create_task
Add a new task to a Google Workspace task list using a user’s email, task list ID, and optional details like title, notes, due date, parent task, and sibling position.
Instructions
Create a new task in a task list.
Args: user_google_email (str): The user's Google email address. Required. task_list_id (str): The ID of the task list to create the task in. title (str): The title of the task. notes (Optional[str]): Notes/description for the task. due (Optional[str]): Due date in RFC 3339 format (e.g., "2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"). parent (Optional[str]): Parent task ID (for subtasks). previous (Optional[str]): Previous sibling task ID (for positioning).
Returns: str: Confirmation message with the new task ID and details.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| due | No | ||
| notes | No | ||
| parent | No | ||
| previous | No | ||
| task_list_id | Yes | ||
| title | Yes | ||
| user_google_email | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- gtasks/tasks_tools.py:580-653 (handler)The handler function for the 'create_task' tool. It is registered via the @server.tool() decorator, requires Google Tasks service authentication, handles HTTP errors, and creates a new task in the specified task list using the Google Tasks API's tasks.insert method. Includes input parameters for title, notes, due date, parent, and previous sibling for positioning.@server.tool() # type: ignore @require_google_service("tasks", "tasks") # type: ignore @handle_http_errors("create_task", service_type="tasks") # type: ignore async def create_task( service: Resource, user_google_email: str, task_list_id: str, title: str, notes: Optional[str] = None, due: Optional[str] = None, parent: Optional[str] = None, previous: Optional[str] = None ) -> str: """ Create a new task in a task list. Args: user_google_email (str): The user's Google email address. Required. task_list_id (str): The ID of the task list to create the task in. title (str): The title of the task. notes (Optional[str]): Notes/description for the task. due (Optional[str]): Due date in RFC 3339 format (e.g., "2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"). parent (Optional[str]): Parent task ID (for subtasks). previous (Optional[str]): Previous sibling task ID (for positioning). Returns: str: Confirmation message with the new task ID and details. """ logger.info(f"[create_task] Invoked. Email: '{user_google_email}', Task List ID: {task_list_id}, Title: '{title}'") try: body = { "title": title } if notes: body["notes"] = notes if due: body["due"] = due params = {"tasklist": task_list_id, "body": body} if parent: params["parent"] = parent if previous: params["previous"] = previous result = await asyncio.to_thread( service.tasks().insert(**params).execute ) response = f"""Task Created for {user_google_email}: - Title: {result['title']} - ID: {result['id']} - Status: {result.get('status', 'N/A')} - Updated: {result.get('updated', 'N/A')}""" if result.get('due'): response += f"\n- Due Date: {result['due']}" if result.get('notes'): response += f"\n- Notes: {result['notes']}" if result.get('webViewLink'): response += f"\n- Web View Link: {result['webViewLink']}" logger.info(f"Created task '{title}' with ID {result['id']} for {user_google_email}") return response except HttpError as error: message = f"API error: {error}. You might need to re-authenticate. LLM: Try 'start_google_auth' with the user's email ({user_google_email}) and service_name='Google Tasks'." logger.error(message, exc_info=True) raise Exception(message) except Exception as e: message = f"Unexpected error: {e}." logger.exception(message) raise Exception(message)
- gtasks/tasks_tools.py:580-580 (registration)The @server.tool() decorator registers the create_task function as an MCP tool.@server.tool() # type: ignore