The task detail page is the working surface for one piece of work — the description, the people on it, the steps, and the conversation.
Layout
- Detail card — title, description, priority, due date, assignment, parent project link.
- Status selector — change the task's status (e.g. todo → in progress → done) from a dropdown.
- Checklist — sub-items inside this task, each with a tick. Best for one-task-with-many-steps situations.
- Subtasks — full child tasks with their own status, priority, and assignment. Best when a step is itself non-trivial work.
- Comments — running conversation log. Use this for context, decisions, and async handoffs.
Common tasks
- Edit metadata — title, description, priority, due date.
- Change status — pick from the dropdown; the kanban will reflect it.
- Assign to a teammate — they'll see the task in their "mine" view.
- Add a checklist item for each step inside the task. Tick them as you go.
- Promote a checklist item to a subtask when it grows into its own piece of work.
- Comment to leave context. Comments are visible to everyone who can see the task.
Checklist vs subtask — which?
- Use a checklist item when the step is small and only matters in the context of this task.
- Use a subtask when the step has its own owner, due date, or status worth tracking separately.