manage-tasks

name	manage-tasks
type	python
description	Create, list, update, and delete tasks. Tasks are work items that go through establishment phases (specification, capability evaluation, execution) with milestone-based progress.
schema_hint	{"action":"string: create | list | update | delete","intention":"string (required for create): what the task should accomplish","task_id":"string (required for update/delete): e.g. _task_wip_3 or just 3","status":"string (optional for update): proposed | in_progress | interrupted | abandoned | completed","concern_id":"string (optional for create): linked derived concern ID","reason":"string (optional for update+abandon): reason for abandoning"}

manage-tasks

Create, list, update, and delete tasks. Tasks are persistent work items that progress through establishment phases (specification, capability evaluation, execution) with milestone-based tracking.

Actions

create

Create a new task and begin establishment.

• intention (required): What the task should accomplish. Be specific.
• concern_id (optional): Link to a derived concern that motivated this task.

Note: Only one task can be establishing at a time. If another task is active, creation will fail.

list

List all tasks with their status, phase, and linked concerns. No additional parameters needed.

update

Update an existing task's properties or status.

• task_id (required): The task ID (e.g. "_task_wip_3" or just "3").
• intention (optional): New task intention text.
• status (optional): New status. Setting to "in_progress" on a proposed/interrupted task will approve and activate it. Setting to "abandoned" will abandon with cleanup.
• reason (optional): Reason for abandoning (used when status is set to "abandoned").

delete

Delete a task and all its associated artifacts (milestone goals, WIP notes).

• task_id (required): The task ID to delete.

Output

• value: Human-readable summary of what was done.
• data: Structured result (task dict for create/update, list of tasks for list, boolean for delete).

Examples

{"type": "manage-tasks", "action": "create", "intention": "Research and summarize recent papers on attention mechanisms", "out": "$new_task"}

{"type": "manage-tasks", "action": "list", "out": "$tasks"}

{"type": "manage-tasks", "action": "update", "task_id": "3", "status": "abandoned", "reason": "No longer relevant", "out": "$updated"}

{"type": "manage-tasks", "action": "delete", "task_id": "3", "out": "$deleted"}