Task Management Tools

Task Management tools enable the Meta Agent to execute agents on remote workers, create and manage tasks in the Kubiya Kanban board, and schedule background jobs. These tools provide durable task execution that persists across worker restarts and can span multiple compute environments.

Agent Execution Tools

The Meta Agent can execute any configured agent on available workers through task queues.

Tool	Description
`list_executors`	List available agents and teams
`list_execution_environments`	List task queues with active workers
`execute_agent`	Execute an agent on a worker queue
`get_execution_status`	Get real-time execution status
`stream_execution`	Stream execution output live

Executing Agents

Execute agents with natural language - the Meta Agent handles routing to the appropriate worker. Example Usage:

"Execute the DevOps agent to check Kubernetes cluster health"
"Run the Security Engineer agent to scan for CVEs"
"Have the SRE agent investigate the production incident"
"Execute the AWS Engineer to list all EC2 instances"

How It Works

List available agents - Meta Agent checks which agents are configured
Find active workers - Identifies task queues with connected workers
Create durable task - Task is persisted and tracked
Route to worker - Task sent to appropriate queue based on environment
Stream results - Real-time output displayed as agent works
Track completion - Execution ID provided for monitoring

Tasks are durable - they persist through worker restarts, network issues, and can be monitored asynchronously. Each execution gets a unique ID for tracking and audit.

Task Tools

Tool	Description
`create_task`	Create a new task in the Kanban
`update_task`	Update task status or details
`list_tasks`	List tasks with optional filters
`get_task`	Get detailed task information
`assign_task`	Assign a task to an agent or team

Creating Tasks

Create tasks directly from conversation. Example Usage:

"Create a task to update the SSL certificates"
"Add a high-priority task for the security vulnerability fix"
"Create a task and assign it to the DevOps team"

Tasks created through the Meta Agent appear in the Task Kanban board.

Managing Tasks

Update and track task progress. Example Usage:

"Mark the SSL certificate task as complete"
"Move task #123 to In Progress"
"Add a comment to the database migration task"
"What tasks are currently blocked?"

Listing Tasks

Filter and search tasks. Example Usage:

"Show me all open tasks assigned to the Platform team"
"List high-priority tasks due this week"
"What tasks are in the In Progress column?"
"Find all tasks related to security"

Background Jobs

Schedule and manage recurring background jobs.

Tool	Description
`list_jobs`	List scheduled background jobs
`create_job`	Schedule a new recurring job
`get_job_status`	Get job execution history
`pause_job`	Pause a scheduled job
`resume_job`	Resume a paused job

Example Usage:

"Schedule a daily backup verification job"
"List all background jobs and their schedules"
"Pause the nightly report job"
"Show me the execution history for the cleanup job"

Workflow Examples

Incident to Task

User: "We found a critical vulnerability in the auth service"
Meta Agent: Creates a high-priority task, assigns to security team,
            and notifies via Slack

Automated Follow-up

User: "Create a task to review the PR once tests pass"
Meta Agent: Creates a conditional task that activates when
            CI/CD status changes

Bulk Task Creation

User: "Create tasks for each item in this migration checklist"
Meta Agent: Parses the checklist and creates individual tasks
            with appropriate assignments

Task Kanban - Kanban board interface
Background Jobs - Job scheduling details
Teams - Team task assignment

Introduction

Quick Start

Web Interface

Core Concepts

Infrastructure

Task Management Tools

Agent Execution Tools

Executing Agents

How It Works

Task Tools

Creating Tasks

Managing Tasks

Listing Tasks

Background Jobs

Workflow Examples

Incident to Task

Automated Follow-up

Bulk Task Creation

​Agent Execution Tools

​Executing Agents

​How It Works

​Task Tools

​Creating Tasks

​Managing Tasks

​Listing Tasks

​Background Jobs

​Workflow Examples

​Incident to Task

​Automated Follow-up

​Bulk Task Creation

​Related

Agent Execution Tools

Executing Agents

How It Works

Task Tools

Creating Tasks

Managing Tasks

Listing Tasks

Background Jobs

Workflow Examples

Incident to Task

Automated Follow-up

Bulk Task Creation

Related