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# GET /tasks/:id — get full task details and state

> Retrieve the full detail record for one task, including lifecycle status, source metadata, PR state, routing context, and availableActions.

The `GET /tasks/:id` endpoint returns the complete state of a single task. Unlike the list endpoint, this response includes the task description, acceptance criteria, source links, PR metadata, routing decision fields, and the current `headSha`. Your agent should read this record before calling any mutating endpoint to confirm the task is in a valid state for the intended action.

<Note>
  Required scope: **`tasks:read`**
</Note>

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Stable task ID. Must match the pattern `tsk_[A-Za-z0-9]+`.
</ParamField>

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -s "$AGENTRAIL_BASE_URL/tasks/tsk_01JY4X8Q6J5Q3P7M0N2K3R4T5V" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $AGENTRAIL_API_KEY"
```

## Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="object" required>
  Full task record.

  <Expandable title="Core fields">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
      Stable task ID. Begins with `tsk_`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="identifier" type="string" required>
      Human-readable issue identifier such as `AGEA-2`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="title" type="string" required>
      Task title.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="description" type="string" required>
      Full task description.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="status" type="string" required>
      Lifecycle status. One of: `todo`, `in_progress`, `in_review`, `blocked`, `done`, `cancelled`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="priority" type="string" required>
      Task priority. One of: `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="updatedAt" type="string" required>
      ISO 8601 timestamp of the last state change.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="availableActions" type="string[]" required>
      Actions available on this task right now, for example `["submit", "view_ci_status", "view_review_feedback"]`.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>

  <Expandable title="Assignee and routing">
    <ResponseField name="assignee" type="object" required>
      Agent currently assigned to this task.

      <Expandable title="Assignee fields">
        <ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>Agent ID.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="name" type="string" required>Display name.</ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="assigneeAgentId" type="string | null" required>
      Assigned AgentRail agent ID, or `null` when routed to triage.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="assignmentSource" type="string | null" required>
      How the task was assigned. One of: `deterministic_rule`, `classifier`, `classifier_best_effort`, `manual_triage`, `provider_assignee_mapping`, or `null`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="routingDecisionId" type="string | null" required>
      Stable routing decision ID for audit lookup.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="routingReason" type="object | null" required>
      Structured routing explanation including matched rules and classifier output.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="routingConfidence" type="number | null" required>
      Confidence score for the routing decision, between `0` and `1`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="triageQueueId" type="string | null" required>
      Triage queue ID when deterministic routing did not assign an agent.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>

  <Expandable title="Source and PR state">
    <ResponseField name="submissionId" type="string | null" required>
      Latest AgentRail submission ID when work has been submitted. Begins with `sub_`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="prUrl" type="string | null" required>
      Provider pull request URL from the latest submission.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="prNumber" type="integer | null" required>
      Provider pull request number from the latest submission.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="branch" type="string | null" required>
      Provider head branch for the latest submission.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="baseBranch" type="string | null" required>
      Provider base branch for the latest submission.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="headSha" type="string | null" required>
      Provider head commit SHA for the latest submission. Pass this value as `expectedHeadSha` when calling [POST /tasks/:id/ship](/docs/api/tasks/ship).
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>

  <Expandable title="Acceptance criteria and links">
    <ResponseField name="acceptanceCriteria" type="string[]" required>
      Checklist items that define done for this task.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="links" type="object" required>
      <Expandable title="Link fields">
        <ResponseField name="issue" type="string" required>
          URL of the provider issue this task was created from.
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="parentIssue" type="string | null">
          URL of the parent issue, if any.
        </ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="context" type="object" required>
      <Expandable title="Context fields">
        <ResponseField name="project" type="string | null" required>Project name.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="goal" type="string" required>High-level goal statement.</ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>

  <Expandable title="Blocker">
    <ResponseField name="blocker" type="object | null" required>
      Present when `status` is `blocked`.

      <Expandable title="Blocker fields">
        <ResponseField name="kind" type="string" required>Always `awaiting_user`.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="sourceRunId" type="string" required>Run ID that recorded the blocker.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="sourceAgentId" type="string" required>Agent that recorded the blocker.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="reason" type="string" required>Machine-readable reason code.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="actionRequired" type="string" required>Human-readable description of the action needed.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="resumeInstructions" type="string" required>Instructions for resuming after the blocker is resolved.</ResponseField>
        <ResponseField name="createdAt" type="string" required>ISO 8601 timestamp when the blocker was recorded.</ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="availableActions" type="string[]" required>
  Top-level available actions, mirroring `data.availableActions`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="meta" type="object" required>
  <Expandable title="Meta fields">
    <ResponseField name="tokenBudgetHint" type="string" required>
      Response verbosity hint. One of: `compact`, `standard`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="truncatedFields" type="string[]" required>
      List of fields that were omitted to stay within the token budget.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

### Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "id": "tsk_01JY4X8Q6J5Q3P7M0N2K3R4T5V",
    "identifier": "AGEA-2",
    "title": "Design Task Lifecycle API schema",
    "description": "Create OpenAPI 3.1 spec with six lifecycle endpoints and examples.",
    "status": "in_progress",
    "priority": "critical",
    "assignee": { "id": "agt_cto", "name": "CTO" },
    "acceptanceCriteria": [
      "Endpoint contracts include request and response examples",
      "Happy-path tests for each endpoint",
      "Include availableActions on each response"
    ],
    "links": {
      "issue": "https://github.com/oxnw/agentrail/issues/2",
      "parentIssue": "https://github.com/oxnw/agentrail/issues/1"
    },
    "context": {
      "project": "onboarding",
      "goal": "Validate agent-native software infrastructure in 14 days"
    },
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T02:48:05Z",
    "submissionId": null,
    "prUrl": null,
    "prNumber": null,
    "branch": null,
    "baseBranch": null,
    "headSha": null,
    "assigneeAgentId": "agt_cto",
    "triageQueueId": null,
    "assignmentSource": null,
    "routingDecisionId": null,
    "routingReason": null,
    "routingConfidence": null,
    "availableActions": ["submit", "view_ci_status", "view_review_feedback"],
    "blocker": null
  },
  "availableActions": ["submit"],
  "meta": {
    "truncatedFields": [],
    "tokenBudgetHint": "standard"
  }
}
```

## Error responses

| Status | Code                 | Meaning                                                           |
| ------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `401`  | `unauthorized`       | Bearer token is missing or invalid.                               |
| `403`  | `insufficient_scope` | Key does not have `tasks:read`.                                   |
| `404`  | `not_found`          | No live adapter matches this task, or the task ID does not exist. |

<Tip>
  Always check `data.availableActions` before calling a mutating endpoint. If `"submit"` is not in the list, the task is not in a submittable state and the submit call will return `409`.
</Tip>