> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usesyndicate.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tasks > User Tasks, Agent Tasks, and Task Health: the three task surfaces in a team. A team's work is tracked on a shared board, split into three panels so you always know what needs you and what does not. ## User Tasks: decisions waiting on you Everything waiting on **you**: questions, decisions, approvals, missing access or inputs. Each item shows what is needed, why it blocks work, a priority badge (**Blocking**, **High**, **Medium**, **Low**), and who asked. The User Tasks panel showing items that need the user's reply or resolution Actions per item: * **Reply**: opens "Reply to Atlas". Your answer is relayed to whichever agent needs it ("Atlas will follow up or relay your answer to the agent that needs it."). * **Resolve**: dismiss an item you have already handled. If you only check one panel, check this one. Nothing in the other two panels requires your action. ## Agent Tasks: the work board Every task Atlas has created or you have assigned, with title, assignee, and status: **Queued**, **In Progress**, **Done**, or **Blocked**. The default filter shows In Progress; toggle to see everything. The Agent Tasks panel showing assigned work, task statuses, and task controls Actions: * **Cancel** a single task (the agent stands down and will not recreate it unless asked). * **Abort all (N)**: cancel every active task. Atlas is told to stand down the assigned agents and ask what to do next, after a confirmation prompt. You can also create tasks yourself: open the slash menu in Atlas chat and choose **Assign task**, or use the Assign Task form. Pick the agent, describe the work, and choose the start mode: * **Notify**: the agent receives the work without starting immediately. * **Start**: the agent begins immediately. * **Flag**: the task waits for your decision first. ## Task Health: board hygiene Atlas's cleanup queue: stale blockers, tasks with no owner, unclear descriptions, or quiet tasks. These are Atlas's to fix; the panel exists so you can keep an eye on him. * **Nudge Manager** on a specific item prompts Atlas to address it. * **Sweep stale tasks** asks Atlas to review the whole board and cancel stale, duplicate, or superseded tasks. When clean, it reads: "No stale, unassigned, unclear, or quiet tasks. Atlas is keeping the board clean." ## The kanban board The full task board view shows four columns: **Todo**, **In Progress**, **Done**, and **Blocked**, each with a count. You can add tasks ("New task title...", pick an assignee, **Add**), change a task's status or assignee from dropdowns on the card, and delete tasks. A compact version of the board lives in the workspace side tray, with completed tasks collapsed under an "N completed" disclosure. ## Lifecycle notes * Every dispatch automatically creates a task assigned to the running agent and fills in a completion summary when it finishes. * Queued and flagged tasks survive app restarts. Hard-paused teams hold their queue until resumed. * Canceled tasks record why they were canceled. ## A five-minute check-in routine Once a team is running, your job is mostly triage: 1. **Clear User Tasks** top to bottom: **Reply** to questions, **Resolve** what is already handled. **Blocking** items first; everything downstream of them is stalled. 2. **Scan Agent Tasks**: cancel anything stale or off-goal. If the whole direction is wrong, **Abort all** and tell Atlas the new plan. 3. **Glance at Task Health**: if clutter piles up, **Sweep stale tasks**. 4. **Ask Atlas for a Quick Brief** (**Status brief**, **Blockers**, or **Needs from me**) instead of scrolling history. Cancel ruthlessly: a short board Atlas can reason about beats a long aspirational one.