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name: code-task-brief-writer
description: "Turn a rough feature idea into a well-scoped brief you can paste into Claude Code and get a clean first pass. Use when the user wants help with Claude Code Task Brief Writer. Related topics: AI, Coding, Productivity."
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# Claude Code Task Brief Writer

Turn a rough feature idea into a well-scoped brief you can paste into Claude Code and get a clean first pass.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **One-line feature or fix** (free text, e.g. "One-line feature or fix")
- **What I actually want** (longer free text)
- **Input 3** (choose one: New feature, Bug fix, Refactor, Performance, Tests)
- **Stack / framework** (free text, e.g. "Stack / framework")
- **Relevant files** (longer free text)
- **Input 6** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Input 7** (choose one: Smallest change that works, Balanced, Thorough with cleanup)
- **Explicitly out of scope** (longer free text)

## Prompt template

## Claude Code Task Brief

Turn my rough idea into a brief that Claude Code can execute well on the first try.

## The task
- {{One-line feature or fix}}
- {{What I actually want}} — behaviour, edge cases, anything I'm unsure about
- {{Input 3}} type of work

## Context
- {{Stack / framework}}
- {{Relevant files}}
- {{Input 6}} tests are required before it counts as done

## Scope control
- {{Input 7}}
- {{Explicitly out of scope}} (optional)

Write the brief with: goal, context, acceptance criteria as a checklist, out-of-scope list, and how to verify the change works. Keep it tight enough to paste straight into Claude Code.

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Source: [Claude Code Task Brief Writer on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/0RnCLlDy9SitskKAP86G/claude-code-task-brief-writer)