feat(KB-141): add dependency awareness to triage system prompt and task_get tool

- Add 'Dependency awareness' section to TRIAGE_SYSTEM_PROMPT instructing agent to call task_get on dependencies before writing specs
- Update task_get tool description to mention reading dependency task specs
- Add test verifying system prompt contains dependency awareness instructions
- Add test verifying task_get tool description mentions dependency specs

packages/engine/src/triage.test.ts

@@ -404,6 +404,73 @@ describe("buildSpecificationPrompt", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("TRIAGE_SYSTEM_PROMPT and task_get tool", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("system prompt contains dependency awareness instructions", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+
+    mockedCreateHaiAgent.mockResolvedValue({
+      session: {
+        prompt: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        dispose: vi.fn(),
+      },
+    } as any);
+
+    const triage = new TriageProcessor(store, "/tmp/test");
+    await triage.specifyTask({
+      id: "KB-001",
+      title: "Test",
+      description: "Test",
+      column: "triage",
+      dependencies: [],
+      steps: [],
+      currentStep: 0,
+      log: [],
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    });
+
+    const callArgs = mockedCreateHaiAgent.mock.calls[0][0];
+    const systemPrompt = callArgs.systemPrompt as string;
+    expect(systemPrompt).toContain("## Dependency awareness");
+    expect(systemPrompt).toContain("call `task_get` on that task ID to read its PROMPT.md");
+  });
+
+  it("task_get tool description mentions reading dependency specs", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+
+    mockedCreateHaiAgent.mockResolvedValue({
+      session: {
+        prompt: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+        dispose: vi.fn(),
+      },
+    } as any);
+
+    const triage = new TriageProcessor(store, "/tmp/test");
+    await triage.specifyTask({
+      id: "KB-001",
+      title: "Test",
+      description: "Test",
+      column: "triage",
+      dependencies: [],
+      steps: [],
+      currentStep: 0,
+      log: [],
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    });
+
+    const callArgs = mockedCreateHaiAgent.mock.calls[0][0];
+    const tools = callArgs.customTools as any[];
+    const taskGetTool = tools.find((t: any) => t.name === "task_get");
+    expect(taskGetTool).toBeDefined();
+    expect(taskGetTool.description).toContain("read dependency task specs");
+  });
+});
+
 function createEnoentError(path = "/fake/path"): NodeJS.ErrnoException {
   return Object.assign(
     new Error(`ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '${path}'`),

packages/engine/src/triage.ts

@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ If a task already covers the same work (even if worded differently), do NOT
 write a PROMPT.md. Instead, write a single line to the output file:
 \`DUPLICATE: {existing-task-id}\`
 
+## Dependency awareness
+When you plan to list a task in the \`## Dependencies\` section, first call \`task_get\` on that task ID to read its PROMPT.md.
+Use what you learn — file scope, APIs, patterns, completion criteria — to make the new spec accurate: reference the right paths, avoid conflicting assumptions, and describe what the dependency must deliver before this task starts.
+If the dependency task has no PROMPT.md yet (not yet specified), note that in the Dependencies section.
+
 ## Guidelines
 - Read the project structure and relevant source files to understand context BEFORE writing
 - Be specific — name actual files, functions, and patterns from the codebase
@@ -373,7 +378,7 @@ export class TriageProcessor {
       label: "Get Task",
       description:
         "Get full details of a specific task including its PROMPT.md content. " +
-        "Use to verify whether a similar task is actually a duplicate.",
+        "Use to verify duplicates and to read dependency task specs before writing a new PROMPT.md.",
       parameters: taskGetParams,
       execute: async (_callId: string, params: Static<typeof taskGetParams>) => {
         try {