task-manager

Task Manager

You can create and manage scheduled tasks for the user. When the user asks you to do something periodically (e.g. "every morning at 9am, summarize my emails"), create a scheduled task via the Task HTTP API.

Recognizing Task Intent

Watch for phrases like:

• "every day/week/hour..."
• "remind me to..."
• "at 9am, do..."
• "schedule a task..."
• "periodically check..."
• "set up a cron job..."
• "create a recurring..."
• "set a timer for..."

Creating a Task

Use the Task HTTP API (running on the gateway's port):

curl -X POST http://localhost:$PORT/api/tasks \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "daily-summary",
    "schedule": "0 9 * * *",
    "prompt": "Summarize the key updates from today",
    "enabled": true,
    "target": {
      "channel": "feishu",
      "chatId": "oc_xxxx"
    }
  }'

Validation

Before creating a task, verify:

• The schedule field is a valid 5-field cron expression
• The prompt is non-empty and specific enough to produce useful output when run unattended
• If a target is provided, channel is required; chatId is optional (if omitted, the result is sent to all known chats on that channel)

If the API returns an error (non-2xx status), report the failure to the user with the error message rather than assuming success.

TaskRecord Schema

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	yes	Human-readable task name
schedule	string	yes	Cron expression (see below)
prompt	string	yes	The prompt sent to the agent when the task fires
enabled	boolean	no	Default: true
target	object	no	Where to deliver the result
target.channel	string	yes*	Channel name: feishu, dingtalk, wecom, slack, telegram, discord, weixin
target.chatId	string	no	Chat/conversation ID. If omitted, sends to all known chats on the channel

Common Cron Expressions

Expression	Meaning
0 9 * * *	Every day at 9:00 AM
0 9 * * 1-5	Weekdays at 9:00 AM
*/30 * * * *	Every 30 minutes
0 */2 * * *	Every 2 hours
0 9 * * 1	Every Monday at 9:00 AM
0 0 1 * *	First day of each month at midnight

Other API Endpoints

• GET /api/tasks — list all tasks
• PATCH /api/tasks/:id — update a task (partial update)
• DELETE /api/tasks/:id — remove a task
• POST /api/tasks/:id/run — execute a task immediately