Guides
Tasks
The governed task system — detect, plan, execute, verify, and hold what needs you, with an execution contract instead of a silent “done.”
Tasks are how work gets done in HiveBase. Unlike a normal board, the system can detect work from real company signal, plan multi-step runs, execute with agents grounded in the Brain, and verify outcomes before calling something delivered — bringing you only what needs a human.
Product surfaces: /tasks · general · code · content.
- 01SignalDetect a task
- 02PlanVisible steps first
- 03ExecuteAgent + Brain
- 04GateApprove if outbound
- 05Receipt + verdictDelivered only with evidence
- 01
Signal
Detect a task
- 02
Plan
Visible steps first
- 03
Execute
Agent + Brain
- 04
Gate
Approve if outbound
- 05
Receipt + verdict
Delivered only with evidence
The execution contract
A task is not a chat thread with a green checkmark. It is a contract between intent and outcome:
| Stage | What “good” means |
|---|---|
| Intent | Clear ask, sources, constraints from Brain / you |
| Plan | Visible steps before high-impact runs |
| Execute | Agent works with tools + company context |
| Gate | Outbound and one-way doors hold by default |
| Receipt | What changed, why, undo when coherent |
| Verdict | Evidence that delivery is real — not just “agent said done” |
Completed is a claim. Delivered is a verdict. See verification verdict.
Detect → do → decide
Detect
From real signals — churn risk, follow-up, draft worth writing, PR needing judgment.
Do
Agents run what they can, grounded in the Brain and connected tools.
Decide
Outbound and high-impact steps come to you — or run only after a category has earned autonomy.
Types of work
| Type | Deep guide | What the agent does | Typical gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | General tasks | Follow-ups, research, drafts, coordination | Outbound asks first |
| Coding | Coding tasks | Propose changes; independent verification | Review / merge holds |
| Content | Content tasks | On-voice drafts; hold unsourced claims | Review before publish |
Board hygiene and prioritization across the backlog: Autonomous PM.
Reviewing agent work
See the plan and the change
Steps, diff or draft, sources, and reasoning — not a vague status ping.
Approve, edit, or reject
Outbound steps wait. Edit inline or send back.
Receipt + history
Applied actions leave an action receipt. Internal history is kept; undo when reverse is one coherent step.
Full model: Trust & safety. Autonomy dial: Earned autonomy.