Task Status Command

Check the current status of tasks in the orchestration system with various filtering and reporting options.

Usage

/task-status [options]

Description

Provides comprehensive visibility into task progress, status distribution, and execution metrics across all active orchestrations.

Command Variants

Basic Status Overview

/task-status

Shows summary of all tasks across all active orchestrations.

Today's Tasks

/task-status --today

Shows only tasks from today's orchestrations.

Specific Orchestration

/task-status --date 03_15_2024 --project payment_integration

Shows tasks from a specific orchestration.

Status Filter

/task-status --status in_progress
/task-status --status qa
/task-status --status on_hold

Shows only tasks with specified status.

Detailed View

/task-status --detailed

Shows comprehensive information for each task.

Output Formats

Summary View (Default)

Task Orchestration Status Summary
=================================

Active Orchestrations: 3
Total Tasks: 47

Status Distribution:
┌─────────────┬───────┬────────────┐
│ Status      │ Count │ Percentage │
├─────────────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ completed   │  12   │    26%     │
│ qa          │   5   │    11%     │
│ in_progress │   3   │     6%     │
│ on_hold     │   2   │     4%     │
│ todos       │  25   │    53%     │
└─────────────┴───────┴────────────┘

Active Tasks (in_progress):
- TASK-001: Implement JWT authentication (Agent: dev-frontend)
- TASK-007: Create payment webhook handler (Agent: dev-backend)
- TASK-012: Write integration tests (Agent: test-developer)

Blocked Tasks (on_hold):
- TASK-004: User profile API (Blocked by: TASK-001)
- TASK-009: Payment confirmation UI (Blocked by: TASK-007)

Detailed View

Task Details for: 03_15_2024/authentication_system
==================================================

TASK-001: Implement JWT authentication
Status: in_progress
Agent: dev-frontend
Started: 2024-03-15T14:30:00Z
Duration: 3.5 hours
Progress: 75% (est. 1 hour remaining)
Dependencies: None
Blocks: TASK-004, TASK-005
Location: /task-orchestration/03_15_2024/authentication_system/tasks/in_progress/

Status History:
- todos → in_progress (2024-03-15T14:30:00Z) by dev-frontend

Timeline View

/task-status --timeline

Shows Gantt-style timeline of task execution.

Velocity Report

/task-status --velocity

Shows completion rates and performance metrics.

Filtering Options

By Agent

/task-status --agent dev-frontend

By Priority

/task-status --priority high

By Type

/task-status --type feature
/task-status --type bugfix

Multiple Filters

/task-status --status todos --priority high --type security

Quick Actions

Show Critical Path

/task-status --critical-path

Highlights tasks that are blocking others.

Show Overdue

/task-status --overdue

Shows tasks exceeding estimated time.

Show Available

/task-status --available

Shows todos tasks ready to be picked up.

Integration Commands

Export Status

/task-status --export markdown
/task-status --export csv

Watch Mode

/task-status --watch

Updates status in real-time (refreshes every 30 seconds).

Examples

Example 1: Morning Standup View

/task-status --today --detailed

Example 2: Find Blocked Work

/task-status --status on_hold --show-blockers

Example 3: Agent Workload

/task-status --by-agent --status in_progress

Example 4: Sprint Progress

/task-status --date 03_15_2024 --metrics

Metrics and Analytics

Completion Metrics

• Average time per task
• Tasks completed per day
• Status transition times

Bottleneck Analysis

• Most blocking tasks
• Longest on_hold duration
• Critical path duration

Agent Performance

• Tasks per agent
• Average completion time
• Current workload

Best Practices

• Daily Check: Run /task-status --today each morning
• Blocker Review: Check /task-status --status on_hold regularly
• Progress Tracking: Use /task-status --velocity for trends
• Resource Planning: Monitor /task-status --by-agent

Notes

• Status data is read from TASK-STATUS-TRACKER.yaml files
• All times are shown in local timezone
• Completed tasks are included in metrics but not in active lists
• Use --all flag to include historical orchestrations