Create and manage tasks

Tasks turn a broad intention into work with a visible state. Use Projects and task lists to group them, then define what each task must accomplish.

Create a task

Open Tasks and create a task. Fill in a clear title and description. Set priority, assignee, due date, and tags when useful. Choose its project and task list so it appears in the right context.

Define completion

Add Exit criteria for the conditions that must be true before completion. Add an Action plan for the ordered steps. Use Agent instructions for execution guidance; it is different from evidence that the work was done.

Add dependencies

Use Depends on to identify prerequisite tasks. The editor refuses choices that create a dependency cycle. A task can be blocked while prerequisites are unfinished and become available after they reach a terminal state. A cancelled prerequisite is terminal, so check whether its cancellation also changed the dependent task’s scope.

Follow and discuss work

Open task details to review description, exit criteria, plan, research notes, execution notes, and comments. Post a comment when a decision changes. Update the state only to reflect actual progress.

Finish honestly

Gideon refuses completion when declared exit criteria remain unfinished. Resolve the criteria or correct the scope with an explicit explanation; do not remove a valid criterion merely to make a status turn green.