Task Update Description¶
Rewrite the description text on a task line. Preserves checkbox, #todo, #projects/*, namespace tags, wikilinks, 🆔 + ID, plugin emojis (📅, ✅, urgency). Updates the store's description column in lockstep. Use this instead of filesystem-direct edits — it routes through the same consent-aware, retry-aware path as the other mutations and avoids the read-modify-write race on the master task list.
MCP name: task_update_description
Category: tasks
Mutates state (retry policy: verify_first)
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
file_path |
str |
No | Vault-relative path. Default: tasks/master-task-list.md |
new_description |
str |
Yes | New description text. Single line; whitespace is collapsed. |
task_id |
str |
Yes | Task ID (e.g., 't-a3f8c1e2') |
Requirements¶
- obsidian