Task Tools

Task Tools (lobe-task) is the built-in Skill that turns your Agent into a task management partner. It's enabled by default for every Agent — no setup required. Capture ideas, track progress, break work into subtasks, assign them to other Agents, and automate recurring follow-through, all through natural conversation. Sudden inspiration, a household chore, or a multi-step project plan — your Agent records it, structures it, and helps drive it to completion.

Task Tools Is On by Default

Unlike marketplace Skills, lobe-task ships as one of the default tools every Agent has available — you don't need to open Agent Profile and click + Add Skill to turn it on. If you've customized an Agent's tool list and removed it, you can re-enable it from Agent Profile → + Add Skill → Task Tools, but for a fresh Agent it's already active.

Creating Tasks

Send your plans in the conversation — your Agent recognizes intent and creates a task automatically. No forms, no extra steps.

Examples:

"Add 'Review Q1 report' to my tasks for tomorrow"
"I need to call the dentist this week"
"Remind me to submit the proposal by Friday"
"Break this into subtasks: design mockup, get feedback, finalize"
"Assign the SEO review subtask to my Marketing Agent"

Completing and Updating Tasks

Update tasks through conversational commands, or let a run finish and update its own status. Your Agent handles the details.

Examples:

"Mark 'Review Q1 report' as done"
"What's on my task list for today?"
"Reschedule the dentist call to next Monday"
"Show me all my pending tasks"
"Remove the proposal task — I already submitted it"

Subtasks and Delegation

Tasks can have subtasks and dependencies, and each task can be assigned to a specific Agent:

Subtasks — Split a large task into ordered pieces (e.g. chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3) that show up nested under the parent.
Dependencies — Mark a task as blocked on another so it only starts once its blocker completes.
Assignment — Assign a task to any Agent by ID; that Agent runs the task when it's triggered.
Verification — Turn on a delivery-acceptance gate so a separate reviewer checks the work against a stated requirement before the task counts as done.

Automating Tasks

A task can be turned into a recurring job instead of a one-off: give it a cron schedule or a fixed heartbeat interval, and the Agent runs it automatically going forward. See Scheduled Tasks for the full walkthrough — from the Agent conversation, open Tasks in the left panel, select a task, and use its Automation section to configure the schedule.

Using the CLI

If you use the LobeHub CLI, the same task system is available from the command line via lh task:

lh task list                                   # list your tasks
lh task view T-1                               # view a task's details
lh task create -i "Draft the release notes"    # create a task
lh task edit T-1 --status completed            # update a task's status

This is useful for scripting task creation, checking status from automation, or managing tasks alongside coding sessions without switching to the UI.

Use Cases

Capture on the fly — An idea strikes during a meeting? Tell your Agent in one sentence. No need to switch apps or open a task manager.

Weekly planning — Start a conversation: "Here's what I need to do this week…" Your Agent structures it into a manageable list of tasks and subtasks.

Context switching — Moving from one project to another? Ask "What did I leave unfinished on the marketing project?" and pick up where you left off.

Delegated work — Break a project into subtasks and assign each one to the Agent best suited for it, then let dependencies and the Automation schedule drive execution.

Collaboration prep — Before a team sync, ask "What are my action items from last week?" and show up prepared.

Task Tools vs. Other Features

Feature	Best For
Task Tools	Task lists, subtasks, deadlines, delegation, progress tracking — through conversation
Notebook	Saving notes, reports, research — documents linked to a Topic
Scheduled Tasks	Automated recurring runs — driven by a task's Automation schedule

Use Task Tools for everyday task management and delegation; use a task's Automation section when you want it to run itself on a schedule.

Tips

Be specific about timing — "Tomorrow at 9am" or "by end of week" helps the Agent prioritize and remind you at the right moment.
Review regularly — Ask "What's due this week?" at the start of each week to stay on top of commitments.
Combine with Notebook — Save meeting notes to the Notebook, then ask your Agent to extract action items into tasks.
Use subtasks for anything multi-step — Breaking work into subtasks with dependencies keeps larger projects organized and lets you delegate pieces independently.