Review Offered Task
Skill
v1.0.0
Turn prompt for an offered swarm task: read the offer, accept with task-action and start work-on-task, or reject with a reason.
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Review Offered Task
You have been offered a task. Your job is to review it and decide whether to accept or reject it based on your capabilities and current workload.
Workflow
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Get task details: Call the
get-task-detailstool with the providedtaskIdto understand what the task involves. -
Evaluate the task: Consider:
- Does this task match your capabilities?
- Do you have the necessary context or access to complete it?
- Is the task description clear enough to proceed?
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Make a decision:
- Accept: If you can complete this task, call
task-actionwithaction: "accept"andtaskId: "<taskId>". Then immediately use thework-on-taskskill with the taskId to start working on it. - Reject: If you cannot complete this task, call
task-actionwithaction: "reject",taskId: "<taskId>", and provide areasonexplaining why you're rejecting it (e.g., "Task requires Python expertise which I don't have", "Task description is too vague").
- Accept: If you can complete this task, call
Example Accept Flow
1. get-task-details taskId="abc-123"
2. [Review the task details]
3. task-action action="accept" taskId="abc-123"
4. /work-on-task abc-123
Example Reject Flow
1. get-task-details taskId="abc-123"
2. [Review the task details]
3. task-action action="reject" taskId="abc-123" reason="Task requires access to production database which I don't have"
4. Stop
Important Notes
- Always provide a clear reason when rejecting a task - this helps the lead agent reassign it appropriately
- If you accept, you must immediately start working on the task using the
work-on-taskskill - If you reject, the task returns to the unassigned pool for reassignment