get_task
Retrieve a specific Airflow task using its DAG and task IDs to monitor execution status and configuration details.
Instructions
Get a task by ID
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| dag_id | Yes | ||
| task_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/airflow/dag.py:172-177 (handler)The async handler function implementing the 'get_task' MCP tool. It fetches the task details from the Airflow DAG API using dag_id and task_id, converts the response to a dictionary, and returns it as TextContent.
async def get_task( dag_id: str, task_id: str ) -> List[Union[types.TextContent, types.ImageContent, types.EmbeddedResource]]: response = dag_api.get_task(dag_id=dag_id, task_id=task_id) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=str(response.to_dict()))] - src/airflow/dag.py:15-33 (registration)The get_all_functions() in the DAG module returns the list of available tools, including the registration tuple for 'get_task': (get_task, "get_task", "Get a task by ID", True). This list is used by main.py to register the tools.
def get_all_functions() -> list[tuple[Callable, str, str, bool]]: """Return list of (function, name, description, is_read_only) tuples for registration.""" return [ (get_dags, "fetch_dags", "Fetch all DAGs", True), (get_dag, "get_dag", "Get a DAG by ID", True), (get_dag_details, "get_dag_details", "Get a simplified representation of DAG", True), (get_dag_source, "get_dag_source", "Get a source code", True), (pause_dag, "pause_dag", "Pause a DAG by ID", False), (unpause_dag, "unpause_dag", "Unpause a DAG by ID", False), (get_dag_tasks, "get_dag_tasks", "Get tasks for DAG", True), (get_task, "get_task", "Get a task by ID", True), (get_tasks, "get_tasks", "Get tasks for DAG", True), (patch_dag, "patch_dag", "Update a DAG", False), (patch_dags, "patch_dags", "Update multiple DAGs", False), (delete_dag, "delete_dag", "Delete a DAG", False), (clear_task_instances, "clear_task_instances", "Clear a set of task instances", False), (set_task_instances_state, "set_task_instances_state", "Set a state of task instances", False), (reparse_dag_file, "reparse_dag_file", "Request re-parsing of a DAG file", False), ] - src/main.py:90-92 (registration)In the main entrypoint, tools from each API module (including DAG's get_all_functions) are registered by calling app.add_tool for each function in the list, mapping 'get_task' to its handler.
for func, name, description, *_ in functions: app.add_tool(func, name=name, description=description)