---
title: Ship one task, then stop
description: Build one task end to end and keep the change small enough to review.
url: https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/ship-one-task
updated: 2026-10-06
related:
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/ship-a-direct-fix.md
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/ship-within-preserve.md
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/delegate-to-another-agent.md
---

# Ship one task, then stop

Build one task end to end and keep the change small enough to review.

## Prompt

Claude Code:

```text
/ship T-001
```

If /ship runs another command, use /planr:ship.

Codex:

```text
$ship T-001
```

With the OpenPlanr plugin for Codex, use $planr:ship.

Cursor:

```text
@planr-ship T-001
```

Cursor applies the planr-ship rule when you mention it in chat.

Parts to fill in, shown with their example text:

- The task to build: T-001

## Why this works

Ship reads the task, its story, its acceptance criteria, and the spec before it changes code, then runs the checks the repository defines. One task at a time keeps each change small enough to review as one pull request.

## Make it stick

[Build one task at a time](https://openplanr.dev/docs/guides/build.md)