mm_start_task

Mark a task as in-progress and return context for starting work — spec content, requirements, subtasks, and checkpoint data.

At a Glance

• Category: Workflows
• Source: Built-in
• Required parameters: 3
• Total parameters: 3

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
project_path	string	Yes	Absolute path to the project root
spec_path	string	Yes	Spec folder name (e.g., ‘2025-12-09-badges’)
task_title	string	Yes	Title of the task to start

Example

{
  "tool": "mm_start_task",
  "arguments": {
    "project_path": "/Users/you/projects/my-app",
    "spec_path": "2026-01-15-my-feature",
    "task_title": "My Example"
  }
}

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