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name: task-handling
description: Important conventions on how to author and work on tasks
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## Task Writing Methodology

**SMART Tasks:**

- Use task description for SMART criteria
- Include all context for new team members
- Include instructions to research known sources of knowledge
- Specify dependencies and prerequisites

**Task Completion:**

- Record results and key findings when completing
- Document "how it was done" - methods, approaches, decisions
- Update plan file with key results in addition
