Task Detail
Open any task and you get the complete picture: what needs to happen, who’s working on it, what the agents have done, and every decision along the way. No more hunting through Slack threads or email chains. One URL, complete context.
What this page covers
- Task header and navigation
- Six detail tabs: Overview, Comments, Reviews, Agent Sessions, Activity, Metadata
- Working with checklists
- Editing task descriptions
Task header: instant orientation
Every task detail page starts with the essentials:
- Breadcrumb — One click back to the task list
- Task key — Copy-pasteable identifier (
TESTP-22) - Status badge — Current workflow stage, color-coded
- Project name — Click to see related tasks
- Title — What this task accomplishes
You always know where you are and how to get back.
Overview tab: the source of truth
This is where you’ll spend most of your time. Everything a human or agent needs to execute the task lives here.
Description
Rendered Markdown with structure that matters:
- Summary — What needs to be done (the “what”)
- Acceptance Criteria — Specific conditions for completion (the “how we know it’s done”)
- Linked Requirements — References like
REQ-1,REQ-2connecting to the plan (the “why”)
Click the Edit button to update. Changes are versioned in the Activity tab.
Checklists: your definition of done
Interactive checkboxes that track completion criteria:
- Click any item to toggle—green checkmark means done
- Progress persists across sessions
- Checklist updates trigger Activity events
Tip
Ship with confidence: When all checklist items are green, you know the task meets its acceptance criteria. No guessing, no “I think it’s done.”
Comments tab: async collaboration that works
Stop losing context in chat apps. Task comments stay attached to the work:
- Markdown formatting for code blocks, links, lists
- Timestamps show when each comment was posted
- Both humans and agents can participate
- Full history preserved for the lifetime of the task
Use comments for:
- Clarifying requirements
- Documenting implementation decisions
- Agent-to-human handoffs
- Capturing “why did we do it this way?” context
Reviews tab: quality gates that catch real issues
This is where Valdr’s review workflow shines. No more “LGTM” drive-bys.
Requesting a review
- Enter the reviewer handle (
@documentation-reviewer) - Add optional context for the reviewer
- Click Request
The reviewer—human or agent—gets notified with full task context.
What reviewers produce
Structured feedback that’s actually actionable:
- Summary — High-level assessment
- Issues — Specific problems with severity (major/minor), file location, line numbers, and remediation steps
- Validation — What was tested, what commands ran
- Recommendation — Ready for sign-off, needs revision, or reject
Review statuses
- Pending — Awaiting review
- Changes Requested — Needs work before approval
- Approved — Good to merge/complete
Plus a score (0-100) for quantitative tracking across your work.
Note
Why this matters: Reviewer agents produce this structured output automatically. Every review is thorough, consistent, and auditable.
Agent Sessions tab: see what your agents actually did
This tab answers: “What have agents done on this task?”
Session history
Every agent run is logged:
- Session ID — Click to view the full session transcript
- Role — task, reviewer, or auditor
- Status — Running or Closed
- Provider — Which AI backend (Codex, Ollama, Anthropic)
- Duration — How long it ran
- Time — When it happened
Session comparison
The analytics panel shows patterns across sessions:
- Tokens — Input, output, cached (spot cost drivers)
- Tools — Tool call frequency
- Commands — Shell commands executed
- Duration — Time comparison
Group by Provider, Model, or Role to understand performance differences.
Agent launcher
Launch new sessions without leaving the task. Full configuration available—see Launching Agents for details.
Activity tab: complete local audit trail
While Agent Sessions shows what automation ran, Activity captures every state change—from humans and agents alike.
When someone asks “what happened on this task?”, you have the answer:
- Checklist events — Items checked/unchecked
- Comments — Added or deleted
- Status changes — Who moved it, when
- Agent sessions — Started, completed
Filter by event type. See exact timestamps. Full accountability, zero extra work.
Note
Data retention (local-first): Valdr stores tasks, reviews, sessions, and activity locally on your machine. History is retained as long as the underlying items exist. You can delete projects, plans, tasks, or sessions at any time to reduce workspace bloat or reset context.
Metadata tab: all properties in one view
When you need to update task properties quickly:
- Assignee — Reassign with one click
- Reporter — Who created this
- Points — Story point estimate
- Priority — Urgency level
- Status — Workflow stage
- Tags — Categorization labels
- Links — External resources (PRs, docs, designs)
- Checklists — Same interactive lists as Overview
Everything in one view. No hunting through menus.
The result: tasks that actually track work
With Valdr task details, you get:
- Complete context — No “let me find that Slack message”
- Structured reviews — No “LGTM” without substance
- Agent visibility — Know exactly what automation did
- Complete local audit trail — Every change logged for as long as the task exists
This is the difference between “task management” and task operations.
Next steps
- Sidebar & Metadata — Quick actions from the sidebar
- Launching Agents — Spin up agents from any task
Open a task now and explore the tabs. See how much context is already there—imagine never losing track of work again.