---
title: entherium_list_tasks
description: READ the task board — check what work already exists and its STATUS.
locale: en
version: 0.2.0
canonical: https://enterium-developer-docs.pages.dev/developers/mcp/tools/entherium_list_tasks/
---

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:::note
Generated from the running server (agent capability version `2026-09-03.1`) — do not edit by hand.
:::

READ the task board — check what work already exists and its STATUS. Call this BEFORE
creating a task, to avoid filing a duplicate of something already tracked. Filter by
`status` ("open" | "closed") and/or `assignee` NAME (a team member's display name). Returns {"total": N,
"tasks": [{task_id, title, status, assignee, spec_ref, description, updated_at, note_count,
last_note_at}]}. `note_count`>0 means the task carries a note/decision in its log that is
NOT shown here — call `entherium_get_task` before drawing any conclusion about that task.
Needs the `manage_task` capability.

**Access:** read-only — safe to call repeatedly, changes nothing

**Available at:** `/mcp/`, `/mcp/readonly/`

_Hints declared to MCP clients (ToolAnnotations)_

| Hint | Value |
| --- | --- |
| `readOnlyHint` | true |
| `destructiveHint` | false |
| `idempotentHint` | true |
| `openWorldHint` | false |

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `status` | `string \| null` | no | open or closed; omit for both |
| `assignee` | `string \| null` | no | Team member's display name |
| `limit` | `integer` | no | Maximum number of tasks to return |


## Example call

Send inside an initialized MCP session (see [Connecting](../../connecting/)). Every parameter is shown with a typed placeholder; drop the optional ones you do not need — but for defect/task tools the QA fields are what keeps a report out of quarantine.

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "entherium_list_tasks",
    "arguments": {
      "status": "<status>",
      "assignee": "<assignee>",
      "limit": 1
    }
  }
}
```

## Returns

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `total` | `integer` (optional) | Total tasks matching the filter |
| `tasks` | `array of object` (optional) | One row per task, with a note signal |
| `tasks[].task_id` | `integer` (optional) | Task id on the board |
| `tasks[].title` | `string` (optional) |  |
| `tasks[].status` | `string` (optional) | Board status of the task |
| `tasks[].assignee` | `string \| null` (optional) | Assignee display name, if any |
| `tasks[].spec_ref` | `string \| null` (optional) | Feature id the task targets (opaque SPEC-NNN), if any |
| `tasks[].description` | `string \| null` (optional) |  |
| `tasks[].updated_at` | `string \| null` (optional) | ISO-8601 time of the last change |
| `tasks[].note_count` | `integer` (optional) | Number of notes logged on the task (listing only) |
| `tasks[].last_note_at` | `string \| null` (optional) | ISO-8601 time of the latest note (listing only) |
| `error` | `string` (optional) | Present only when the board could not be read |

## If it fails

| Symptom | Cause | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `401` | Token missing/expired | Tokens are issued by the platform owner via `POST /api/v1/auth/agent-token` (superuser-only) — ask for a re-issue. ⚠️ A new token **replaces** your grant set |
| `403` / capability error | Your token lacks the capability or the contract grant | Check `my_capabilities` first; ask the owner for the grant |