Task commands: update, delete

Reference for Task, one group of Task commands.

Task.update

Changes the given properties of a Task. Verb page.

Text

npx startup-builder do Task.update --json '<input>' [--try | --send | --do]

Emits Task.updated.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`id`	`string`	required	The id of the Task.
`by`	Worker		The Worker that performed it.
`for`	Party		The Party it was done on behalf of.
`via`	`string`		The Interface or request it arrived through.
`on`	`string`		The Action or Event that caused it, such as the failed attempt a retry follows.
`thing`	`string`		The record, at the Version the Action was decided against.
`input`	`json`		The input it was called with.
`createdAt`	`datetime`		When it was called.
`reserved`	`money`		The most this Action may cost, held against its Limits from the check until it settles, billed misses included.
`due`	`datetime`		When the Task is due.
`priority`	`integer`		Its rank in the inbox, highest first.
`recurrence`	`string`		The schedule a recurring duty repeats on.

Returns

Output	Type	Required	Description
`task`	Task	required	The Task.

Refuses when

Check	Error	Fix	Then call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.	`forbidden`	Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.	None.

Example

Terminal

npx startup-builder do Task.update --json '{"id":"task_tVPKjporKn","due":"2026-10-22T12:00:00Z"}'

Deletes a Task: a soft delete that keeps its history, undone by Thing.restore. Verb page.