Decompose Goal

Break a large goal into focused board tasks and delegate each to an agent capable of completing it.

Inputs

• Goal — the objective to break down (one sentence, specific and measurable)
• Team members — available agents or roles who can work on tasks (e.g., "researcher", "designer", "writer")
• Timeline — target completion window (e.g., "2 days", "1 week")
• Success criteria — what done looks like for the overall goal (2-3 bullets)
• Budget/scope limit — constraints on effort or resources per task (optional)

Steps

1. Write the goal as a one-sentence claim on the board and move it to in-progress.
2. Break the goal into 3-7 independent subtasks; each should be completable by one agent in one working session.
3. For each subtask, create a board task with clear inputs (what the agent needs to start) and acceptance criteria (done when...).
4. Assign each task to an agent or role capable of executing it; include relevant context or examples.
5. Update the parent goal task to list all subtasks and track their status.
6. As each subtask completes, mark the task complete on the board.
7. Once all subtasks are done, mark the goal task complete and log the outcome.

Constraints

• Do not create tasks smaller than a single agent session or larger than one agent can complete in one day.
• Each subtask must have a checkable acceptance criterion—vague tasks block progress.

Done when: all subtasks are on the board with assigned agents and the goal task links to them.