Task Create

Create a new task in the master task list. Optionally attach a note file for details/subtasks. Slice 2 GTD vocabulary (task_kind, density, outcome_text, next_action_text, definition_of_done, creation_effort, user_involvement, creation_provenance, deadline, dependency) is optional and defaults to 'looks like a legacy manually-authored task'. Agent-driven creators should set creation_provenance (e.g. 'agent_inferred_from_journal') and lower user_involvement.

MCP name: task_create

Category: tasks

Mutates state (retry policy: verify_first)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
contract	str	No	Contract slug this task serves
creation_effort	str	No	Slice 2: 'sparse'
creation_provenance	str	No	Slice 2: 'manual' (default)
deadline_date	str	No	Slice 2: ISO date YYYY-MM-DD when has_deadline=True.
definition_of_done	str	No	Slice 2: closing signal for the task.
density	str	No	Slice 2: 'sparse' (default)
dependency_hint	str	No	Slice 2: free-text hint about the dependency (e.g. 'needs Ben’s review').
due_date	str	No	Due date as YYYY-MM-DD
has_deadline	bool	No	Slice 2: True when deadline_date is set; signal for deadline-aware resurfacing in Slice 8.
has_dependency	bool	No	Slice 2: True when this task is blocked on someone or something.
next_action_text	str	No	Slice 2: specific physical action for developed tasks (e.g. 'Set up weekly cron job').
outcome_text	str	No	Slice 2: desired end-state for developed tasks (e.g. 'ETF tracking habit running').
project	str	No	Project slug (added as #projects/)
summary	str	No	If provided, creates a linked note file with this summary
tags	list[str]	No	Namespace tags (no leading '#'), e.g. ['paper/ecg-classifier', 'experiment/augmentation']. Appended to the task line; picked up into the tag cache on next task_sync.
task_kind	str	No	Slice 2: 'task' (default)
task_text	str	Yes	Short single-line task description (NO newlines — will be rejected)
urgency	str	No	Urgency: low, medium (default), high
user_involvement	str	No	Slice 2: 'low'

Requirements

• obsidian