Architecture docs for the open-tasks plugin covering the registry pattern dispatch design, operation set, error handling, data flow, and constraints. Includes four ADRs (registry pattern, no-cache policy, risk operation merge, frontmatter normalization). The depends_on/dependsOn compatibility issue in @alkdev/taskgraph is resolved in v0.0.2, so the dependency is bumped and the docs reflect the fix. AGENTS.md updated: canonical dependsOn field, dependents operation added, hooks clarification, field naming note.
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status: draft
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last_updated: 2026-04-28
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# ADR-003: Merged `risk` Operation (Risk Path + Risk Distribution)
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## Context
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The taskgraph CLI exposes two separate risk-related subcommands:
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- `taskgraph risk` — shows risk distribution (tasks grouped by risk level: trivial, low, medium, high, critical)
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- `taskgraph risk-path` — shows the single highest-cumulative-risk path through the DAG
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Both are about understanding risk in the task graph. An agent asking "what's the risk situation?" almost always wants both perspectives — which tasks are risky, and where does risk concentrate along paths.
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## Decision
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Merge into a single `risk` operation that returns:
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1. **Risk distribution** — tasks grouped by risk level (trivial → critical), with counts and percentages
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2. **Highest risk path** — the path through the DAG with maximum cumulative risk, showing per-task risk and impact
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This maps to `riskDistribution(graph)` and `riskPath(graph)` from `@alkdev/taskgraph`.
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## Consequences
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**Positive:**
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- One call gives the complete risk picture
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- Agent doesn't need to correlate results from two separate calls
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- The distribution provides context for understanding the risk path (e.g., "3 high-risk tasks, 2 of which are on the critical path")
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**Negative:**
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- Output is larger than individual calls
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- An agent that only wants distribution or only wants the path gets extra content
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- Slightly more complex formatting logic
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**Mitigation for negatives:**
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- The combined output is still well under typical markdown rendering limits
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- Distribution is shown first (most likely to be actioned on), path second (deeper analysis)
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- Both sections have clear headers so the agent can focus on what matters
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## References
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- taskgraph CLI: `taskgraph risk` and `taskgraph risk-path` subcommands
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- `@alkdev/taskgraph`: `riskDistribution()` and `riskPath()` functions |