docs(TaskCreate): steer parallel TaskCreate calls for multi-task batches - #58
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Instead of adding a batch parameter, the tool description now tells the model it can create several tasks at once by issuing multiple TaskCreate calls in a single response — pi executes independent tool calls in parallel, so the whole batch is created in one turn with one call per task (subject + description stay required). Co-authored-by: swift-viper-90 <swift-viper-90@pi-agent.local>
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Purpose
Replaces the closed #24 (batch
TaskCreateparameter). Instead of adding a batch API, this PR steers the model through the tool description to batch-create tasks the way the runtime already supports: by issuing multipleTaskCreatecalls in a single response.Pi executes independent tool calls from one assistant message in parallel (default parallel tool execution mode; results restored to the model's original call order). Verified empirically: three parallel bash calls started within ~34ms of each other and ran concurrently; three parallel
TaskCreatecalls created tasks without collisions (sequential IDs, results in call order). So the model can create N tasks in one turn with no extension API change at all.Change
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TaskCreate's tool description (visible to the coding agent):## When to Use— "User provides multiple tasks" bullet now says: Create them all in one response with one TaskCreate call per task## Tips— new bullet: To create several tasks at once, call TaskCreate multiple times in a single response — independent tool calls run in parallel, so the whole batch is created in one turn (one task per call).No schema or behavior changes:
subject/descriptionremain required, and the tool stays 1:1 with Claude Code. This also sidesteps the earlier concern about makingsubject/descriptionoptional to accommodate a batch parameter.Verification
npm run typecheck— cleannpm test— 346 passed (16 files)npm run build— clean— swift-viper-90 🤖