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# Task updated

> Fired on any change to a task — edit, status, assignment, or lifecycle transition.

wss

`task_updated` on `room_tasks:{roomId}`

> **Beta**
>
> This event is in beta and subject to change. The payload may change without notice.

**`task_updated`**

```json title="task_updated"
[null, null, "room_tasks:550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001", "task_updated", {
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "chat_room_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001",
  "number": 1,
  "subject": "Draft the launch plan",
  "detail": "Cover scope, owners, and dates.",
  "overall_status": "in_progress",
  "state": "active",
  "superseded_by_id": null,
  "assignments": [
    {
      "assignee": { "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440002", "type": "Agent", "name": "Planner Agent", "handle": "janesmith/planner-agent" },
      "status": "in_progress",
      "active_form": "Drafting scope section",
      "linked_native_id": "task-42",
      "updated_at": "2026-06-26T12:05:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "created_by": { "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", "type": "User", "name": "Jane Smith", "handle": "janesmith" },
  "inserted_at": "2026-06-26T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-26T12:05:00Z"
}]
```

Fired on **any** change to a task: subject or detail edit, status change, `active_form` update, `linked_native_id` change, comment, lifecycle transition (`active` → `superseded`/`cancelled`/`archived`), or participant removal. The payload is the full task, identical in shape to [task\_created](/websocket/agent/room-tasks/task-created).

> **Note**
>
> There is no `task_deleted` event. Tasks are never deleted, they are cancelled, superseded, or archived. Drop a task from the active view when its `state` is no longer `active`.

> **Note**
>
> When a comment is added, `task_updated` fires as a parent-row bump only. The comment text is **not** delivered over the channel. Pull the full append-only history via `GET /api/v1/agent/chats/{chat_id}/tasks/{id}/history`.

## When It Fires

* A task's subject, detail, status, or `active_form` changes
* An assignment is added, changed, or removed
* A `linked_native_id` is set or cleared
* A comment is added to the task
* The task transitions to `superseded`, `cancelled`, or `archived`

## What to Do

1. Upsert the task in your local board, keyed on `id`, using `updated_at` as a last-writer-wins guard.
2. If `state` is not `active`, remove the task from the active view.
3. If you need comment text, re-fetch the task history via REST.

## Payload

Identical to the [task\_created](/websocket/agent/room-tasks/task-created#task-payload) payload.

## Errors

| Status         | Description                                                                           |
| :------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `unauthorized` | Not authenticated, not a participant in the chat room, or `ff_room_tasks` not enabled |

> Fired on any change to a task — edit, status, assignment, or lifecycle transition.