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compozy 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.

compozy task child create

Create a child task beneath a parent

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

Options

      --auto-enqueue-on-ready             Auto-enqueue the child run once dependencies complete
      --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
      --network string                    Network participation mode: local or live
      --network-bounds string             JSON object for live participation bounds (one object, not flag explosion)
      --network-channel string            Named channel id when strategy is named
      --network-channel-strategy string   Live channel strategy: named, run, or loop_run
      --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                  Override workspace (ID, name, or path)

Options inherited from parent commands

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

Output Formats

Every Compozy 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:

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

compozy task child

Manage child tasks

compozy task dependency

Manage task dependencies

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compozy task child createOptionsOptions inherited from parent commandsOutput Formats