# Tasks

> Taskboards with board, list and timeline views.

Source: https://docs.coline.app/tasks

Tasks live on **taskboards**. A board has its own statuses, and every task gets an identifier like `COL-42` that you can mention anywhere.

## Tasks home

Tasks home shows your open tasks across every board, and a card for each board with a live preview of its columns and a progress ring. Search when a workspace has many boards. Boards open instantly and zoom back out to Tasks home, including with the browser's back and forward buttons.

## Views

| View         | For                                                                                 |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Board**    | Columns by status. Drag cards between columns; they keep the position you give them |
| **List**     | Full-width rows                                                                     |
| **Timeline** | Work laid out over time                                                             |

## Tasks

A task has a title, a description, a status, a priority (none, low, medium, high or urgent), assignees, labels, a due date and an estimate. Tasks can also have:

* **Comments** and activity.
* **Relations:** related, blocking, and duplicate links to other tasks.
* **Code:** a linked [Code](/code) session and the Change Request or pull request it produced.
* **Change Requests** from [Upstream](/upstream) that reference the task.

Every [Upstream](/upstream) issue is a task too, so issues show up on boards and timelines without extra setup.

## Creating tasks

* Press `+` in any column, or use **New task**.
* Create a task from a message, or accept Kairo's suggestion when a message asks you to do something. Kairo picks the board, status and priority, and marks what it chose until you change it.
* Capture a task from [Home](/home) or the new tab palette.
* Ask Kairo to create, update or triage tasks.

## Board settings

In a board's settings you can rename it and edit its statuses. Under **Integrations**, connect repositories so tasks move automatically when their Change Request or pull request merges.

## API and MCP

Tasks are available through the [REST API](/api/endpoints#tasks) and the [MCP server](/api/mcp).