transition_task_status

Update task status based on valid transitions, ensuring dependencies are met and providing required details for completion. Ensures tasks progress systematically within the Task Manager MCP Server.

Instructions

A tool to transition the status of a task. Valid task status transitions are:

not-started -> in-progress (before starting task)
in-progress -> complete (if task is done)
complete -> in-progress (if task needs rework) All tasks this task depends on must be 'complete' before this task can be 'in-progress'. outcomeDetails and verificationEvidence must be provided when transitioning this task to 'complete'.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`newStatus`	Yes	The new status of this task.
`outcomeDetails`	No	A detailed list of outcomes of this task. Must be provided if newStatus is 'complete'.
`taskID`	Yes	The identifier of this task.
`verificationEvidence`	No	A list of verification evidence for task completion. Must be provided if newStatus is 'complete'.

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "newStatus": {
      "description": "The new status of this task.",
      "enum": [
        "not-started",
        "in-progress",
        "complete"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "outcomeDetails": {
      "description": "A detailed list of outcomes of this task. Must be provided if newStatus is 'complete'.",
      "items": {
        "minLength": 1,
        "type": "string"
      },
      "minItems": 1,
      "type": "array"
    },
    "taskID": {
      "description": "The identifier of this task.",
      "minLength": 1,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "verificationEvidence": {
      "description": "A list of verification evidence for task completion. Must be provided if newStatus is 'complete'.",
      "items": {
        "minLength": 1,
        "type": "string"
      },
      "minItems": 1,
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "taskID",
    "newStatus"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Task Manager MCP Server

transition_task_status

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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