cleo update

Modify existing task fields (status, priority, labels, notes, etc.)

cleo update

Modify existing task fields (status, priority, labels, notes, etc.)

Agent Relevance: Critical - Essential for LLM agent workflows

Synopsis

cleo update TASK_ID [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Description
--format	Output format: text, json
--quiet	Suppress output, return only essential data
--dry-run	Preview changes without applying
--status	Filter by status
--priority	Filter by priority
--labels	See cleo update --help for details
--notes	Add notes to task
--description	See cleo update --help for details
--phase	Filter by phase
--blocked-by	See cleo update --help for details
--depends	See cleo update --help for details

This command supports JSON output via --json flag for LLM agent integration.

Examples

Basic Usage

cleo update

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning	Recoverable
0	Success	No
1	General error	No
2	Invalid arguments	No
3	File operation failure	No
4	Resource not found	No
6	Validation error	No
10	Parent task not found	No
11	Max depth exceeded	No
12	Max siblings exceeded	No
13	Invalid parent type	No
102	No change needed	No

See Also

• Commands Index - Full command reference
• add - Create new tasks
• complete - Mark tasks done