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claude-task-master/.claude/commands/tm/add-dependency/add-dependency.md
Ralph Khreish 7b4803a479 fix: task master (tm) custom slash commands w/ proper syntax (#968)
* feat: add task master (tm) custom slash commands

Add comprehensive task management system integration via custom slash commands.
Includes commands for:
- Project initialization and setup
- Task parsing from PRD documents
- Task creation, update, and removal
- Subtask management
- Dependency tracking and validation
- Complexity analysis and task expansion
- Project status and reporting
- Workflow automation

This provides a complete task management workflow directly within Claude Code.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: add changeset

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Co-authored-by: neno-is-ooo <204701868+neno-is-ooo@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-07-14 15:49:16 +02:00

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Add a dependency between tasks.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

Parse the task IDs to establish dependency relationship.

Adding Dependencies

Creates a dependency where one task must be completed before another can start.

Argument Parsing

Parse natural language or IDs:

  • "make 5 depend on 3" → task 5 depends on task 3
  • "5 needs 3" → task 5 depends on task 3
  • "5 3" → task 5 depends on task 3
  • "5 after 3" → task 5 depends on task 3

Execution

task-master add-dependency --id=<task-id> --depends-on=<dependency-id>

Validation

Before adding:

  1. Verify both tasks exist
  2. Check for circular dependencies
  3. Ensure dependency makes logical sense
  4. Warn if creating complex chains

Smart Features

  • Detect if dependency already exists
  • Suggest related dependencies
  • Show impact on task flow
  • Update task priorities if needed

Post-Addition

After adding dependency:

  1. Show updated dependency graph
  2. Identify any newly blocked tasks
  3. Suggest task order changes
  4. Update project timeline

Example Flows

/project:tm/add-dependency 5 needs 3
→ Task #5 now depends on Task #3
→ Task #5 is now blocked until #3 completes
→ Suggested: Also consider if #5 needs #4