If you want to create a shortcut to an "automation" from the task bar, then you can look at service enablement of an automation. You could create a shortcut to execute the specific service call that would trigger the automation. Detecting a click on the task bar or quick links is not possible within an adapter. If you wanted to detect a click on another icon, I would suggest using it getting started as the trigger.

http://help.openspan.com/80/Service_Enablement/Service_Enablement_-_Overview.htm