Tasks
The Tasks tab is the primary workflow hub of Chloe, managing your work through a Kanban-based system with four columns.
Columns
Tasks flow through four columns representing their lifecycle:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Planning | Backlog for new tasks waiting to be started |
| In Progress | Active work with linked terminal instances |
| Review | Completed work awaiting your approval |
| Done | Finished tasks (persistent archive) |
View Modes
Toggle between views with the / key.
Focus View (Default)
The focus view shows your active tasks in a list format with a details panel on the right.
- Left panel: Active tasks (Planning + In Progress)
- Right panel: Selected task details
- Bottom section: Completed tasks
Kanban View
The Kanban view displays all four columns visually, similar to a traditional Kanban board.
Task Types
Each task has a type displayed as a colored badge:
| Type | Color | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Feature | Purple | New functionality |
| Bug | Red | Something broken |
| Chore | Gray | Maintenance work |
| Task | Blue | General tasks |
When creating a task, Chloe can use AI to automatically classify the task type based on its title and description.
Creating Tasks
Press a to add a new task
A text input appears at the bottom of the screen.
Type your task title
Be descriptive - this will be sent to Claude when the task starts.
Press Enter to save
The task appears in the Planning column.
Starting a Task
When you’re ready to work on a task:
- Navigate to the task in the Planning column
- Press
sto start the task
This automatically:
- Moves the task to In Progress
- Creates a new terminal instance
- Sends your task to Claude Code with the prompt:
Work on this task: Title: [your task title] Description: [your task description]
Terminal Focus Mode
When a task is In Progress, press Enter to enter Terminal Focus Mode:
- All keyboard input goes directly to the terminal
- Watch Claude work on your task in real-time
- Press
Escto exit and return to task navigation
Review Workflow
When Claude completes a task, it automatically moves to the Review column. Press Enter on a review task to see your options:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Review in IDE | Opens the changed files in your configured IDE |
| Review in Terminal | Opens a terminal at the worktree location |
| Request Changes | Send feedback to Claude for revisions |
| Merge to Branch | Merge the worktree changes to your main branch |
If merge conflicts are detected, the “Merge to Branch” option changes to “Resolve Conflicts” and Claude will be prompted to fix them.
Keybindings
Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j / ↓ | Select next task |
k / ↑ | Select previous task |
h / ← | Previous column (Kanban view) |
l / → | Next column (Kanban view) |
g | Jump to first task |
G | Jump to last task |
Tab | Switch between active/done panels |
/ | Toggle Focus/Kanban view |
Actions
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
a | Add new task |
e | Edit task title |
d | Delete task (with confirmation) |
s | Start task (Planning → In Progress) |
Enter | Context-aware action (start/focus/review) |
t / T | Jump to task’s terminal instance |
Task Properties
Each task stores:
- Title: The task name shown in the list
- Description: Detailed information sent to Claude
- Type: Feature, Bug, Chore, or Task
- Instance ID: Link to the terminal running this task
- Worktree Info: Git branch and path for isolated work
- Created At: When the task was created
- Is Paused: Whether the task is temporarily paused