In today's fast-paced business environment, manual project management is a bottleneck. Endless checklists, status update meetings, and the constant fear of a dropped ball are slowing your team down. What if you could treat your operational workflows the same way you treat your software—as code?
Welcome to the world of agentic workflows. With the Tasks.do API, you can transform your static operational checklists into automated, intelligent services. This guide will walk you through how to use our Task Management API to programmatically create, assign, and track complex projects, turning your business logic into a competitive advantage.
Traditional project management tools are great for visualizing work, but they still rely heavily on manual input. Someone has to create the card, drag it across the board, tag a team member, and check the box. This creates significant overhead:
This is where "Business as Code" comes in. By defining tasks, dependencies, and assignments via an API, you create a single source of truth that is automated, consistent, and integrated directly into your applications.
Tasks.do is built on the concept of an agentic workflow. Instead of just being a passive database for your to-dos, our platform uses AI agents to actively manage the process.
Here’s how it works: You define a task or project via our API. Our agents then take over, handling the execution, tracking progress, sending notifications, and reporting back on completion. This allows you to move beyond simple checklists and build dynamic, automated Services-as-Software.
Let's dive into a practical example. Imagine you need to launch a Q3 marketing campaign. Instead of building a manual checklist in a project management tool, you can trigger the entire workflow with a single API call.
First, integrate the Tasks.do client into your application.
npm install @do-sdk/client
Now, you can programmatically create the entire project, complete with a title, description, assignee, due date, and all necessary subtasks.
import { client } from '@do-sdk/client';
const newProjectTask = await client.tasks.create({
title: 'Launch Q3 Marketing Campaign',
description: 'Coordinate all marketing efforts for the new feature launch.',
priority: 'high',
dueDate: '2025-07-01T09:00:00Z',
assignees: ['marketing.team@example.com'],
tags: ['q3-launch', 'marketing', 'product-release'],
subtasks: [
{ title: 'Finalize ad copy' },
{ title: 'Schedule social media posts' },
{ title: 'Launch email sequence' }
]
});
console.log('Project created:', newProjectTask.id);
In this one block of code, you have:
Our agentic workflow now takes over, ensuring each subtask is tracked and the overall project status is updated automatically.
The real power of a task management API comes from building interconnected workflows. Tasks.do is designed for this complexity.
Your marketing campaign isn't a simple list; it's a sequence. You can't schedule social media posts until the ad copy is finalized. With Tasks.do, you can define these dependencies directly in your code.
Our platform allows you to set triggers and conditional logic to ensure tasks are executed in the correct order. For example, the completion of Finalize ad copy can automatically trigger a notification for the Schedule social media posts task to begin.
Because Tasks.do is API-first, it can become the central nervous system for your operations. You can trigger automated tasks from any event in your ecosystem:
This turns your disparate applications into a cohesive, fully automated machine.
Q: What is Tasks.do?
A: Tasks.do is an agentic workflow platform that allows you to manage tasks as code. Instead of manual checklists, you define tasks, subtasks, and dependencies via an API, letting our AI agents handle the execution, tracking, and reporting.
Q: How does Tasks.do differ from traditional project management tools?
A: Traditional tools require manual input and tracking. Tasks.do integrates directly into your business logic. You can programmatically create, assign, and monitor tasks from your applications, turning static processes into dynamic, automated Services-as-Software.
Q: Can I create dependencies between tasks?
A: Yes. Our platform is designed for complex workflows. You can define dependencies, set triggers, and create conditional logic to ensure tasks are executed in the correct order and only when prerequisite conditions are met.
Q: What kind of integrations are possible?
A: With our API-first approach, you can integrate Tasks.do with any system—CRMs, ERPs, communication platforms like Slack or email, and more. Trigger tasks based on events from other services to create a fully automated ecosystem.
It’s time to evolve beyond manual project management. By embracing a "business as code" philosophy with an agentic task management API, you can eliminate errors, improve efficiency, and free your team to focus on high-impact work.
Ready to automate your to-dos? Explore the Tasks.do documentation and get your API key to start building your first automated workflow today.