get_task
Retrieve detailed information about a specific task by providing its unique ID using the get_task tool on the goodday-mcp server, facilitating secure and efficient task management.
Instructions
Get details of a specific task.
Args: task_id: The ID of the task to retrieve
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| task_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- goodday_mcp/main.py:477-491 (handler)The handler function for the 'get_task' MCP tool. Fetches task details from the Goodday API endpoint 'task/{task_id}' and formats the response using format_task.async def get_task(task_id: str) -> str: """Get details of a specific task. Args: task_id: The ID of the task to retrieve """ data = await make_goodday_request(f"task/{task_id}") if not data: return "Task not found." if isinstance(data, dict) and "error" in data: return f"Unable to fetch task: {data.get('error', 'Unknown error')}" return format_task(data)
- goodday_mcp/main.py:94-113 (helper)Helper function to format the raw task dictionary into a human-readable markdown string, used by get_task and other task-related tools.def format_task(task: dict) -> str: """Format a task into a readable string with safe checks.""" if not isinstance(task, dict): return f"Invalid task data: {repr(task)}" # Defensive defaults in case nested keys are not dicts status = task.get('status') if isinstance(task.get('status'), dict) else {} project = task.get('project') if isinstance(task.get('project'), dict) else {} return f""" **Task ID:** {task.get('shortId', 'N/A')} **Title:** {task.get('name', 'N/A')} **Status:** {status.get('name', 'N/A')} **Project:** {project.get('name', 'N/A')} **Assigned To:** {task.get('assignedToUserId', 'N/A')} **Priority:** {task.get('priority', 'N/A')} **Start Date:** {task.get('startDate', 'N/A')} **End Date:** {task.get('endDate', 'N/A')} **Description:** {task.get('message', 'No description')} """.strip()
- goodday_mcp/main.py:15-57 (helper)Core helper function that makes authenticated HTTP requests to the Goodday API, called by get_task to fetch raw task data.async def make_goodday_request(endpoint: str, method: str = "GET", data: dict = None, subfolders: bool = True) -> dict[str, Any] | list[Any] | None: """Make a request to the Goodday API with proper error handling.""" api_token = os.getenv("GOODDAY_API_TOKEN") if not api_token: raise ValueError("GOODDAY_API_TOKEN environment variable is required") headers = { "User-Agent": USER_AGENT, "gd-api-token": api_token, "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Automatically add subfolders=true for project task and document endpoints if not already present if subfolders and endpoint.startswith("project/") and ("/tasks" in endpoint or "/documents" in endpoint): if "?" in endpoint: if "subfolders=" not in endpoint: endpoint += "&subfolders=true" else: endpoint += "?subfolders=true" url = f"{GOODDAY_API_BASE}/{endpoint.lstrip('/')}" async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client: try: if method.upper() == "POST": response = await client.post(url, headers=headers, json=data, timeout=30.0) elif method.upper() == "PUT": response = await client.put(url, headers=headers, json=data, timeout=30.0) elif method.upper() == "DELETE": response = await client.delete(url, headers=headers, timeout=30.0) else: response = await client.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=30.0) response.raise_for_status() return response.json() except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e: raise Exception(f"HTTP error {e.response.status_code}: {e.response.text}") except httpx.RequestError as e: raise Exception(f"Request error: {str(e)}") except Exception as e: raise Exception(f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}")