/skill:jat-complete - Finish Task Properly

Complete current task with full verification protocol. Session ends after completion.

Usage

/skill:jat-complete         # Complete task, show completion block
/skill:jat-complete --kill  # Complete and auto-kill session

What This Does

1. Verify task (tests, lint, security)
2. Commit changes with proper message
3. Write memory entry - Save context for future agents
4. Mark task complete (jt close)
5. Emit completion signal to IDE

Prerequisites

You MUST have emitted a review signal before running this:

jat-signal review '{
  "taskId": "TASK_ID",
  "taskTitle": "TASK_TITLE",
  "summary": ["What you accomplished"],
  "filesModified": [
    {"path": "src/file.ts", "changeType": "modified", "linesAdded": 50, "linesRemoved": 10}
  ]
}'

Step-by-Step Instructions

STEP 1: Get Current Task and Agent Identity

1A: Get Agent Name

Check the tmux session name or identity file:

TMUX_SESSION=$(tmux display-message -p '#S' 2>/dev/null)
# Agent name is the tmux session without "jat-" prefix
AGENT_NAME="${TMUX_SESSION#jat-}"

1B: Get Current Task

Find your in-progress task:

jt list --json | jq -r '.[] | select(.assignee == "AGENT_NAME" and .status == "in_progress") | .id'

If no task found, check for spontaneous work (uncommitted changes without a formal task).

STEP 1D: Spontaneous Work Detection

Only if no in_progress task was found.

Check git status and conversation context for work that was done without a formal task:

git status --porcelain
git diff --stat
git log --oneline -5

If work is detected, propose creating a backfill task record:

jt create "INFERRED_TITLE" \
  --type INFERRED_TYPE \
  --description "INFERRED_DESCRIPTION" \
  --assignee "$AGENT_NAME" \
  --status in_progress

If no work detected, exit the completion flow.

STEP 2: Verify Task

Run verification checks appropriate to the project:

# Emit verifying signal
jat-step verifying --task "$TASK_ID" --title "$TASK_TITLE" --agent "$AGENT_NAME"

# Then run checks:
# - Tests (npm test, pytest, etc.)
# - Lint (eslint, ruff, etc.)
# - Type check (tsc --noEmit, etc.)
# - Build (npm run build, etc.)

If verification fails, stop and fix issues before continuing.

STEP 2.5: Update Documentation (If Appropriate)

Only update docs when changes affect how others use the codebase:

• New tool/command added
• New API endpoint
• Breaking change
• New configuration option

Most tasks do NOT need doc updates.

STEP 3: Commit Changes

# Get task type for commit prefix
TASK_TYPE=$(jt show "$TASK_ID" --json | jq -r '.[0].issue_type // "task"')

# Commit with proper message format
jat-step committing --task "$TASK_ID" --title "$TASK_TITLE" --agent "$AGENT_NAME" --type "$TASK_TYPE"

If jat-step is not available, commit manually:

git add -A
git commit -m "TASK_TYPE($TASK_ID): TASK_TITLE

Co-Authored-By: Pi Agent <[email protected]>"

STEP 3.5: Write Memory Entry

Save context from this session for future agents. Use the Write tool to create:

.jat/memory/{YYYY-MM-DD}-{taskId}-{slug}.md

Include YAML frontmatter (task, agent, project, completed, files, tags, labels, priority, type) and sections: Summary, Approach, Decisions (if notable), Key Files, Lessons (if any).

Then trigger incremental index:

jat-memory index --project "$(pwd)"

If indexing fails, log the error but continue. Memory is non-blocking.

STEP 4: Mark Task Complete

jat-step closing --task "$TASK_ID" --title "$TASK_TITLE" --agent "$AGENT_NAME"

Or manually:

jt close "$TASK_ID" --reason "Completed by $AGENT_NAME"

STEP 4.5: Auto-Close Eligible Epics

Note: Integration callbacks (Supabase status sync, dev_notes) fire automatically from jt close — no agent action needed. Notes are sourced from: review signal → git commits → assignee name.

jt epic close-eligible

STEP 5: Emit Completion Signal

jat-step complete --task "$TASK_ID" --title "$TASK_TITLE" --agent "$AGENT_NAME"

This generates a structured completion bundle and emits the final complete signal.

Then output the completion banner:

TASK COMPLETED: $TASK_ID
Agent: $AGENT_NAME

Summary:
  - [accomplishment 1]
  - [accomplishment 2]

Quality: tests passing, build clean

Session complete. Spawn a new agent for the next task.

"Ready for Review" vs "Complete"

State	Meaning	Task Status
Ready for Review	Code done, awaiting user decision	in_progress
Complete	Closed, reservations released	closed

Never say "Task Complete" until jt close has run.

Error Handling

No task in progress:

No task in progress. Run /skill:jat-start to pick a task.

Verification failed:

Verification failed:
  - 2 tests failing
  - 5 lint errors
Fix issues and try again.

Step Summary

Step	Name	Tool
1	Get Task and Agent Identity	jt list, tmux
1D	Spontaneous Work Detection	git status
2	Verify Task	jat-step verifying
2.5	Update Documentation	(if appropriate)
3	Commit Changes	jat-step committing
3.5	Write Memory Entry	Write tool + jat-memory index
4	Mark Task Complete	jat-step closing (callback fires automatically)
4.5	Auto-Close Epics	jt epic close-eligible
5	Emit Completion Signal	jat-step complete