`ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task start at9-1790200466-case1 "starting case1" --json` -> {"action":"send","team":"fx-at9","agent":"fx-at9-alpha","sender":"fx-at9-beta","outcome":"sent","message_id":"01M3847CC229857FWFYCHYRGZV","requires_ack":false,"task_id":"at9-1790200466-case1","summary":"starting case1"} identified task_id=at9-1790200466-case1 in the start response. Before alpha read it, `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-alpha ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm list --unread --json` already showed the row {"message_id":"01M3847CC229857FWFYCHYRGZV","summary":"starting case1","from":"fx-at9-beta",...,"task_id":"at9-1790200466-case1"}. Only then did `atm read --message-id 01M3847CC229857FWFYCHYRGZV --json` (as alpha) return the message with "taskId":"at9-1790200466-case1","taskOp":{"op":"start"}.
Assigned at9-1790200466-case2a then at9-1790200466-case2b as alpha. Started case2b (the second task) as beta: `atm task start at9-1790200466-case2b ... --json` -> task_id=at9-1790200466-case2b. Then `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task list --json` -> [{"task_id":"at9-1790200466-case2b","state":"active","position":1,...},{"task_id":"at9-1790200466-case2a","state":"assigned","position":2,...}], confirming the started task is active and ordered ahead of the still-assigned task.
Assigned at9-1790200466-case3 as alpha and never started it. Polled `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task events at9-1790200466-case3 --json` every 5s. At elapsed=120s the output contained handoffs[] entries {"kind":"task_ready","attempt":0,"at":"2026-09-23T21:55:15.698358792Z",...} (the first ready notification, also logged as events[].event="reminded" seq=2, excluded from the count per instructions) plus two distinct {"kind":"task_reminder"} handoffs: {"agent":"fx-at9-beta","at":"2026-09-23T21:56:20.690723995Z","attempt":1,"kind":"task_reminder","task_id":"at9-1790200466-case3","trigger":"task_pass"} and {"agent":"fx-at9-beta","at":"2026-09-23T21:57:20.696169275Z","attempt":2,"kind":"task_reminder","task_id":"at9-1790200466-case3","trigger":"task_pass"}. Afterward `atm task list --json` (as beta) showed the task still {"task_id":"at9-1790200466-case3","state":"assigned","reminder_count":3}, confirming it remained assigned (never started).
Closed all three created tasks via `atm task close <task-id> completed "<reason>" --json` as fx-at9-beta: at9-1790200466-case1 -> {"outcome":"sent","task_id":"at9-1790200466-case1",...}; at9-1790200466-case2b -> {"outcome":"sent","task_id":"at9-1790200466-case2b",...}; at9-1790200466-case2a -> {"outcome":"sent","task_id":"at9-1790200466-case2a",...}; at9-1790200466-case3 -> {"outcome":"sent","task_id":"at9-1790200466-case3",...}. After each close (and at start of the run), `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task list --json` returned [] confirming an empty queue before the next case.
{
"schema": "prompt-report-1",
"test_id": "AT9-task-start",
"agent": "claude-code",
"steps": [
{
"name": "started-line-at-write-time",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "`ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task start at9-1790200466-case1 \"starting case1\" --json` -> {\"action\":\"send\",\"team\":\"fx-at9\",\"agent\":\"fx-at9-alpha\",\"sender\":\"fx-at9-beta\",\"outcome\":\"sent\",\"message_id\":\"01M3847CC229857FWFYCHYRGZV\",\"requires_ack\":false,\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case1\",\"summary\":\"starting case1\"} identified task_id=at9-1790200466-case1 in the start response. Before alpha read it, `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-alpha ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm list --unread --json` already showed the row {\"message_id\":\"01M3847CC229857FWFYCHYRGZV\",\"summary\":\"starting case1\",\"from\":\"fx-at9-beta\",...,\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case1\"}. Only then did `atm read --message-id 01M3847CC229857FWFYCHYRGZV --json` (as alpha) return the message with \"taskId\":\"at9-1790200466-case1\",\"taskOp\":{\"op\":\"start\"}."
},
{
"name": "out-of-order-start-reorders-queue",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Assigned at9-1790200466-case2a then at9-1790200466-case2b as alpha. Started case2b (the second task) as beta: `atm task start at9-1790200466-case2b ... --json` -> task_id=at9-1790200466-case2b. Then `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task list --json` -> [{\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case2b\",\"state\":\"active\",\"position\":1,...},{\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case2a\",\"state\":\"assigned\",\"position\":2,...}], confirming the started task is active and ordered ahead of the still-assigned task."
},
{
"name": "unstarted-task-keeps-reminding",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Assigned at9-1790200466-case3 as alpha and never started it. Polled `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task events at9-1790200466-case3 --json` every 5s. At elapsed=120s the output contained handoffs[] entries {\"kind\":\"task_ready\",\"attempt\":0,\"at\":\"2026-09-23T21:55:15.698358792Z\",...} (the first ready notification, also logged as events[].event=\"reminded\" seq=2, excluded from the count per instructions) plus two distinct {\"kind\":\"task_reminder\"} handoffs: {\"agent\":\"fx-at9-beta\",\"at\":\"2026-09-23T21:56:20.690723995Z\",\"attempt\":1,\"kind\":\"task_reminder\",\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case3\",\"trigger\":\"task_pass\"} and {\"agent\":\"fx-at9-beta\",\"at\":\"2026-09-23T21:57:20.696169275Z\",\"attempt\":2,\"kind\":\"task_reminder\",\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case3\",\"trigger\":\"task_pass\"}. Afterward `atm task list --json` (as beta) showed the task still {\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case3\",\"state\":\"assigned\",\"reminder_count\":3}, confirming it remained assigned (never started)."
},
{
"name": "cleanup",
"status": "pass",
"detail": "Closed all three created tasks via `atm task close <task-id> completed \"<reason>\" --json` as fx-at9-beta: at9-1790200466-case1 -> {\"outcome\":\"sent\",\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case1\",...}; at9-1790200466-case2b -> {\"outcome\":\"sent\",\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case2b\",...}; at9-1790200466-case2a -> {\"outcome\":\"sent\",\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case2a\",...}; at9-1790200466-case3 -> {\"outcome\":\"sent\",\"task_id\":\"at9-1790200466-case3\",...}. After each close (and at start of the run), `ATM_IDENTITY=fx-at9-beta ATM_TEAM=fx-at9 atm task list --json` returned [] confirming an empty queue before the next case."
}
],
"verdict": "pass",
"atm_versions": {"atm": "1.6.1", "hermes_atm": "", "atm_graft": ""},
"started_at": "2026-09-23T21:54:26Z",
"finished_at": "2026-09-23T21:57:35Z"
}
prompt: /opt/testbed/prompts/atm-team/AT9-task-start.md (agent=claude-code model=sonnet timeout=600s) All three cases (started-line-at-write-time, out-of-order-start-reorders-queue, unstarted-task-keeps-reminding) plus cleanup passed, with each task closed and queue verified empty between cases. SMOKE-REPORT-WRITTEN /opt/testbed/results/prompt-AT9.json VERDICT AT9: pass (/opt/testbed/results/prompt-AT9.json)