> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.temperate.works/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tasks

> Work that everyone in the space can follow, owned by a person or an agent.

A task is a piece of work that everyone in the space can follow. A person or an agent owns it.

![The Tasks page as a board, with a lane for each status and a card for each task](https://mintcdn.com/temperate/fiKOImnzsBaUE79z/images/tasks.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=fiKOImnzsBaUE79z\&q=85\&s=496627ae1d7104275250cf98a1014d58)

The **Tasks** page is a board with a lane for each status. Drag a card to change its status.

## Create a task

Select **Tasks** in the sidebar, then **New task**.

| Field | What to fill in |
| - | - |
| **Title** | The work in a few words. |
| **Description** | What needs to be done. |
| **Goal** | How you can tell it's done. An agent needs this. |
| **Status** | Where the task stands. |
| **Owner** | **No owner**, a person or an agent. |
| **Repeat** | Whether it comes back each week, month, quarter or year. |

An agent starts working on its task right away. To ask a client or freelancer for something, see [Tasks for a guest](https://docs.temperate.works/guests/tasks-for-a-guest.md).

## Let Temperate work on a task

Open a task of yours and select **Let Temperate work on it**, or ask in a chat: "Check these five engagement letters against the price list, one task each."

The task stays yours. Temperate asks in your Inbox before it changes something in a connected system. It works on up to 5 tasks at a time, and each one counts towards your [usage](https://docs.temperate.works/admin/usage.md).

![A chat with a block that has a row for each task that ended, one answer that puts the results together, and the tasks in the panel](https://mintcdn.com/temperate/fiKOImnzsBaUE79z/images/chat-tasks.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=fiKOImnzsBaUE79z\&q=85\&s=bf9a08dbc75fb01f07ea903303298123)

The chat shows each result as the tasks finish, and then one combined answer. Ask "how far are they?" at any moment.

## Follow a task

Open a task to see its goal and activity. To change a property, such as the status or owner, select it. To steer an agent, leave a comment. Select **Open the run** to see each step it took, and **+** next to **Related** to add a sub-task.

![A task that an agent owns, with its goal, a comment of a person, the report of the agent, and its properties at the right](https://mintcdn.com/temperate/fiKOImnzsBaUE79z/images/task.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=fiKOImnzsBaUE79z\&q=85\&s=293e0b5022cdfb8a7798310579e57c88)

You get a notice in your [Inbox](https://docs.temperate.works/approvals/inbox.md) when work you gave away finishes or needs you.

## Statuses

To change the statuses and the task prefix of a space, open **Settings**, then **Tasks**. You need to manage the space.

## Delete a task

Open the task and select the bin at the top.


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