sdd-next

What problem does it solve?

This Skill eliminates ambiguity between planning and implementation by automatically identifying the next actionable task from a specification, gathering all necessary context, and generating a detailed, step-by-step execution plan. It ensures developers always know what to work on and how, preventing scope creep and rework.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Automated Task Identification: Finds the next unblocked task in a spec, prioritizing current phases and dependencies.
• Comprehensive Context Assembly: Gathers task-specific details, dependencies, related files, and testing requirements from the spec and codebase documentation.
• Detailed Execution Plans: Generates step-by-step plans with success criteria, potential issues, and testing strategies.
• Use Case: After a specification is approved, use this skill to get the next task, a list of all files to modify, relevant code patterns, and a checklist of verification steps, allowing you to jump straight into coding with confidence.

Quick Start

1. Verify sdd CLI tools are available

sdd verify-tools

2. Prepare the next task automatically (recommended)

This command discovers specs, finds the next task, and generates a plan.

sdd prepare-task SPEC_ID

Example of manual task discovery (if prepare-task fails or for advanced use)

sdd next-task SPEC_ID

sdd task-info SPEC_ID TASK_ID

sdd check-deps SPEC_ID TASK_ID