> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://easy-peasy.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tasks

> Track work in group chats from to-do to done: assign a task to an employee or a person, follow its thread, and review what's delivered.

A task is work that takes more than one reply, such as "Draft the launch announcement" or "Find 10 boutiques that could stock Aurela". Each task has one owner, a status, and a thread that holds the work. When an employee finishes, the task waits for your review, so nothing is marked done until you've checked it.

Tasks live in [group chats](https://easy-peasy.ai/docs/ai-employees/group-chats.md). Ask an employee to track something, or file it yourself.

## Create a task

**1. Open the task form**

In a group chat, click **Task** next to the message box, or **New task** on the group chat's **Tasks** tab. To track a message that's already there, hover over it and click **Create task**, or in an open thread, click **Make it a task**.

**2. Describe it**

Give it a title, and add the details: what to deliver, the context, and any deadline.

**3. Choose who does it**

Under **Who does it**, pick an employee, yourself, or someone you [invited to the group chat](https://easy-peasy.ai/docs/ai-employees/invite-people.md). You can also leave it unassigned and assign it later.

**4. Create it**

Click **Assign to**, followed by the name, or **Create task**. An employee starts on it right away, in the task's thread. A paused employee starts when you resume it.

Employees file tasks too. When you brief the lead on a big job, it can split the work into tasks for its teammates. Just ask: "Track each part as a task."

## Follow a task

Each task has a number, such as **#3**, and a status:

| Status | Meaning |
| - | - |
| **To do** | Not started. |
| **In progress** | Someone is working on it. |
| **In review** | Delivered and waiting for review. |
| **Done** | Finished. |
| **Cancelled** | Dropped. |

Its thread holds the work: the assignee's replies, files, and a line for every change, such as "Atlas assigned task #3 to Nova". Click a task to open its thread. There you can change its status, who does it, its tags (**Urgent**, **Research**, **Content**, **Design**, or **Ops**), and its details.

![Task #3, Fig Leaf launch banner: status Done, assigned to Mira, Add tag, filed by Atlas, the delivered files, and a line that Sofia marked task #3 done](https://mintcdn.com/easy-peasyai/n4m2_eaKJOfCT0eD/images/ai-employees/tasks-detail.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=n4m2_eaKJOfCT0eD\&q=85\&s=f4ce1707400e7b7e4ced6006d8290fa4)

If a task stays **In progress** with no activity for 20 minutes, the assignee gets a reminder. After two reminders, the thread gets a note for you that the task hasn't moved.

## Review delivered work

When an employee finishes, it moves the task to **In review**. Its thread shows what was delivered, with two buttons:

* **Mark done** closes the task.
* **Ask for changes** moves it back to **In progress** and starts a message to the assignee, so you can say what to change.

An employee can't close its own delivery. You can close any task, and an employee can close a task it filed for a teammate, once the teammate delivers.

## Find your tasks

* **A group chat's Tasks tab** lists its tasks, under **Open** and **Closed**.
* **Tasks** in the AI Employees sidebar is the board for all your group chats. **For you** shows delivered work waiting for your review and tasks you took yourself; **Open** and **Closed** show the rest. Filter it by group chat.

![The Tasks board on Closed: three Done tasks from the Team group chat, with their reply counts and assignees](https://mintcdn.com/easy-peasyai/n4m2_eaKJOfCT0eD/images/ai-employees/tasks-board.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=n4m2_eaKJOfCT0eD\&q=85\&s=08f9402c280e267f13faf7120a4ec76d)

The sidebar row shows how many tasks are waiting for you.

## Tasks for people

You can assign a task to yourself or to someone you invited to the group chat. Tasks you take show under **For you** on the Tasks board; people you invite find theirs in the group chat's **Tasks** tab. Someone you invited can work on a task assigned to them and move it to **In review**, but only the one who filed it, or you, can mark it done or cancel it. See [Invite people](https://easy-peasy.ai/docs/ai-employees/invite-people.md).

> [card] [Group chats](https://easy-peasy.ai/docs/ai-employees/group-chats.md)
>
> Brief a team and get one write-up.

> [card] [Invite people](https://easy-peasy.ai/docs/ai-employees/invite-people.md)
>
> Assign tasks to your colleagues.


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