id: task-20 title: Add agent guideline to mark tasks In Progress on start status: Done assignee: [] reporter: '@MrLesk' created_date: '2025-06-09' updated_date: '2025-06-09' labels:

• agents dependencies: []

Description

Update the AI agent guideline files to ensure that whenever an agent starts working on a task they immediately mark the task as In Progress, assign it to themselves, and push the change.

Acceptance Criteria

• [x] AGENTS.md mentions setting status to In Progress, assigning the task, and pushing.
• [x] CLAUDE.md mentions the same instruction.
• [x] .cursorrules mentions the same instruction.
• [x] Task committed to repository.

Implementation Notes

• Added new guideline bullet in AGENTS.md instructing agents to set the task to In Progress, assign themselves, and push when beginning work.
• Mirrored the same instruction in CLAUDE.md:41 under AI Agent Integration section.
• Updated .cursorrules within the Project-Specific Rules section to include the requirement.
• All three files now consistently instruct agents to mark tasks as "In Progress" and assign themselves when starting work.
• This ensures proper task tracking and prevents multiple agents from working on the same task simultaneously.
• Implementation follows the established pattern of maintaining consistency across all agent instruction files.