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name: process description: "Start processing a ClickUp task - creates branch and updates ClickUp status" category: integration complexity: intermediate mcp-servers: [] personas: []

/clickup:process - Start Processing Task(s)

Purpose

Start development setup for ClickUp task(s) by creating git branches/worktrees and updating task status in ClickUp. Supports batch processing with optional parallel agent spawning.

Usage

Copy/clickup:process <task_id>                          # Single task, create branch
/clickup:process <task_id> --worktree               # Single task with worktree
/clickup:process <id1> <id2> <id3>                  # Multiple tasks, all get worktrees
/clickup:process <id1> <id2> --work                 # Process AND spawn agents immediately
/clickup:process 86ew43633 86ew426dv 86ew44udu --work  # Example: 3 quick wins in parallel

Behavioral Flow

Single Task Mode (/clickup:process <task_id>)

1. Load Environment: Read ClickUp credentials from .env:

   • CLICKUP_TOKEN
   • CLICKUP_LIST_ID

2. Fetch Task Details: Get task info from ClickUp API:

   Copycurl -s "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/task/${TASK_ID}" \
     -H "Authorization: ${CLICKUP_TOKEN}"
   

3. Validate Task:

   • Verify task exists
   • Check current status is "To Do" (warn if already in progress)

4. Generate Branch Name:

   • Determine type from tags: bug tag → fix/, otherwise → feature/
   • Format: {type}/{task_id}-{slugified-title}
   • Example: fix/86bqy2f6j-payment-webhook-race

5. Create Git Branch (Default - no flags):

   Copygit checkout -b {branch-name}
   

6. OR Create Git Worktree (with --worktree flag):

   Copygit worktree add .worktrees/{branch-name} -b {branch-name}
   ln -sf "$(pwd)/.env" ".worktrees/{branch-name}/.env"
   cd ".worktrees/{branch-name}"
   
   # IMPORTANT: Remove any symlinked node_modules first
   if [ -L node_modules ]; then
     rm node_modules
   fi
   
   # Fresh install (not symlink)
   if command -v pnpm &> /dev/null; then
     pnpm install --prefer-offline
   else
     npm install --prefer-offline
   fi
   
   # Verify installation (must be directory, not symlink)
   if [ ! -d node_modules ] || [ -L node_modules ]; then
     echo "ERROR: node_modules installation failed"
     exit 1
   fi
   

7. Update ClickUp Task:

   Copycurl -X PUT "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/task/${TASK_ID}" \
     -H "Authorization: ${CLICKUP_TOKEN}" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"status": "in progress"}'
   

8. Output Success:

   Copy✅ Processing task: Fix payment webhook race condition
   
   🌿 Branch: fix/86bqy2f6j-payment-webhook-race
   📋 ClickUp status: To Do → In Progress
   
   💡 Use /clickup:work <task_id> to spawn a subagent
   💡 Use /clickup:done when finished
   

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Multi-Task Mode (/clickup:process <id1> <id2> <id3>)

When multiple task IDs are provided:

1. Parse Task IDs: Extract all task IDs from arguments (space or comma separated)

   CopyInput: "86ew43633 86ew426dv 86ew44udu"
   Input: "86ew43633, 86ew426dv, 86ew44udu"  # Also valid
   

2. Fetch All Tasks in Parallel: For each task ID, call ClickUp API to get details:

   Copy# Parallel fetch using background processes
   for TASK_ID in $TASK_IDS; do
     curl -s "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/task/${TASK_ID}" \
       -H "Authorization: ${CLICKUP_TOKEN}" > "/tmp/task_${TASK_ID}.json" &
   done
   wait
   

3. Generate Branch Names: For each task:

   • Check tags for bug → fix/ or default → feature/
   • Format: {type}/{task_id}-{slugified-title}

4. Create All Worktrees (multi-task mode always uses worktrees):

   Copy# Create worktrees in parallel
   for BRANCH in $BRANCHES; do
     git worktree add ".worktrees/${BRANCH}" -b "${BRANCH}" &
   done
   wait
   
   # Setup each worktree with FRESH node_modules
   for BRANCH in $BRANCHES; do
     ln -sf "$(pwd)/.env" ".worktrees/${BRANCH}/.env"
     (
       cd ".worktrees/${BRANCH}"
       # Remove symlinked node_modules if exists
       [ -L node_modules ] && rm node_modules
       # Fresh install
       if command -v pnpm &> /dev/null; then
         pnpm install --prefer-offline
       else
         npm install --prefer-offline
       fi
     ) &
   done
   wait
   

5. Update All ClickUp Tasks:

   Copyfor TASK_ID in $TASK_IDS; do
     curl -X PUT "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/task/${TASK_ID}" \
       -H "Authorization: ${CLICKUP_TOKEN}" \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       -d '{"status": "in progress"}' &
   done
   wait
   

6. Output Summary:

   Copy✅ Processed 3 tasks:
   
   │ # │ Task ID    │ Title                    │ Branch                          │
   │---|------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
   │ 1 │ 86ew43633  │ Price step fix           │ fix/86ew43633-price-step        │
   │ 2 │ 86ew426dv  │ Hide print area default  │ fix/86ew426dv-hide-print-area   │
   │ 3 │ 86ew44udu  │ Review layout reorder    │ fix/86ew44udu-review-layout     │
   
   📁 Worktrees created in: .worktrees/
   
   💡 Next steps:
   • /clickup:work --all          # Spawn agents for all in-progress tasks
   • /clickup:work 86ew43633      # Spawn agent for specific task
   • /clickup:status              # Check agent status
   

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Process + Work Mode (/clickup:process <id1> <id2> --work)

The --work flag combines process and work into a single command:

1. Process all tasks (same as multi-task mode above)
2. Immediately spawn agents using Task tool with parallel invocations

Execution Flow:

Copy/clickup:process 86ew43633 86ew426dv 86ew44udu --work

1. Create 3 worktrees in parallel
2. Update 3 ClickUp tasks to "In Progress"
3. Spawn 3 agents in parallel (using Task tool)
   - Agent 1 → .worktrees/fix/86ew43633-price-step/
   - Agent 2 → .worktrees/fix/86ew426dv-hide-print-area/
   - Agent 3 → .worktrees/fix/86ew44udu-review-layout/

Output:

Copy✅ Processed 3 tasks:

│ # │ Task ID    │ Title                    │ Branch                          │
│---|------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
│ 1 │ 86ew43633  │ Price step fix           │ fix/86ew43633-price-step        │
│ 2 │ 86ew426dv  │ Hide print area default  │ fix/86ew426dv-hide-print-area   │
│ 3 │ 86ew44udu  │ Review layout reorder    │ fix/86ew44udu-review-layout     │

🚀 Spawning 3 agents in parallel...

│ # │ Task ID    │ Port  │ Status     │
│---|------------|-------|------------|
│ 1 │ 86ew43633  │ 5556  │ 🔄 Working │
│ 2 │ 86ew426dv  │ 5557  │ 🔄 Working │
│ 3 │ 86ew44udu  │ 5558  │ 🔄 Working │

⏳ Agents working autonomously...
📊 Use /clickup:status to check progress

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Agent Spawning Details

When --work flag is used, spawn agents using the Task tool:

Copy// Spawn multiple agents in parallel using Task tool
// Each agent gets full context: task description + comments

Task: Work on ClickUp task: {task_title}

Working Directory: {project_root}/.worktrees/{branch-name}
Task ID: {task_id}
Priority: {priority}
Tags: {tags}

📝 DESCRIPTION:
{task_description}

💬 COMMENTS:
{formatted_comments}

📌 INSTRUCTIONS:
1. cd to the worktree directory
2. Read and understand the task requirements
3. Explore relevant code
4. Implement changes
5. Write/update tests
6. Run tests and linting
7. Report back when done or stuck

🚨 RULES:
- NEVER merge to staging
- NEVER run /clickup:done
- Report back with summary when complete

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Branch Naming Convention

Worktree Location

Worktrees are created at: .worktrees/{branch-name}/

Quick Reference

Examples

Quick Wins Batch Processing

Copy# Process 6 quick wins and start agents immediately
/clickup:process 86ew43633 86ew426dv 86ew44udu 86ew47ma5 86ew4b4ju 86ew42uev --work

Step-by-Step Processing

Copy# First, set up worktrees
/clickup:process 86ew43633 86ew426dv 86ew44udu

# Then, spawn agents when ready
/clickup:work --all

Error Handling

• Task ID not provided: Show usage instructions
• Task not found: Show error with task ID
• Task already in progress: Warn but allow continuing
• Branch already exists: Offer to use existing or create new
• Git worktree creation fails: Show git error and recovery steps
• API rate limit: Pause and retry with backoff

Tool Coordination

• Bash: Git commands and curl for ClickUp API
• Read: Load .env and check existing worktrees
• Task: Spawn subagents when --work flag is used (run in parallel)

ARGUMENTS: $ARGUMENTS