Creating Tasks

Creating Your First Task

Tasks are the starting point for everything in Mission Control. A task represents a unit of work you want an AI agent to complete — from a small bug fix to a complex feature implementation.

The Task Form

To create a task, click New Task from the dashboard. The form has four main fields:

Title — A short, scannable name for the task. Keep it under 80 characters so it displays cleanly in lists and the activity dashboard.

Description — The full context an agent needs to complete the work. Be specific here. Include relevant file paths, expected behavior, edge cases to handle, and any constraints the agent should respect. The more context you provide, the less back-and-forth is needed.

Priority — Choose from low, medium, high, or critical. Priority affects sort order in the task queue and can influence which agent picks up the work when multiple agents are available.

Tags — Free-form labels you can use to group related tasks. Tags are useful for filtering the task list by project, feature area, or sprint. Examples: frontend, auth, bug, refactor.

Tips for Good Task Descriptions

A well-written task description dramatically improves agent output quality:

• Start with the goal, not the steps. Tell the agent what you want to achieve, not exactly how to achieve it.
• Include file context where relevant. Mentioning src/auth/middleware.ts focuses the agent on the right area of the codebase.
• Specify what “done” looks like. Should the agent write tests? Update documentation? Add a changelog entry?
• Note what not to change. If the agent should avoid touching certain files or systems, say so explicitly.

After Creation

Once created, the task appears in the task list with a pending status. From here you can:

• Edit the description or metadata before dispatching
• Trigger AI planning to expand the task into subtasks
• Dispatch directly to an available agent

Tasks remain in pending until explicitly dispatched. This gives you time to refine the description or wait until the right agent is available.