ruvnet/ruflo · error · Error

Cannot update task with status: ${task.status}

Error message

Cannot update task with status: ${task.status}

What it means

handleUpdateTask found the task but its status is 'completed' or 'cancelled'. Terminal-state tasks are immutable, so applying further field updates is refused rather than silently resurrecting the task.

Source

Thrown at v3/mcp/tools/task-tools.ts:689

        updated: result.updated,
        updatedAt,
        changes: result.changes || {},
      };
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Failed to update task via orchestrator:', error);
      // Fall through to simple implementation
    }
  }

  // Simple implementation
  const task = taskStore.get(input.taskId);
  if (!task) {
    throw new Error(`Task not found: ${input.taskId}`);
  }

  // Check if task can be updated
  if (task.status === 'completed' || task.status === 'cancelled') {
    throw new Error(`Cannot update task with status: ${task.status}`);
  }

  // Apply updates
  if (input.priority !== undefined && input.priority !== task.priority) {
    changes.priority = { from: task.priority, to: input.priority };
    task.priority = input.priority;
  }

  if (input.description !== undefined && input.description !== task.description) {
    changes.description = { from: task.description, to: input.description };
    task.description = input.description;
  }

  if (input.timeout !== undefined && input.timeout !== task.timeout) {
    changes.timeout = { from: task.timeout, to: input.timeout };
    task.timeout = input.timeout;
  }

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Solutions

1. Only update tasks whose status permits modification.
2. Check the task lifecycle and perform updates before completion or cancellation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at v3/mcp/tools/task-tools.ts:689 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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