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task-decomposition

Transform overwhelming development tasks into manageable units. This skill should be used when the user says 'task too big', 'can't estimate', 'overwhelmed by scope', 'where do I start', 'epic needs breakdown', or has dependency problems. Keywords: decomposition, breakdown, estimate, scope, INVEST, vertical slice, spike, dependencies.

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Installation and usage

Transform overwhelming development tasks into manageable units. This skill should be used when the user says 'task too big', 'can't estimate', 'overwhelmed by scope', 'where do I start', 'epic needs breakdown', or has dependency problems. Keywords: decomposition, breakdown, estimate, scope, INVEST, vertical slice, spike, dependencies.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use task-decomposition