Vibe Async Task Queue

vibe-async-task-queue

Not everything needs to be done right now. But "I'll do it later" only works if "later" actually happens.

When to Use This Skill

• You identify work that should be done but isn't blocking the current task
• During code review, you find issues that aren't urgent
• Tests reveal non-critical flakiness
• Documentation needs updating but not right now
• "TODO" comments that should become tracked tasks

When NOT to Use This Skill

• Blocking work that must be done now
• Tasks already tracked in an issue tracker (GitHub Issues, Jira, etc.)
• One-off tasks in the current session (just do them)

Queue Format

Tasks are stored in a JSON file at a project-specific location (e.g., .claude/task-queue.json):

{
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "vibe-001",
      "created": "2026-02-28",
      "priority": "medium",
      "status": "pending",
      "description": "Add error handling to parseConfig edge cases",
      "target_files": ["internal/config/parser.go"],
      "acceptance": "go test ./internal/config/... -run TestParseConfigEdge -v passes",
      "context": "Discovered during fuzz testing session"
    }
  ]
}

Steps

Adding a Task

1. Identify the work
2. Write a clear description with:

• What needs to be done
• Which files are affected
• How to verify it's done (acceptance command)
• Why it was deferred (context)

1. Append to queue file

Processing the Queue

1. Read queue file
2. Pick highest-priority pending task
3. Set status to in_progress
4. Do the work
5. Run acceptance test
6. If pass: set status to completed, commit
7. If fail: set status to pending, add notes about what went wrong

Reviewing the Queue

List all tasks with status counts. Identify stale tasks (>7 days pending).

Output Format

Task Queue Status

Pending: X | In Progress: Y | Completed: Z | Failed: W

| ID | Priority | Description | Age | Status | |----|----------|------------|-----|--------| | vibe-001 | high | Add auth token refresh | 2d | pending | | vibe-002 | medium | Fix flaky test in utils | 5d | pending |

Stale Tasks (>7 days)

• [task IDs that need attention or should be closed]

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: ash1794
• Source: ash1794/vibe-engineering
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.