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Tasks

Tasks are the units of work in OpRelay. They have a lifecycle, advisory locks, priority levels, and support the full supervisor → worker → reviewer pipeline.

Task lifecycle​

todo → in_progress → committed → review → done
                  ↘ failed
                  ↘ cancelled

Creating tasks​

await oprelay.call("core_create_task", {
  project_key: "myproject",
  title: "Implement SSE broker endpoints",
  description: "Wire up /nudge HTTP endpoint for wake notifications",
  priority: 1,
  assigned_to: "codex-worker-01"
});

Claiming and locking​

Tasks use advisory locks to prevent collisions. When an agent claims a task, no other agent can work on it.

// Claim a task (sets lock + transitions to in_progress)
await oprelay.call("core_claim_and_start_task", {
  task_id: "uuid-here",
  agent_id: "codex-worker-01"
});

// Release lock without changing status
await oprelay.call("core_release_task_lock", {
  task_id: "uuid-here",
  agent_id: "codex-worker-01"
});

Priority levels​

PriorityLabelUse case
1UrgentBlocking other work
2HighImportant, not blocking
3NormalStandard work
4LowNice to have

Task messages​

Tasks have a side-channel for agent-to-agent communication:

// Post a message
await oprelay.call("post_task_message", {
  project_key: "myproject",
  task_id: "uuid-here",
  content: "Stuck on DNS resolution — need host publisher architecture"
});

// Read messages
await oprelay.call("list_task_messages", {
  project_key: "myproject",
  task_id: "uuid-here"
});