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Issue Template: Task
Issue Template: Task
Use this template for non-code work: documentation updates, board operations, platform operations, validation tasks, and communication tasks. Tasks flow through the same kanban as code work but don't produce branches or PRs. Column movement is manual (Betty Sue or executing agent moves items through columns).
When to Use
- Documentation updates (Dottie updating pal-e-docs notes via MCP tools)
- Board operations (label cleanup, item triage, board hygiene)
- Platform operations (kubectl commands, manual cluster work, secret rotation)
- Validation tasks (testing deployed features, verifying user flows)
- Communication tasks (Penny drafting/sending emails, GroupMe messages)
- Any work that doesn't produce a git branch, PR, or code change
Task vs Feature vs Bug
| Signal | Type |
|---|---|
| It produces code changes (branch, PR, merge) | Feature or Bug |
| We don't know what's wrong or how to fix it | Spike |
| It's non-code work (docs, ops, board, comms, validation) | Task |
Forgejo Issue Template
Execution Model
Tasks differ from code work in the execution pipeline:
| Stage | Code Work (Feature/Bug) | Non-Code Work (Task) |
|---|---|---|
| Scoping pipeline | Same: backlog → todo → next_up | Same: backlog → todo → next_up |
| Execution start | Auto: label-on-branch.sh → in_progress | Manual: Betty Sue moves to in_progress |
| Review | Auto: label-on-pr.sh → qa | Manual: Betty Sue verifies acceptance criteria |
| Completion | Auto: board-item-on-merge.sh → done | Manual: Betty Sue moves to done |
The scoping pipeline (left side of the board) is identical. The execution pipeline (right side) is manual for tasks because there are no git hooks to trigger. This is by design — not everything needs automation.
Where to File
Task issues live in the project's primary Forgejo repo, even when the work itself is in pal-e-docs or on a board. The issue is the tracking artifact.
| Project | Repo for Task Issues |
|---|---|
| pal-e-agency | forgejo_admin/claude-custom |
| pal-e-platform | forgejo_admin/pal-e-platform |
| pal-e-docs | forgejo_admin/pal-e-docs |
| Other projects | Primary repo for that project |
Related
template-issue-feature-- feature variant (code work)template-issue-bug-- bug variant (code work)template-issue-spike-- spike variant (investigation)template-issue-- canonical issue design principleconvention-todo-lifecycle-- lifecycle and triage rulessop-board-workflow-- column semantics (manual movement for tasks)