip

License

MIT

Homepage (optional)

https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management

Documentation URL (optional)

https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/blob/main/README.md

Changelog URL (optional)

https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Required Spec Kit Version

=0.7.2

Required Tools (optional)

None

Number of Commands

2

Number of Hooks (optional)

2

Tags

agent, orchestration, tasks, context

Key Features

• Inserts or refreshes a work-unit orchestration ledger in generated feature tasks.md files.
• Adds parent-orchestrator rules, subagent handoff requirements, verification gates, and context compaction recovery guidance.
• Provides read-only validation before /speckit.implement starts.
• Declares an optional after_tasks hook and required before_implement validation hook.
• Keeps Spec Kit templates untouched and edits only the active feature task file.

Testing Checklist

• Extension installs successfully via download URL
• All commands execute without errors
• Documentation is complete and accurate
• No security vulnerabilities identified
• Tested on at least one real project

Submission Requirements

• Valid extension.yml manifest included
• README.md with installation and usage instructions
• LICENSE file included
• GitHub release created with version tag
• All command files exist and are properly formatted
• Extension ID follows naming conventions (lowercase-with-hyphens)

Testing Details

Tested on:

• Spec Kit project: https://github.com/benizzio/ghostfolio-cryptogains
• Extension version: 0.0.0
• Install source: https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.0.zip

Test scenarios:

1. Installed the extension.
2. Confirmed the extension provides 2 commands and 2 hooks.
3. Ran /speckit.orchestration-task-context-management.prepare after task generation.
4. Verified the generated tasks.md received a context-orchestration work-unit ledger.
5. Ran /speckit.orchestration-task-context-management.validate.
6. Confirmed validation passed before /speckit.implement.

Example Usage

specify extension add orchestration-task-context-management --from https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.0.zip



/speckit.orchestration-task-context-management.prepare
/speckit.orchestration-task-context-management.validate
/speckit.implement

Proposed Catalog Entry

{
  "orchestration-task-context-management": {
    "name": "Orchestration Task Context Management",
    "id": "orchestration-task-context-management",
    "description": "Adds subagent work-unit orchestration to generated Spec Kit task files",
    "author": "Igor Benicio de Mesquita",
    "version": "0.0.0",
    "download_url": "https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.0.zip",
    "repository": "https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management",
    "homepage": "https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management",
    "documentation": "https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/blob/main/README.md",
    "changelog": "https://github.com/benizzio/spec-kit-orchestration-task-context-management/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
    "license": "MIT",
    "requires": {
      "speckit_version": ">=0.7.2"
    },
    "provides": {
      "commands": 2,
      "hooks": 2
    },
    "tags": ["agent", "orchestration", "tasks", "context"],
    "verified": false,
    "downloads": 0,
    "stars": 0,
    "created_at": "2026-07-04T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-07-04T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Additional Context

The extension was tested with the real Spec Kit project https://github.com/benizzio/ghostfolio-cryptogains.

It is intentionally template-independent: it does not modify .specify/templates/; it only inserts or refreshes orchestration sections in the active feature tasks.md.