The Problem: Creating Tasks One-by-One is Slow Before Bulk Operations
After Bulk Operations
You need to create 50 tasks for a major feature: "Create task 1: Add database schema" "Create task 2: Implement endpoints" "Create task 3: Add frontend UI" ... [45 more times] Result:
⏱️ 25 minutes to create 50 tasks
😫 Tedious and error-prone
🐛 Forget dependencies between tasks
📋 Inconsistent task naming/tagging
Real scenario: Developer planning a major refactor needed 80 tasks. Spent 40 minutes creating them one by one. Made mistakes in 12 tasks (wrong priority, missing dependencies).
Bulk Operations Pro Feature: Bulk operations require Pro or Enterprise plan.Starter plan: Create tasks one at a time only.
Bulk Create Tasks Create up to 100 tasks in a single operation. From Natural Language
From CSV/Structured Data
From JSON
From GitHub Issues
Describe tasks in plain English: You: "Create tasks for implementing a blog feature: 1. Add blog posts database table 2. Create API endpoints for CRUD operations 3. Build admin UI for managing posts 4. Add markdown editor component 5. Create public blog listing page 6. Add RSS feed generation 7. Implement blog search 8. Add comment system 9. Create email notifications for new posts 10. Write integration tests" Claude: "Creating 10 tasks with inferred dependencies... ✅ BACKEND-090: Add blog posts database table ✅ BACKEND-091: Create blog CRUD API endpoints (depends on BACKEND-090) ✅ FRONTEND-120: Build admin UI for blog posts (depends on BACKEND-091) ✅ FRONTEND-121: Add markdown editor component (depends on FRONTEND-120) ✅ FRONTEND-122: Create public blog listing page (depends on BACKEND-091) ✅ BACKEND-092: Add RSS feed generation (depends on BACKEND-091) ✅ BACKEND-093: Implement blog search (depends on BACKEND-091) ✅ BACKEND-094: Add comment system (depends on BACKEND-091) ✅ BACKEND-095: Email notifications for new posts (depends on BACKEND-091) ✅ TEST-045: Blog integration tests (depends on all above) Created 10 tasks in 1.2 seconds Dependencies: 9 automatic dependencies created" AI automatically:
Detects task order (DB → API → UI → Tests)
Creates dependency chain
Assigns task types (backend, frontend, test)
Sets reasonable priorities
Pre-built workflows for common task operations.
What it does:
Registers your agent (if not already registered)
Fetches all tasks assigned to you
Shows statistics (total, by status, overdue, etc.)
When to use: At the start of every work sessionExample: You: "Start task session" Claude: "# Task Session Started Agent: claude-desktop-main Project: backend-api Status: active ## Your Statistics Total Assigned: 47 tasks - Todo: 12 - In Progress: 3 - Blocked: 1 - In Review: 2 - Completed: 29 ⚠️ Overdue Tasks: 2 🔥 Critical Priority: 1 Avg Completion Time: 4.2 hours ## Your Active Tasks (15) ### BACKEND-042: Implement OAuth endpoints - Status: in_progress - Priority: high - Due: 2025-01-15 (3 days) ### BACKEND-045: Add rate limiting - Status: in_progress - Priority: critical - Due: 2025-01-13 (OVERDUE by 1 day) 🔴 ### BACKEND-050: Refactor auth controller - Status: in_progress - Priority: medium [... 12 more tasks ...]" Benefits:
✅ One command instead of 3 separate operations
✅ Instant overview of your work
✅ Automatic agent registration (zero setup)
✅ Highlights urgent work (overdue, critical priority)
What it does:
Searches for unassigned tasks matching your capabilities
Shows tasks sorted by priority and due date
Claims tasks for you (marks as assigned and in_progress)
When to use: When you finish current work and need new tasksExample: You: "Claim tasks matching my capabilities: backend development, API design" Claude: "Searching for unassigned tasks... Found 8 matching tasks: High Priority: 1. BACKEND-088: Add OAuth scopes (4 hours) 2. BACKEND-092: Implement rate limiting (3 hours) Medium Priority: 3. BACKEND-095: Add API versioning (5 hours) 4. BACKEND-098: Optimize database queries (6 hours) Low Priority: 5. BACKEND-101: Add API documentation (2 hours) 6. BACKEND-103: Refactor error handling (4 hours) How many would you like to claim?" You: "Claim the top 3" Claude: "✅ Claimed 3 tasks: - BACKEND-088: Assigned to you, marked as in_progress - BACKEND-092: Assigned to you, status: todo - BACKEND-095: Assigned to you, status: todo Estimated workload: 12 hours Recommended completion: 1.5 days" Smart matching:
Filters by agent capabilities
Respects priority and due dates
Avoids overloading (checks current workload)
Considers dependencies (won’t claim blocked tasks)
Pro Feature: Macro tools require Pro or Enterprise plan
What it does:
Fetches a task and all its dependencies
Checks if dependencies are completed
Gathers context from related tasks
Prepares work summary for agent
When to use: Before starting work on a complex taskExample: You: "Prepare to work on BACKEND-092" Claude: "# Task: BACKEND-092 (Implement Rate Limiting) ## Task Details Type: feature Priority: high Estimate: 3 hours Due: 2025-01-16 (4 days) Assigned: claude-desktop-main ## Dependencies ✅ BACKEND-088: Add OAuth scopes (completed 2 days ago) ✅ BACKEND-085: Set up Redis cache (completed 1 week ago) All dependencies completed ✅ Ready to start ## Related Context - Similar implementation: BACKEND-067 (API throttling) - Configuration file: config/rate-limit.php - See documentation: docs/rate-limiting.md ## Suggested Approach Based on BACKEND-067: 1. Add rate limit middleware 2. Configure Redis for rate limit storage 3. Add rate limit headers to responses 4. Write integration tests ## Ready to Start? Reply 'yes' to mark as in_progress" Benefits:
✅ Verifies dependencies before you start
✅ Gathers context from related tasks
✅ Suggests approach based on similar completed work
✅ Saves 10-15 minutes of research per task
Parallel Execution Patterns Pattern 1: Sprint Planning (Bulk Create + Auto-Assign) Scenario: Plan entire 2-week sprint in 5 minutesPattern 2: Bug Triage (Bulk Import + Macro Claim) Scenario: 50 bugs reported from production monitoring Import from Monitoring
Team Claims Work
Progress Tracking
You have: JSON export from error tracking (Sentry, Rollbar, etc.){ "errors" : [ { "id" : "ERR-1001" , "message" : "Database connection timeout" , "severity" : "critical" , "count" : 1247 , "first_seen" : "2025-01-10" , "affected_users" : 523 }, { "id" : "ERR-1002" , "message" : "API rate limit exceeded" , "severity" : "high" , "count" : 892 , "affected_users" : 201 }, // ... 48 more errors ] } Bulk import: You: "Import these 50 errors as bug tasks, prioritize by severity and user impact" Claude: "Importing 50 bugs... ✅ Created 50 bug tasks ✅ Priorities assigned: - 5 critical (1000+ users affected) - 15 high (100+ users affected) - 20 medium (10+ users affected) - 10 low (<10 users affected) ✅ Auto-tagged based on error type: - 23 tasks: #backend - 12 tasks: #frontend - 8 tasks: #database - 7 tasks: #api Total time: 1.8 seconds" Pattern 3: Refactoring Project (100+ Tasks) Scenario: Major codebase refactor, 150 tasks over 4 weeks Week 1: Preparation
Week 1-4: Execution
Results
Generate task list from codebase analysis: You: "Analyze codebase and generate refactoring tasks: - Split large files (>500 lines) - Extract duplicate code - Add missing types - Update deprecated APIs - Improve test coverage" Claude: "Analyzing codebase... Found refactoring opportunities: - 45 files > 500 lines - 23 instances of duplicate code - 67 files missing TypeScript types - 12 deprecated API usages - 34 files with < 50% test coverage Creating 150 refactoring tasks... ✅ Created 150 tasks in 6 categories ✅ Estimated total effort: 320 hours ✅ Suggested timeline: 4 weeks (2 devs) Task breakdown: - Split large files: 45 tasks (90 hours) - Extract duplicates: 23 tasks (46 hours) - Add types: 67 tasks (100 hours) - Update deprecated APIs: 12 tasks (24 hours) - Improve test coverage: 34 tasks (60 hours) Dependencies created: 89 automatic dependencies (e.g., 'add types' before 'split files') Total time: 4.7 seconds" Bulk Creation Limits
Performance Benchmarks
Best Practices
Starter Plan: - Bulk operations: ❌ Not available - Must create tasks one-by-one Pro Plan: - Max tasks per bulk operation: 100 - Max bulk operations per day: 50 - Total: 5,000 tasks per day Enterprise Plan: - Max tasks per bulk operation: 1,000 - Max bulk operations per day: Unlimited - Rate limit: 100 requests/second Common Workflows
📅 Sprint Planning Workflow
Steps:
Export last sprint’s velocity "Show completed tasks from last 2 weeks with time estimates" → Avg velocity: 45 hours/sprint
Bulk create next sprint tasks "Create 50 tasks for next sprint from feature list" → 50 tasks created in 1.2 seconds
Auto-assign based on capacity "Assign tasks to team based on 45 hours capacity each" → Tasks distributed across 3 agents
Set sprint milestone "Tag all sprint tasks with 'sprint-12'" → 50 tasks tagged
Daily standup queries "Show sprint-12 progress" → Real-time dashboard
Time: 10 minutes for entire sprint planning
Steps:
Import bugs from tracking tool "Import 100 bugs from Sentry JSON export" → 100 bug tasks created
Auto-prioritize by severity Critical: 12 bugs High: 34 bugs Medium: 42 bugs Low: 12 bugs
Team claims bugs Each agent: "Claim critical bugs in my specialty" → All critical bugs claimed within 5 minutes
Track resolution rate "Show bug fix velocity" → 8 bugs/hour team average → ETA: 12.5 hours to fix all bugs
Result: 100 bugs → organized & assigned in 15 minutes
🏗️ Migration Project Workflow
Scenario: Migrate from Angular to React (200+ components)Steps:
Generate migration tasks from codebase "Analyze Angular codebase and create React migration tasks" → 237 component migration tasks created
Create dependency graph "Set dependencies: migrate parent components first" → 184 automatic dependencies created
Incremental claiming Daily: "Claim 5 leaf components (no dependents)" → Agents work on independent components → Zero blocking
Track migration progress "Show migration percentage" → 142/237 components migrated (60%) → 15 components in progress → 80 components todo
Timeline: 6 weeks, 3 devs, 237 componentsWhat’s Next?
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