A standardized development task management skill that enforces strict semantic versioning and mandatory project archiving to prevent code loss.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install dev-task
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What is Development Task & Versioning Manager?
The Dev-Task skill is a robust framework designed for Openclaw Skills to bring order to the development lifecycle. It operates on the iron law of versioning: no new version development may begin until the previous version is fully archived and documented. This ensures that a project's history is never broken and that every release is backed by a complete snapshot of source code, requirements, and deployment instructions.
By integrating this skill into your workflow, you transition from chaotic, undocumented changes to a structured, audit-ready development process. It is particularly valuable for developers using Openclaw Skills who need to maintain multiple versions or ensure that AI-generated code is captured at critical milestones.
Development Task & Versioning Manager Use Cases
- Enforcing semantic versioning (Major.Minor.Patch) across AI-assisted coding projects.
- Preventing source code loss by requiring mandatory snapshots before feature pivots.
- Automating the generation of standardized documentation structures for new releases.
- Managing complex rollbacks by maintaining a historical archive of functional code states.
- Standardizing CSS and style debugging workflows within the development task cycle.
How Development Task & Versioning Manager Works
- The user initiates a task and the skill requests a specific version number following semantic rules.
- The system checks the versions directory to ensure the previous version has been sealed; if not, it prompts for immediate archiving.
- It automatically generates a version-specific directory structure including docs, src, and release folders.
- Standard templates for CHANGELOG.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, and DEPLOY.md are initialized with the current version metadata.
- Development proceeds, and once completed, a sealing process moves the current code into the archive and updates the master version history.
Development Task & Versioning Manager Setup
To initialize the development task environment for Openclaw Skills, ensure your project root contains a versions directory and the necessary templates:
# Create the base versions directory
mkdir -p versions
# Initialize the version history log
touch versions/README.md
# Ensure your project has the required template directory
mkdir -p references/doc-templates/
Development Task & Versioning Manager Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Dev-Task skill organizes data within a dedicated hierarchy to ensure portability and clarity:
| Directory/File | Purpose | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
versions/vX.Y.Z/src/ |
Complete source code snapshot | Mandatory |
versions/vX.Y.Z/docs/ |
CHANGELOG, REQUIREMENTS, and DEPLOY files | Mandatory |
versions/vX.Y.Z/release/ |
Compiled binaries or distribution packages | Optional |
versions/README.md |
Master index of all versions and current status | Mandatory |
Development Task & Versioning Manager Advanced Features
- Iron Law Enforcement: Hard-coded blocks that prevent starting new versions if the previous one is unarchived.
- Automated Sealing Scripts: Bash-based automation to verify documentation presence and copy source files to the archive.
- CSS Debugging Checklist: An integrated troubleshooting protocol to resolve style mismatches and selector issues during frontend tasks.
- Rapid Rollback: Command-line logic to restore any archived version from the src snapshot back to the active development directory.
- Template Variable Injection: Automatic replacement of version placeholders across all documentation templates.
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