Metis — Update Task
update_taskModify an existing task's status, title, owner, notes, due date, or recurrence without altering untouched fields. Use it to mark tasks done or blocked, reschedule, reassign, or edit details.
Instructions
Update an existing task — its status, title, owner, notes, due date, or recurrence.
The companion to create_task and get_tasks: use this to mark a task done or
blocked, reschedule it, reassign it, or edit its details. Only the fields you
pass are changed; empty arguments leave the existing value untouched. Marking
a recurring task "done" automatically creates its next occurrence. Find a
task_id with get_tasks; use delete_task to remove a task entirely.
Args:
task_id: ID of the task to update (as shown by get_tasks). Required.
status: New status — "open", "done", or "blocked". Empty = unchanged.
title: New title. Empty = unchanged.
owner: New owner. Empty = unchanged.
notes: New notes/details. Empty = unchanged.
due_date: New due date in "YYYY-MM-DD" format. Empty = unchanged.
recurrence: New repeat — "daily", "weekly", "monthly", or "yearly".
Empty = unchanged; pass "none" to clear an existing recurrence.
Returns:
A confirmation listing the changed fields (and the next-occurrence id if a
recurring task was completed), or a note if the task_id was not found.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| notes | No | ||
| owner | No | ||
| title | No | ||
| status | No | ||
| task_id | Yes | ||
| due_date | No | ||
| recurrence | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |