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Overview

Manage taskboards in Commander. Create boards, manage tasks, and organize work with layers and statuses.

Usage

waymaker taskboards <subcommand> [options]

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description
`list`	List taskboards
`get`	Get taskboard details
`create`	Create a taskboard
`tasks`	Manage tasks
`layers`	Manage task layers

List Taskboards

waymaker taskboards list --workspace <workspace-id>

Output:

Taskboards (4)

id           name                  tasks   open    project
----------------------------------------------------------
tb_abc123    Sprint 1              45      12      Product Dev
tb_def456    Marketing Campaigns   28      8       Marketing
tb_ghi789    Customer Support      156     23      Support
tb_jkl012    Q1 Planning           18      5       Leadership

Filter by Project

waymaker taskboards list --workspace ws_xxx --project proj_xxx

JSON Output

waymaker taskboards list --workspace ws_xxx --json

[
  {
    "id": "tb_abc123",
    "name": "Sprint 1",
    "task_count": 45,
    "open_count": 12,
    "project_id": "proj_xxx",
    "workspace_id": "ws_xxx",
    "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
]

Get Taskboard Details

waymaker taskboards get <taskboard-id>

Output:

Sprint 1

ID: tb_abc123
Workspace: ws_xxx
Project: Product Development
Created: January 1, 2026

Tasks: 45 total
  Backlog: 15
  In Progress: 12
  Review: 8
  Done: 10

Layers: (3)
  - Authentication (12 tasks)
  - API Development (18 tasks)
  - Frontend (15 tasks)

Team: 5 members

JSON Output

waymaker taskboards get tb_abc123 --json

Create Taskboard

waymaker taskboards create \
  --workspace <workspace-id> \
  --name "New Board"

Output:

✓ Taskboard created
ID: tb_new123
Name: New Board
Workspace: ws_xxx

Create in Project

waymaker taskboards create \
  --workspace ws_xxx \
  --project proj_xxx \
  --name "Sprint 2"

Create with Custom Statuses

waymaker taskboards create \
  --workspace ws_xxx \
  --name "Support Queue" \
  --statuses "New,Triaged,In Progress,Waiting,Resolved,Closed"

Manage Tasks

List Tasks

waymaker taskboards tasks <taskboard-id> list

Output:

Tasks: Sprint 1 (45)

id           title                       status        assignee      layer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
task_001     User login implementation   in_progress   John Smith    Auth
task_002     API endpoint design         review        Jane Doe      API
task_003     Dashboard wireframes        backlog       -             Frontend

Filter by Status

waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 list --status in_progress

Filter by Assignee

waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 list --assignee user_xxx

Filter by Layer

waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 list --layer layer_auth

Get Task Details

waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 get <task-id>

Output:

User login implementation

ID: task_001
Taskboard: Sprint 1
Status: in_progress
Layer: Authentication
Assignee: John Smith
Priority: high
Created: January 15, 2026

Description:
Implement user login with email/password and OAuth support.

Checklist: (3/5)
  ✓ Design login form
  ✓ Implement email/password auth
  ✓ Add OAuth providers
  ☐ Add remember me functionality
  ☐ Write tests

Comments: 3
Attachments: 2

Create Task

waymaker taskboards tasks <taskboard-id> create \
  --title "New Task" \
  --description "Task description"

Output:

✓ Task created
ID: task_new123
Title: New Task
Taskboard: Sprint 1
Status: backlog

Create with Full Details

waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 create \
  --title "API Authentication" \
  --description "Implement JWT authentication" \
  --status backlog \
  --priority high \
  --assignee user_xxx \
  --layer layer_api \
  --due-date "2026-02-01"

Update Task

waymaker taskboards tasks <taskboard-id> update <task-id> \
  --status in_progress \
  --assignee user_xxx

Move Task

waymaker taskboards tasks <taskboard-id> move <task-id> \
  --status done

Delete Task

waymaker taskboards tasks <taskboard-id> delete <task-id>

Manage Layers

List Layers

waymaker taskboards layers <taskboard-id> list

Output:

Layers: Sprint 1 (3)

id           name              tasks   color
--------------------------------------------
layer_001    Authentication    12      blue
layer_002    API Development   18      green
layer_003    Frontend          15      purple

Create Layer

waymaker taskboards layers <taskboard-id> create \
  --name "New Layer" \
  --color blue

Update Layer

waymaker taskboards layers <taskboard-id> update <layer-id> \
  --name "Updated Name" \
  --color green

Delete Layer

waymaker taskboards layers <taskboard-id> delete <layer-id>

Options Reference

list

Option	Type	Description
`--workspace`	string	Required. Workspace ID
`--project`	string	Filter by project
`--json`	flag	Output as JSON

get

Option	Type	Description
`--json`	flag	Output as JSON

create

Option	Type	Description
`--workspace`	string	Required. Workspace ID
`--name`	string	Required. Taskboard name
`--project`	string	Project ID
`--statuses`	string	Comma-separated status names

tasks list

Option	Type	Description
`--status`	string	Filter by status
`--assignee`	string	Filter by assignee ID
`--layer`	string	Filter by layer ID
`--priority`	enum	Filter by priority
`--json`	flag	Output as JSON

tasks create

Option	Type	Description
`--title`	string	Required. Task title
`--description`	string	Task description
`--status`	string	Initial status
`--priority`	enum	Priority (low, medium, high, urgent)
`--assignee`	string	Assignee user ID
`--layer`	string	Layer ID
`--due-date`	string	Due date (YYYY-MM-DD)

tasks update

Option	Type	Description
`--title`	string	New title
`--description`	string	New description
`--status`	string	New status
`--priority`	enum	New priority
`--assignee`	string	New assignee
`--layer`	string	New layer
`--due-date`	string	New due date

layers create

Option	Type	Description
`--name`	string	Required. Layer name
`--color`	string	Layer color

AI Agent Workflow

# List all taskboards
BOARDS=$(waymaker taskboards list --workspace ws_xxx --json)

# Get tasks in progress
IN_PROGRESS=$(waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 list --status in_progress --json)

# Count tasks by status
waymaker taskboards get tb_abc123 --json | jq '.task_counts'

# Create tasks from AI-generated breakdown
for task in $(echo $AI_TASKS | jq -c '.[]'); do
  waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 create \
    --title "$(echo $task | jq -r '.title')" \
    --description "$(echo $task | jq -r '.description')" \
    --layer "$(echo $task | jq -r '.layer')"
done

# Update task status based on completion
waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 update task_001 --status done

# Create layer for new feature
waymaker taskboards layers tb_abc123 create \
  --name "$FEATURE_NAME" \
  --color blue

# Get overdue tasks
TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
waymaker taskboards tasks tb_abc123 list --json | \
  jq --arg today "$TODAY" '[.[] | select(.due_date < $today and .status != "done")]'

projects - Project management
sync - Sync IDE files to taskboards
goals - Link tasks to goals
automations - Task-triggered automations

Waymaker taskboards

Overview

Usage

Subcommands

List Taskboards

Filter by Project

JSON Output

Get Taskboard Details

JSON Output

Create Taskboard

Create in Project

Create with Custom Statuses

Manage Tasks

List Tasks

Filter by Status

Filter by Assignee

Filter by Layer

Get Task Details

Create Task

Create with Full Details

Update Task

Move Task

Delete Task

Manage Layers

List Layers

Create Layer

Update Layer

Delete Layer

Options Reference

list

get

create

tasks list

tasks create

tasks update

layers create

AI Agent Workflow

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