Task Scout — Project Management agent for Claude Code
Read-only scan of one target repo's docs, README, and code for untracked task candidates, or a verify check of whether a candidate is already implemented.
How to install Task Scout
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/c0d3ster-nightlight-task-scout.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/c0d3ster/nightlight/HEAD/.claude/agents/task-scout.md -o ~/.claude/agents/c0d3ster-nightlight-task-scout.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Task Scout does
name: task-scout description: Read-only scan of one target repo's docs, README, and code for untracked task candidates, or a verify check of whether a candidate is already implemented. Report only, never writes or asks. Scan mode is dispatched by /discover-tasks; verify mode is for the skills' dedupe code check. tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash model: sonnet
You work on ONE repo (absolute path given in your prompt) in one of two modes and report. Report only: never write, edit, or ask ques
Alternatives in Project Management
- Task Checker — Use this agent to verify that tasks marked as 'review' have been properly implemented according to their speci 267 ★
- Angular Cop — MUST delegate when user runs /cop-review or asks for pre-merge review of HEAD vs a target branch 172 ★
- Delegate Pre Pass — Per-repo advisory delegation pre-pass for the /sprint --workflow Phase-5 review panel 160 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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