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TaskChild
AGH RuntimeTask

agh task child create

Create a child task beneath a parent

Audience
Operators running durable agent work
Focus
Task guidance shaped for scanability, day-two clarity, and operator context.

agh task child create

Create a child task beneath a parent

agh task child create <parent-id> [flags]

Options

      --auto-enqueue-on-ready   Auto-enqueue the child run once dependencies complete
      --channel string          Optional network channel binding
      --description string      Child task description
  -h, --help                    help for create
      --id string               Explicit child task ID
      --identifier string       Human-friendly child task identifier
      --metadata string         Optional child metadata JSON
      --owner-kind string       Optional child owner kind
      --owner-ref string        Optional child owner reference
      --priority string         Child task priority: low, medium, high, or urgent
      --scope string            Child task scope: global or workspace
      --title string            Child task title
      --workspace string        Workspace path, name, or ID (required when --scope=workspace)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --json            Emit JSON output
  -o, --output string   Output format: human, json, jsonl, or toon (default "human")

Output Formats

Every AGH command supports -o, --output:

  • human for interactive terminal use
  • json for scripts and other machine-readable consumers
  • jsonl for wait or streaming commands that emit one JSON record per line
  • toon for compact agent-readable summaries

Example:

agh task child create <parent-id> -o json

agh task child

Manage child tasks

agh task dependency

Manage task dependencies

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agh task child createOptionsOptions inherited from parent commandsOutput Formats