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Task Runner

aiskillstore/task-runner

Run project commands with just. Check for justfile in project root, list available tasks, execute common operations like test, build, lint. Triggers on: run tests, build project, list tasks, check available commands, run script, project commands.

6k tokens
context cost
the whole folder, loaded on every use
5
files
ships runnable scripts
0
copies elsewhere
how many repositories repackaged it
404
stars on the repo
on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace --skill task-runner

What comes with it

20 272 bytes besides the instruction
assets/.gitkeep
references/.gitkeep
scripts/.gitkeep
skill-report.json

The instruction itself

9 sections, as written by the author

Task Runner

Purpose

Execute project-specific commands using just, a modern command runner that's simpler than make and works cross-platform.

Tools

| Tool | Command | Use For |

|------|---------|---------|

| just | just | List available recipes |

| just | just test | Run specific recipe |

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

# List all available recipes
just

# Run a recipe
just test
just build
just lint

# Run recipe with arguments
just deploy production

# Run specific recipe from subdirectory
just --justfile backend/justfile test

Common justfile Recipes

# Example justfile

# Run tests
test:
    pytest tests/

# Build project
build:
    npm run build

# Lint code
lint:
    ruff check .
    eslint src/

# Start development server
dev:
    npm run dev

# Clean build artifacts
clean:
    rm -rf dist/ build/ *.egg-info/

# Deploy to environment
deploy env:
    ./scripts/deploy.sh {{env}}

Discovery

# Check if justfile exists
just --summary

# Show recipe details
just --show test

# List recipes with descriptions
just --list

When to Use

  • First check: just to see available project commands
  • Running tests: just test
  • Building: just build
  • Any project-specific task
  • Cross-platform command running

Best Practice

Always check for a justfile when entering a new project:

just --list

This shows what commands are available without reading documentation.

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take aiskillstore/task-runner from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.

Install what it needs

The instructions reference brew, cargo, go. Without those the skill loads but fails at the first command.