Tasks API

The Tasks API gives LLM agents a structured way to track multi-step work. Tasks are scoped to the current mind and persist across sessions, so the agent can resume work where it left off.

Endpoints

GET /mind/tasks

List all tasks for the current mind.

# All tasks
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
     https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/tasks

# Filter by status
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
     "https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/tasks?status=pending"

Response:

{
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "task_001",
      "title": "Deploy v1.5.0",
      "description": "Push to production after CI green",
      "priority": "high",
      "status": "in_progress",
      "due_at": "2026-06-28T...",
      "created_at": "2026-06-27T..."
    }
  ]
}

POST /mind/task

Create a new task.

curl -X POST https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/task \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Update documentation",
    "description": "Add v1.5.0 changelog entries",
    "priority": "normal",
    "due_at": "2026-06-30T00:00:00Z"
  }'

GET /mind/task (query params)

Create a task via GET (for URL-only tools).

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
     "https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/task?title=Test+task&priority=high"

PUT /mind/task/:id

Update an existing task.

curl -X PUT https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/task/task_001 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "status": "in_progress",
    "description": "Currently deploying, CI is green"
  }'

GET /mind/task/:id/complete

Mark a task as done.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
     https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/task/task_001/complete

GET /mind/task/:id/delete

Delete a task permanently.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MIND_KEY" \
     https://synapse.schaefer.zone/mind/task/task_001/delete

Priorities

• low — non-urgent
• normal — default
• high — important
• critical — must do immediately

Statuses

• pending — created, not started
• in_progress — currently being worked on
• done — completed
• cancelled — abandoned

Pattern: Task-Driven Workflow

# At session start
tasks = list_tasks(status="in_progress")
if tasks:
    print(f"Resuming: {tasks[0].title}")

# Plan multi-step work
for step in plan:
    task = create_task(title=step)

# Update as you progress
update_task(task.id, status="in_progress")
# ... do work ...
update_task(task.id, status="done")

Next Steps

• Task-Driven Workflow
• Cron & Scheduler