get_user_action_required_tasks
Retrieve tasks pending action for a specific user ID in the Goodday platform using the MCP server. Ideal for tracking and managing user responsibilities effectively.
Instructions
Get action required tasks for a specific user.
Args: user_id: The ID of the user
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| user_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- goodday_mcp/main.py:456-474 (handler)The main handler function for the 'get_user_action_required_tasks' tool. It calls the Goodday API endpoint 'user/{user_id}/action-required-tasks', processes the response, formats each task using format_task helper, and returns a formatted string of all action-required tasks.async def get_user_action_required_tasks(user_id: str) -> str: """Get action required tasks for a specific user. Args: user_id: The ID of the user """ data = await make_goodday_request(f"user/{user_id}/action-required-tasks") if not data: return "No action required tasks found." if isinstance(data, dict) and "error" in data: return f"Unable to fetch action required tasks: {data.get('error', 'Unknown error')}" if not isinstance(data, list): return f"Unexpected response format: {str(data)}" tasks = [format_task(task) for task in data] return "\n---\n".join(tasks)
- goodday_mcp/main.py:94-113 (helper)Helper function used by the tool to format individual task data into a readable markdown string.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, used by the tool to fetch the action-required tasks 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)}")