TaskTrack — A Specify Spec for Agent Task Management

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Learn how to spec an application for agent task management without encoding it in source code

advanced Published 5 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Define task lifecycle statuses using a Specify Spec
  2. Configure dependencies between tasks using a graph data structure
  3. Implement a history of progress for each task using a logging mechanism
  4. Use an agent to execute the task management application based on the spec
  5. Test and refine the task management workflow using the agent
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and AI engineers can benefit from this approach to manage tasks and workflows using agents

Key Insight

💡 Agents can execute applications specified using a high-level spec, without requiring source code

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Full Article

It is time to put my proposition made in my previous blog post to the test. Is it possible to spec an application for execution by an agent without encoding it in source? Let's find out. One type of application every knowledge worker is familiar with is task management. Every task has a lifecycle status, dependencies on other tasks, and a history of progress. Let's give agents their own. <a hre
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