mm_update_task

Update a task’s status in implementation.md. Moves the task to the appropriate section.

At a Glance

• Category: Entity Creation
• Source: Built-in
• Required parameters: 4
• Total parameters: 4

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
project_path	string	Yes	Absolute path to the project root
spec_path	string	Yes	Spec folder name or full path
task_title	string	Yes	Title of the task to update
new_status	string (enum: completed, in_progress, blocked, backlog)	Yes	New status for the task

Example

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

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