updateTask
Update Task
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Update fields of a task. Partial update; status='done' sets done_at automatically. ice_score recomputes when impact/confidence/effort change.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | ID of the task to update (from listTasks). |
| title | string | no | Optional new task title. |
| status | string | no | New status: open | in_progress | done | dropped. |
| bucket | string | no | Time horizon: now | next | later | follow-up. |
| impact | integer | no | ICE impact, 1-10 (higher = more impact). |
| confidence | number | no | ICE confidence, 0-1 (probability the impact materializes). |
| effort_constraint | integer | no | Effort on the bottleneck lane (see workspace label_constraint). |
| effort_nonconstraint | integer | no | Effort on the non-bottleneck lane. |
| owner | string | no | Assignee (free text). |
| detail | string | no | Optional longer description of the task. |
| steps | array | no | Replace the task's checklist. Omit to leave unchanged. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ID of the task to update (from listTasks)."
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional new task title."
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"open",
"in_progress",
"done",
"dropped"
],
"description": "New status: open | in_progress | done | dropped."
},
"bucket": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"now",
"next",
"later",
"follow-up"
],
"description": "Time horizon: now | next | later | follow-up."
},
"impact": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"description": "ICE impact, 1-10 (higher = more impact)."
},
"confidence": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1,
"description": "ICE confidence, 0-1 (probability the impact materializes)."
},
"effort_constraint": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"description": "Effort on the bottleneck lane (see workspace label_constraint)."
},
"effort_nonconstraint": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"description": "Effort on the non-bottleneck lane."
},
"owner": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Assignee (free text)."
},
"detail": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional longer description of the task."
},
"steps": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Replace the task's checklist. Omit to leave unchanged.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"text"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
},
"done": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
}
}
}