New Task Attempts - Vibe Kanban

A task attempt represents a single session with a coding agent against a task. Most tasks only need one attempt, but you may need additional attempts for fresh restarts.

When to Create New Task Attempts

Create a new task attempt when you want to:

Start from scratch with a different approach after an unsuccessful attempt
Try a different coding agent (e.g., switching from Claude to Codex)
Use a different agent profile or variant for specialised behaviour
Work from a different base branch to incorporate recent changes
Reset the conversation context for a completely fresh start

<Tip> Most users will only need one attempt per task. Only create additional attempts if the first approach didn't work as expected. </Tip>

Creating Additional Attempts

To create a new task attempt for an existing task:

<Steps> <Step title="Navigate to the task"> Open the task that needs a fresh attempt. </Step> <Step title="Click Create New Attempt"> Click the triple dot icon in the top right of the task, then select **Create New Attempt**. </Step> <Step title="Configure the attempt"> Choose your agent profile, variant, and base branch. These can be different from previous attempts. </Step> <Step title="Start execution"> Click **Create Attempt** to begin a fresh execution with the new configuration. </Step> </Steps>

Impact on Subtasks

<Warning> Creating new task attempts affects subtasks. Subtasks are linked to specific task attempts, not tasks themselves. </Warning>

When you create a new task attempt:

Existing subtasks remain linked to their original parent attempt
New subtasks created from the new attempt will use the new attempt's branch as their base

<Info> For more details about how subtasks work with task attempts, see [Creating Subtasks](/core-features/subtasks). </Info>