updateTask
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Update a task. Tasks share a row with improvements (improvement_items with is_task=true), so this is a thin alias over updateImprovement — every field on updateImprovement is supported, including checklist, acceptance_criteria, dates, owner, percent_complete, etc. Requires versionTimestamp from getTask for optimistic locking. Statuses are captured / in_progress / blocked / done / rejected / deferred, and FOUR of those are CLOSED: blocked, done, rejected, deferred. Entering one needs its comment (blocked_comment / rejection_comment / completion_comment); leaving one for an open status needs reopened_comment — including blocked -> in_progress, which surprises people because blocked does not sound terminal. metadata MERGES into what is stored (null on a key deletes it); pass metadata_replace:true to overwrite the object wholesale. To edit checklist items: call getTask, modify the checklist array (preserving each row's id to keep its attribution stamps), and pass the full array back here — array order is the sort order. Assignment: pass owner_id=<uuid> to assign to a user, owner_team_id=<uuid> to assign to a team (mutually exclusive — the DB enforces with a CHECK constraint). To unassign, pass owner_id=null AND owner_team_id=null. To switch owner kind, send the new value AND null the old one in the SAME call.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| projectId | string | no | Optional. Narrows a friendly-id lookup to one project. Only needed when a friendly id is ambiguous — TAS-/IMP-/PLN- ids are numbered per PROJECT, so the same id can exist in several. Ignored when the id is a UUID. |
| taskId | string | yes | |
| versionTimestamp | number | yes | Version timestamp from getTask() for optimistic locking. |
| title | string | no | |
| type | string | no | |
| status | string | no | |
| priority | string | no | |
| urgency | string | no | |
| owner_id | string | null | no | User UUID to assign as owner, or null to unassign. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with owner_team_id — when switching from a user to a team owner, send `owner_id: null` in the same call as `owner_team_id`. Use listAssignablePrincipals(projectId, kind='user', q='…') to look up valid UUIDs. |
| owner_team_id | string | null | no | Team UUID to assign as owner, or null to unassign. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with owner_id — when switching from a team to a user owner, send `owner_team_id: null` in the same call as `owner_id`. Use listTeams or listAssignablePrincipals(kind='team') to look up valid UUIDs. |
| target_date | string | no | YYYY-MM-DD. |
| start_date | string | no | YYYY-MM-DD. |
| end_date | string | no | YYYY-MM-DD. |
| position | number | no | |
| description | string | no | |
| wbs_code | string | no | |
| percent_complete | number | no | Progress percentage (0-100). Null to clear. |
| problem_statement | string | no | |
| desired_outcome | string | no | |
| business_impact | string | no | |
| user_impact | string | no | |
| why_now | string | no | |
| acceptance_criteria | array | no | Acceptance criteria — ordered list of pass/fail statements that define "done" for this item. Each row is `{ id, text }` with server-stamped `updated_at / updated_by / updated_by_credential_name`. REPLACES the whole array on update. Echo back existing `id`s on rows you keep so attribution stamps survive. Bare strings are accepted for convenience (e.g. `["row 1", "row 2"]`) and auto-converted to `{ id, text }`. |
| checklist | array | no | Tick-box checklist shown above acceptance_criteria. The full array REPLACES the stored list on update, and array order = display order — to edit, fetch via getTask/getImprovement, modify, and send back the whole list. Operations: mark done with `completed: true`; un-mark with `completed: false`; add rows by appending `{ text }` (id is auto-minted); remove by omitting; reorder by rearranging. Echo back each existing `id` you keep so per-row attribution (who added/completed it, when) survives. |
| constraints | array | no | |
| non_goals | array | no | |
| impacted_documents | array | no | |
| linked_document_ids | array | no | Document IDs to link. |
| impacted_diagrams | array | no | |
| impacted_components | array | no | |
| impacted_repositories | array | no | |
| agent_ready | boolean | no | |
| agent_missing_info | array | no | |
| agent_recommended_action | string | no | |
| agent_complexity | string | no | |
| agent_confidence | number | no | |
| agent_brief | string | no | |
| resolution_summary | string | no | |
| resolution_pr_url | string | no | |
| docs_updated | boolean | no | |
| follow_up_needed | boolean | no | |
| blocked_comment | string | no | Required when status=blocked. |
| rejection_comment | string | no | Required when status=rejected. |
| completion_comment | string | no | Required when status=done. |
| reopened_comment | string | no | Required when moving OUT of a closed status. The closed set is blocked, done, rejected and deferred — note that `blocked` counts as closed, so blocked -> in_progress needs this comment. |
| relationships | object | no | Free-form JSON for logical links: blocks, blocked_by, duplicates, supersedes, relates_to (arrays of item IDs). REPLACES the stored object wholesale — read it first and send the complete set. |
| metadata | object | no | Free-form JSON. MERGES into the stored object key by key: keys you don't send are left alone, and sending a key with value null deletes it. Send metadata_replace:true to overwrite the whole object instead. (Merging is the default so a partial write can never destroy a sibling key written by another actor.) |
| metadata_replace | boolean | no | Opt out of the metadata merge: true means the object you send REPLACES everything stored, deleting any key you omit. Default false. |
| plan_id | string | no | Link to plan. Null to unlink. |
| phase_id | string | no | Assign to phase. Null to unassign. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"projectId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Narrows a friendly-id lookup to one project. Only needed when a friendly id is ambiguous — TAS-/IMP-/PLN- ids are numbered per PROJECT, so the same id can exist in several. Ignored when the id is a UUID."
},
"taskId": {
"type": "string"
},
"versionTimestamp": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Version timestamp from getTask() for optimistic locking."
},
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"type": "string"
},
"priority": {
"type": "string"
},
"urgency": {
"type": "string"
},
"owner_id": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "User UUID to assign as owner, or null to unassign. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with owner_team_id — when switching from a user to a team owner, send `owner_id: null` in the same call as `owner_team_id`. Use listAssignablePrincipals(projectId, kind='user', q='…') to look up valid UUIDs."
},
"owner_team_id": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Team UUID to assign as owner, or null to unassign. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with owner_id — when switching from a team to a user owner, send `owner_team_id: null` in the same call as `owner_id`. Use listTeams or listAssignablePrincipals(kind='team') to look up valid UUIDs."
},
"target_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD."
},
"start_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD."
},
"end_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD."
},
"position": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"wbs_code": {
"type": "string"
},
"percent_complete": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Progress percentage (0-100). Null to clear."
},
"problem_statement": {
"type": "string"
},
"desired_outcome": {
"type": "string"
},
"business_impact": {
"type": "string"
},
"user_impact": {
"type": "string"
},
"why_now": {
"type": "string"
},
"acceptance_criteria": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Acceptance criteria — ordered list of pass/fail statements that define \"done\" for this item. Each row is `{ id, text }` with server-stamped `updated_at / updated_by / updated_by_credential_name`. REPLACES the whole array on update. Echo back existing `id`s on rows you keep so attribution stamps survive. Bare strings are accepted for convenience (e.g. `[\"row 1\", \"row 2\"]`) and auto-converted to `{ id, text }`.",
"items": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"description": "Shorthand for `{ text: \"...\" }`."
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional — server mints one if omitted. Preserve on edits."
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped. Echo back unchanged; ignored on new rows."
},
"updated_by": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped user id. Echo back unchanged."
},
"updated_by_credential_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped credential label. Echo back unchanged."
}
},
"required": [
"text"
]
}
]
}
},
"checklist": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Tick-box checklist shown above acceptance_criteria. The full array REPLACES the stored list on update, and array order = display order — to edit, fetch via getTask/getImprovement, modify, and send back the whole list. Operations: mark done with `completed: true`; un-mark with `completed: false`; add rows by appending `{ text }` (id is auto-minted); remove by omitting; reorder by rearranging. Echo back each existing `id` you keep so per-row attribution (who added/completed it, when) survives.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional — server mints one if omitted. Preserve on edits."
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
},
"due_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional YYYY-MM-DD; null to clear."
},
"completed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true = ticked, false/omitted = not done. Server stamps timestamp + actor."
},
"completed_at": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped ISO timestamp. Prefer `completed`; an explicit value here wins if both are sent."
},
"completed_by": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped user id. Echo back unchanged."
},
"completed_by_credential_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped credential label. Echo back unchanged."
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped. Echo back unchanged; ignored on new rows."
},
"updated_by": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped user id. Echo back unchanged."
},
"updated_by_credential_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Server-stamped credential label. Echo back unchanged."
}
},
"required": [
"text"
]
}
},
"constraints": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"non_goals": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"impacted_documents": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"linked_document_ids": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Document IDs to link."
},
"impacted_diagrams": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"impacted_components": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"impacted_repositories": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"agent_ready": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"agent_missing_info": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"agent_recommended_action": {
"type": "string"
},
"agent_complexity": {
"type": "string"
},
"agent_confidence": {
"type": "number"
},
"agent_brief": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolution_summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolution_pr_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"docs_updated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"follow_up_needed": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"blocked_comment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Required when status=blocked."
},
"rejection_comment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Required when status=rejected."
},
"completion_comment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Required when status=done."
},
"reopened_comment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Required when moving OUT of a closed status. The closed set is blocked, done, rejected and deferred — note that `blocked` counts as closed, so blocked -> in_progress needs this comment."
},
"relationships": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Free-form JSON for logical links: blocks, blocked_by, duplicates, supersedes, relates_to (arrays of item IDs). REPLACES the stored object wholesale — read it first and send the complete set."
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Free-form JSON. MERGES into the stored object key by key: keys you don't send are left alone, and sending a key with value null deletes it. Send metadata_replace:true to overwrite the whole object instead. (Merging is the default so a partial write can never destroy a sibling key written by another actor.)"
},
"metadata_replace": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Opt out of the metadata merge: true means the object you send REPLACES everything stored, deleting any key you omit. Default false."
},
"plan_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Link to plan. Null to unlink."
},
"phase_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Assign to phase. Null to unassign."
}
},
"required": [
"taskId",
"versionTimestamp"
]
}