# {{ID}} — {{title}}

Role: worker | Wave: {{n}} | Depends on: {{ids or —}} | Effort: {{S/M/L}}

## Objective
{{1–3 sentences. What must exist when done.}}

## Why
{{Which success criterion this serves.}}

## Inputs (read first)
- `.swarm/brief.md`
- `.swarm/contracts.md` §{{section}}
- `{{path}}:{{start}}-{{end}}`

## Deliverables
- `{{new or changed path}}` — {{what}}
- `{{test path}}` — {{what it covers}}

## Write scope (only these)
- `{{glob or exact path}}`

## Read-only
- `{{path}}`

## Contract
{{Exact signature, data shape, CLI behavior, or output format.}}

## Constraints
- {{No new dependencies, style, performance, compatibility.}}

## Acceptance (run these)
1. `{{command}}` → {{expected result}}
2. `{{command}}` → {{expected result}}

## Report
`.swarm/reports/{{ID}}.json` per `.swarm/report.schema.json`; status `done|partial|blocked|failed`.

## Stop conditions
- Time box: 25 minutes for S/M, 45–60 minutes for L, or 3 failed attempts at the same step.
- A load-bearing unknown, a needed file outside scope, or a broken contract → `blocked` with the exact question. Do not guess.
- If a sibling task's in-flight file causes a compile/test failure outside your scope, wait briefly and report `partial` with the exact external error; never edit that file.