Task Lifecycle

Task Lifecycle

COOP uses a workflow-aware lifecycle rather than a flat status field.

Default recovery/end states are universal:

• todo
• blocked
• canceled

Non-universal forward-progress states remain explicit:

• in_progress
• in_review
• done

Important lifecycle rules:

• coop complete <id> requires the task to already be in in_review.
• coop start <id> can resume blocked work directly into in_progress when blocked -> in_progress is allowed.
• coop unblock <id> always returns a task to todo; it does not restore a previous state.
• Multi-step recovery auto-hops create transition-audit artifacts. Direct transitions do not.

See Workflow Transitions for the effective default map and customization options.