diff --git a/executor.lua b/executor.lua
index 10c6b28..76927e2 100644
--- a/executor.lua
+++ b/executor.lua
@@ -166,4 +166,25 @@ function M.extract_delegate_lines(text)
     return out
 end
 
+-- Phase 10 / #89: extract `TASK: <imperative>` lines from a cloud
+-- preplanner's response. Wire contract for the planning/executor
+-- split: cloud emits a list of imperative TASKs once per :norris
+-- launch, local model executes each.
+--
+-- More permissive than extract_cmd_lines: tolerates leading
+-- whitespace (cloud models often indent) AND leading whitespace
+-- after the colon, AND strips trailing whitespace. Strict only on
+-- the literal "TASK:" prefix.
+--
+-- Returns an array of strings (already trimmed); empty TASKs and
+-- non-TASK lines are dropped silently.
+function M.extract_task_lines(text)
+    local out = {}
+    for line in (text or ""):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        local task = line:match("^%s*TASK:%s*(.-)%s*$")
+        if task and task:match("%S") then out[#out + 1] = task end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
 return M