coder · DanielleMaywood · Aug 29, 2025 · Aug 28, 2025
diff --git a/cli/exp_taskcreate.go b/cli/exp_taskcreate.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) taskCreate() *serpent.Command {
 				templateVersionPresetID = preset.ID
 			}
 
-			workspace, err := expClient.CreateTask(ctx, codersdk.Me, codersdk.CreateTaskRequest{
+			task, err := expClient.CreateTask(ctx, codersdk.Me, codersdk.CreateTaskRequest{
 				TemplateVersionID:       templateVersionID,
 				TemplateVersionPresetID: templateVersionPresetID,
 				Prompt:                  taskInput,
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ func (r *RootCmd) taskCreate() *serpent.Command {
 			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(
 				inv.Stdout,
 				"The task %s has been created at %s!\n",
-				cliui.Keyword(workspace.Name),
-				cliui.Timestamp(workspace.CreatedAt),
+				cliui.Keyword(task.Name),
+				cliui.Timestamp(task.CreatedAt),
 			)
 
 			return nil

diff --git a/coderd/aitasks.go b/coderd/aitasks.go
@@ -188,15 +188,72 @@ func (api *API) tasksCreate(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			WorkspaceOwner: owner.Username,
 		},
 	})
-
 	defer commitAudit()
 	w, err := createWorkspace(ctx, aReq, apiKey.UserID, api, owner, createReq, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		httperror.WriteResponseError(ctx, rw, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusCreated, w)
+	task := taskFromWorkspace(w, req.Prompt)
+	httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusCreated, task)
+}
+
+func taskFromWorkspace(ws codersdk.Workspace, initialPrompt string) codersdk.Task {
+	// TODO(DanielleMaywood):
+	// This just picks up the first agent it discovers.
+	// This approach _might_ break when a task has multiple agents,
+	// depending on which agent was found first.
+	//
+	// We explicitly do not have support for running tasks
+	// inside of a sub agent at the moment, so we can be sure
+	// that any sub agents are not the agent we're looking for.
+	var taskAgentID uuid.NullUUID
+	var taskAgentLifecycle *codersdk.WorkspaceAgentLifecycle
+	var taskAgentHealth *codersdk.WorkspaceAgentHealth
+	for _, resource := range ws.LatestBuild.Resources {
+		for _, agent := range resource.Agents {
+			if agent.ParentID.Valid {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			taskAgentID = uuid.NullUUID{Valid: true, UUID: agent.ID}
+			taskAgentLifecycle = &agent.LifecycleState
+			taskAgentHealth = &agent.Health
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	var currentState *codersdk.TaskStateEntry
+	if ws.LatestAppStatus != nil {
+		currentState = &codersdk.TaskStateEntry{
+			Timestamp: ws.LatestAppStatus.CreatedAt,
+			State:     codersdk.TaskState(ws.LatestAppStatus.State),
+			Message:   ws.LatestAppStatus.Message,
+			URI:       ws.LatestAppStatus.URI,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return codersdk.Task{
+		ID:                      ws.ID,
+		OrganizationID:          ws.OrganizationID,
+		OwnerID:                 ws.OwnerID,
+		OwnerName:               ws.OwnerName,
+		Name:                    ws.Name,
+		TemplateID:              ws.TemplateID,
+		TemplateName:            ws.TemplateName,
+		TemplateDisplayName:     ws.TemplateDisplayName,
+		TemplateIcon:            ws.TemplateIcon,
+		WorkspaceID:             uuid.NullUUID{Valid: true, UUID: ws.ID},
+		WorkspaceAgentID:        taskAgentID,
+		WorkspaceAgentLifecycle: taskAgentLifecycle,
+		WorkspaceAgentHealth:    taskAgentHealth,
+		CreatedAt:               ws.CreatedAt,
+		UpdatedAt:               ws.UpdatedAt,
+		InitialPrompt:           initialPrompt,
+		Status:                  ws.LatestBuild.Status,
+		CurrentState:            currentState,
+	}
 }
 
 // tasksFromWorkspaces converts a slice of API workspaces into tasks, fetching
@@ -221,60 +278,7 @@ func (api *API) tasksFromWorkspaces(ctx context.Context, apiWorkspaces []codersd
 
 	tasks := make([]codersdk.Task, 0, len(apiWorkspaces))
 	for _, ws := range apiWorkspaces {
-		// TODO(DanielleMaywood):
-		// This just picks up the first agent it discovers.
-		// This approach _might_ break when a task has multiple agents,
-		// depending on which agent was found first.
-		//
-		// We explicitly do not have support for running tasks
-		// inside of a sub agent at the moment, so we can be sure
-		// that any sub agents are not the agent we're looking for.
-		var taskAgentID uuid.NullUUID
-		var taskAgentLifecycle *codersdk.WorkspaceAgentLifecycle
-		var taskAgentHealth *codersdk.WorkspaceAgentHealth
-		for _, resource := range ws.LatestBuild.Resources {
-			for _, agent := range resource.Agents {
-				if agent.ParentID.Valid {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				taskAgentID = uuid.NullUUID{Valid: true, UUID: agent.ID}
-				taskAgentLifecycle = &agent.LifecycleState
-				taskAgentHealth = &agent.Health
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		var currentState *codersdk.TaskStateEntry
-		if ws.LatestAppStatus != nil {
-			currentState = &codersdk.TaskStateEntry{
-				Timestamp: ws.LatestAppStatus.CreatedAt,
-				State:     codersdk.TaskState(ws.LatestAppStatus.State),
-				Message:   ws.LatestAppStatus.Message,
-				URI:       ws.LatestAppStatus.URI,
-			}
-		}
-
-		tasks = append(tasks, codersdk.Task{
-			ID:                      ws.ID,
-			OrganizationID:          ws.OrganizationID,
-			OwnerID:                 ws.OwnerID,
-			OwnerName:               ws.OwnerName,
-			Name:                    ws.Name,
-			TemplateID:              ws.TemplateID,
-			TemplateName:            ws.TemplateName,
-			TemplateDisplayName:     ws.TemplateDisplayName,
-			TemplateIcon:            ws.TemplateIcon,
-			WorkspaceID:             uuid.NullUUID{Valid: true, UUID: ws.ID},
-			WorkspaceAgentID:        taskAgentID,
-			WorkspaceAgentLifecycle: taskAgentLifecycle,
-			WorkspaceAgentHealth:    taskAgentHealth,
-			CreatedAt:               ws.CreatedAt,
-			UpdatedAt:               ws.UpdatedAt,
-			InitialPrompt:           promptsByBuildID[ws.LatestBuild.ID],
-			Status:                  ws.LatestBuild.Status,
-			CurrentState:            currentState,
-		})
+		tasks = append(tasks, taskFromWorkspace(ws, promptsByBuildID[ws.LatestBuild.ID]))
 	}
 
 	return tasks, nil

diff --git a/coderd/aitasks_test.go b/coderd/aitasks_test.go
@@ -299,19 +299,23 @@ func TestTasksCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		expClient := codersdk.NewExperimentalClient(client)
 
 		// When: We attempt to create a Task.
-		workspace, err := expClient.CreateTask(ctx, "me", codersdk.CreateTaskRequest{
+		task, err := expClient.CreateTask(ctx, "me", codersdk.CreateTaskRequest{
 			TemplateVersionID: template.ActiveVersionID,
 			Prompt:            taskPrompt,
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		coderdtest.AwaitWorkspaceBuildJobCompleted(t, client, workspace.LatestBuild.ID)
+		require.True(t, task.WorkspaceID.Valid)
+
+		ws, err := client.Workspace(ctx, task.WorkspaceID.UUID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		coderdtest.AwaitWorkspaceBuildJobCompleted(t, client, ws.LatestBuild.ID)
 
 		// Then: We expect a workspace to have been created.
-		assert.NotEmpty(t, workspace.Name)
-		assert.Equal(t, template.ID, workspace.TemplateID)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, task.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, template.ID, task.TemplateID)
 
 		// And: We expect it to have the "AI Prompt" parameter correctly set.
-		parameters, err := client.WorkspaceBuildParameters(ctx, workspace.LatestBuild.ID)
+		parameters, err := client.WorkspaceBuildParameters(ctx, ws.LatestBuild.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, parameters, 1)
 		assert.Equal(t, codersdk.AITaskPromptParameterName, parameters[0].Name)

diff --git a/codersdk/aitasks.go b/codersdk/aitasks.go
@@ -53,23 +53,23 @@ type CreateTaskRequest struct {
 	Prompt                  string    `json:"prompt"`
 }
 
-func (c *ExperimentalClient) CreateTask(ctx context.Context, user string, request CreateTaskRequest) (Workspace, error) {
+func (c *ExperimentalClient) CreateTask(ctx context.Context, user string, request CreateTaskRequest) (Task, error) {
 	res, err := c.Request(ctx, http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("/api/experimental/tasks/%s", user), request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Workspace{}, err
+		return Task{}, err
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
 	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
-		return Workspace{}, ReadBodyAsError(res)
+		return Task{}, ReadBodyAsError(res)
 	}
 
-	var workspace Workspace
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&workspace); err != nil {
-		return Workspace{}, err
+	var task Task
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&task); err != nil {
+		return Task{}, err
 	}
 
-	return workspace, nil
+	return task, nil
 }
 
 // TaskState represents the high-level lifecycle of a task.

@@ -2686,8 +2686,8 @@ class ExperimentalApiMethods {
 	createTask = async (
 		user: string,
 		req: TypesGen.CreateTaskRequest,
-	): Promise<TypesGen.Workspace> => {
-		const response = await this.axios.post<TypesGen.Workspace>(
+	): Promise<TypesGen.Task> => {
+		const response = await this.axios.post<TypesGen.Task>(
 			`/api/experimental/tasks/${user}`,
 			req,
 		);

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import { API } from "api/api";
 import { getErrorDetail, getErrorMessage } from "api/errors";
 import { templateVersionPresets } from "api/queries/templates";
 import type {
 	Preset,
+	Task,
 	Template,
 	TemplateVersionExternalAuth,
 } from "api/typesGenerated";
@@ -28,13 +30,12 @@ import {
 import { useAuthenticated } from "hooks/useAuthenticated";
 import { useExternalAuth } from "hooks/useExternalAuth";
 import { RedoIcon, RotateCcwIcon, SendIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import { AI_PROMPT_PARAMETER_NAME, type Task } from "modules/tasks/tasks";
+import { AI_PROMPT_PARAMETER_NAME } from "modules/tasks/tasks";
 import { type FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "react-query";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router";
 import TextareaAutosize from "react-textarea-autosize";
 import { docs } from "utils/docs";
-import { data } from "./data";
 
 const textareaPlaceholder = "Prompt your AI agent to start a task...";
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export const TaskPrompt: FC<TaskPromptProps> = ({
 		<CreateTaskForm
 			templates={templates}
 			onSuccess={(task) => {
-				navigate(`/tasks/${task.workspace.owner_name}/${task.workspace.name}`);
+				navigate(`/tasks/${task.owner_name}/${task.name}`);
 			}}
 		/>
 	);
@@ -188,12 +189,11 @@ const CreateTaskForm: FC<CreateTaskFormProps> = ({ templates, onSuccess }) => {
 
 	const createTaskMutation = useMutation({
 		mutationFn: async ({ prompt }: CreateTaskMutationFnProps) =>
-			data.createTask(
+			API.experimental.createTask(user.id, {
 				prompt,
-				user.id,
-				selectedTemplate.active_version_id,
-				selectedPresetId,
-			),
+				template_version_id: selectedTemplate.active_version_id,
+				template_version_preset_id: selectedPresetId,
+			}),
 		onSuccess: async (task) => {
 			await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
 				queryKey: ["tasks"],

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
 	MockAIPromptPresets,
 	MockNewTaskData,
 	MockPresets,
+	MockTask,
 	MockTasks,
 	MockTemplate,
 	MockTemplateVersionExternalAuthGithub,
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ import { API } from "api/api";
 import { MockUsers } from "pages/UsersPage/storybookData/users";
 import { expect, spyOn, userEvent, waitFor, within } from "storybook/test";
 import { reactRouterParameters } from "storybook-addon-remix-react-router";
-import { data } from "./data";
 import TasksPage from "./TasksPage";
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof TasksPage> = {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export const CreateTaskSuccessfully: Story = {
 		spyOn(API.experimental, "getTasks")
 			.mockResolvedValueOnce(MockTasks)
 			.mockResolvedValue([MockNewTaskData, ...MockTasks]);
-		spyOn(data, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockNewTaskData);
+		spyOn(API.experimental, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockTask);
 	},
 	play: async ({ canvasElement, step }) => {
 		const canvas = within(canvasElement);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export const CreateTaskError: Story = {
 	beforeEach: () => {
 		spyOn(API, "getTemplates").mockResolvedValue([MockTemplate]);
 		spyOn(API.experimental, "getTasks").mockResolvedValue(MockTasks);
-		spyOn(data, "createTask").mockRejectedValue(
+		spyOn(API.experimental, "createTask").mockRejectedValue(
 			mockApiError({
 				message: "Failed to create task",
 				detail: "You don't have permission to create tasks.",
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export const WithAuthenticatedExternalAuth: Story = {
 		spyOn(API.experimental, "getTasks")
 			.mockResolvedValueOnce(MockTasks)
 			.mockResolvedValue([MockNewTaskData, ...MockTasks]);
-		spyOn(data, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockNewTaskData);
+		spyOn(API.experimental, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockTask);
 		spyOn(API, "getTemplateVersionExternalAuth").mockResolvedValue([
 			MockTemplateVersionExternalAuthGithubAuthenticated,
 		]);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export const MissingExternalAuth: Story = {
 		spyOn(API.experimental, "getTasks")
 			.mockResolvedValueOnce(MockTasks)
 			.mockResolvedValue([MockNewTaskData, ...MockTasks]);
-		spyOn(data, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockNewTaskData);
+		spyOn(API.experimental, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockTask);
 		spyOn(API, "getTemplateVersionExternalAuth").mockResolvedValue([
 			MockTemplateVersionExternalAuthGithub,
 		]);
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export const ExternalAuthError: Story = {
 		spyOn(API.experimental, "getTasks")
 			.mockResolvedValueOnce(MockTasks)
 			.mockResolvedValue([MockNewTaskData, ...MockTasks]);
-		spyOn(data, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockNewTaskData);
+		spyOn(API.experimental, "createTask").mockResolvedValue(MockTask);
 		spyOn(API, "getTemplateVersionExternalAuth").mockRejectedValue(
 			mockApiError({
 				message: "Failed to load external auth",

diff --git a/site/src/testHelpers/entities.ts b/site/src/testHelpers/entities.ts
@@ -4903,6 +4903,32 @@ export const MockTasks = [
 	},
 ];
 
+export const MockTask: TypesGen.Task = {
+	id: "test-task",
+	name: "task-wild-test-123",
+	organization_id: MockOrganization.id,
+	owner_id: MockUserOwner.id,
+	owner_name: MockUserOwner.username,
+	template_id: MockTemplate.id,
+	template_name: MockTemplate.name,
+	template_display_name: MockTemplate.display_name,
+	template_icon: MockTemplate.icon,
+	workspace_id: MockWorkspace.id,
+	workspace_agent_id: MockWorkspaceAgent.id,
+	workspace_agent_lifecycle: MockWorkspaceAgent.lifecycle_state,
+	workspace_agent_health: MockWorkspaceAgent.health,
+	initial_prompt: "Perform some task",
+	status: "running",
+	current_state: {
+		timestamp: "2022-05-17T17:39:01.382927298Z",
+		state: "idle",
+		message: "Should I continue?",
+		uri: "https://dev.coder.com",
+	},
+	created_at: "2022-05-17T17:39:01.382927298Z",
+	updated_at: "2022-05-17T17:39:01.382927298Z",
+};
+
 export const MockNewTaskData = {
 	prompt: "Create a new task",
 	workspace: {