SubMiner/backlog/tasks/task-160 - Create-repo-local-scrum-master-orchestration-skill.md

id, title, status, assignee, created_date, updated_date, labels, dependencies, priority, ordinal

id	title	status	assignee	created_date	updated_date	labels	dependencies	priority	ordinal
TASK-160	Create repo-local scrum master orchestration skill	Done	codex	2026-03-11 06:32	2026-03-16 05:13	skills workflow backlog subagents automation		high	28500

Description

Design and implement a repo-local skill that can turn incoming requests/issues into well-scoped Backlog tasks, then coordinate one or more subagents to implement and verify the resulting work using the repo's established skills and verification workflow.

Acceptance Criteria

• #1 Define the trigger surface, responsibilities, and limits of the scrum master skill for request intake, backlog updates, and execution orchestration.
• #2 Implement the skill package with concise guidance for intake, task search/create/update, planning, and subagent dispatch.
• #3 Specify how the skill coordinates with existing repo workflows, including Backlog.md requirements and SubMiner change verification.
• #4 Verify the skill is usable in this repo context for at least one representative request flow.

Implementation Plan

1. Add a design doc at docs/plans/2026-03-10-subminer-scrum-master-design.md capturing the approved contract, backlog decision rules, orchestration policy, and verification handoff.
2. Create the repo-local skill at .agents/skills/subminer-scrum-master/ with a concise SKILL.md.
3. Keep v1 instruction-heavy: backlog-or-not decision first, search/create/update task structure when needed, require planning before dispatch, use parent + subtasks for multi-part work, dispatch conservatively with explicit ownership, and require subminer-change-verification before handoff.
4. Include representative flows for trivial no-ticket work, single-task implementation, and multi-part parent+subtask execution.
5. Verify the skill in-repo with one representative request flow and update TASK-160 with results.

Implementation Notes

V1 will be instruction-heavy rather than script-heavy. The skill will decide whether backlog is warranted, record plans before dispatch, create parent+subtasks when needed, dispatch conservatively with explicit ownership, and require subminer-change-verification before handoff.

2026-03-10: Added design doc at docs/plans/2026-03-10-subminer-scrum-master-design.md and created the repo-local skill at .agents/skills/subminer-scrum-master/.

2026-03-10: Verified the skill against a representative request flow ('Fix launcher auto-start pause bug and make sure it is verified') by checking that the instructions cover backlog decisioning, planning-before-dispatch, single-task execution, explicit worker ownership, and verification via subminer-change-verification.

Final Summary

Implemented a repo-local subminer-scrum-master skill that assesses whether backlog tracking is needed, manages task structure and planning when appropriate, dispatches subagents conservatively, and requires verification before handoff. Verified the skill in-repo against a representative launcher bug workflow.