Boards

Boards shows every task as a card, in one column per stage. Use it to see where work stands, move tasks between stages, and open a task to edit it.

Open it from Sidebar › Tasks › Boards.

Toolbar

The toolbar runs along the top of the board.

Control	What it does
Search by title or ID…	Shows only cards whose title or task ID contains the text. While you search, columns without a match are hidden. Click × (Clear search) to clear it.
Filters	Opens the filter drawer. A dot on the button means a filter is on. See Filters.
Assigned to: me	Shows only tasks assigned to you. Click it again to turn it off.
Sort	Sorts the cards in every column by Recent Activity, Name or Created Date. Choose the same option again to flip the direction.
Switch to compact view / Switch to normal view	Compact view shows only the title of each card.
Hide empty columns / Show empty columns	Hides the columns that have no cards.
Configure stages	Opens the Stages panel, with the same stage settings as Settings › Stages, without the skills.
Refresh tasks	Reloads all tasks from disk.

Neova remembers compact view and hidden empty columns the next time you open the board.

Filters

Active filters show as chips under the toolbar, for example Tag: bug or Assignee: You. Click × on a chip to remove it, or Clear all to remove every filter.

Click Filters to open the drawer. Each section has a Clear link when it has a filter set.

Section	Choices
Status	All, Pending or Completed.
Type	One or more task types. Shown only when tasks have a type.
Tags	One or more tags. Type in Search tags… to find one.
Goals	All tasks or one active goal.
Assignees	You and one or more agents.
Date Range	Choose Updated or Created, then Today, Last 7 days, Last 30 days or This month, or set From and To dates.

When you choose several tags, types or assignees, the board shows tasks that match any of them. Filters from different sections all apply together.

A goal’s Open on board action opens the board filtered to that goal.

Columns

Each column is a stage, in the order set in Settings › Stages. The column header shows:

• The stage name, with a Default badge on the stage new tasks go to.
• + (Add task): creates a task called New Task in this stage and opens it.
• The number of tasks, for example 12 tasks. With a search or filter on, it shows 3 of 12 tasks.

A column with no tasks says No tasks yet, or No tasks found. Try different filters. when a filter hides them.

If a task’s stage doesn’t match any stage on the board, it shows in an Unassigned column at the left, with the number of tasks that need a stage.

Cards

A card shows the task title, the start of the description, assignees, up to three tags and the number of linked tasks. A completed task has a check icon and a struck-through title. Cards assigned to you have a coloured left edge.

Hover over a card to see its buttons:

Button	What it does
Mark as Done / Reopen Task	Top left. Sets the task’s status to completed or back to pending. The stage stays the same.
Move to stage	Arrows on the left and right edges. Moves the task to the previous or next stage.

Rest the pointer on a card for a moment to see a preview of the full description. In compact view, hovering shows a card with the details and the same buttons.

Click a card to open it in the task panel. See Task panel.

Right-click menu

Right-click a card for these options:

Option	What it does
Copy Task ID	Copies the task ID to the clipboard.
Move to stage	Moves the task to the stage you choose. The current stage has a check mark.
Assign	Adds or removes you or an agent as an assignee.
Stage skills	One item per skill attached to the stage. Choosing one copies its prompt, filled in for this task, to the clipboard. With more than five skills they are under Agent Prompts.
Mark as Done / Reopen Task	Sets the status.
Archive	Moves the task to the archive. If the task has images, choose Delete images or Keep images.
Delete	Deletes the task after you confirm. This can’t be undone.

Select several tasks

• ⌘-click a card to select it. ⇧-click selects a range in the same column.
• While you have a selection, a click on any card adds or removes it. Each column header gets a checkbox that selects all its visible cards.
• Click an empty part of the board, or Cancel, to clear the selection.

With tasks selected, the toolbar shows how many are selected and these actions:

Action	What it does
Move to…	Moves all selected tasks to the stage you choose.
Mark as done	Sets every selected task to completed. Their stages stay the same.
Archive	Archives the selected tasks. Their images are kept or deleted according to Delete images when archiving.
Delete	Deletes the selected tasks. This can’t be undone.

Each action asks you to confirm first and lists the tasks it applies to.

Task panel

Clicking a card opens the task in a panel over the board. It has the same areas as the full task editor.

• The title and description wait until you save. Press ⌘S or click Save.
• The stage, type, tags, assignees, goal, linked tasks, attachments and status save as soon as you change them.
• Click Expand to full editor or press ⌘E to open the task in the full editor. Unsaved changes are saved first.
• Click Close, press Esc or click outside the panel to close it. If you have unsaved changes, Neova asks Discard unsaved changes? Click Discard changes to close without saving.

How to add a task

1. Click + (Add task) at the top of the column for the stage the task belongs in.
2. The task panel opens with the title New Task. Type a title.
3. Describe the work in the editor below the title.
4. Press ⌘S to save.

To add a task from anywhere, press ⌘T. The new task goes into the default stage and opens in the task editor.

How to move a task to another stage

Do one of these:

• Hover over the card and click the left or right arrow.
• Right-click the card, choose Move to stage and pick the stage.
• Open the task and choose a stage under Agent Actions › Stage.

To move several tasks at once, select them and click Move to….

How to find tasks for a goal or a person

1. Click Filters.
2. Under Goals, choose the goal. Under Assignees, choose You or an agent.
3. Close the drawer. The chips under the toolbar show what is filtered.

Click Assigned to: me for a one-click view of your own tasks.

How to copy a stage prompt for a task

1. Right-click the card.
2. Choose the skill. Neova fills in the skill’s prompt for this task and copies it to the clipboard.
3. Paste it into an agent’s terminal.

A skill whose template can’t be found shows unavailable and can’t be chosen.

Related

• Task editor: every area of an open task.
• Settings › Stages, Types and Tags.
• Settings › Agents: the skills attached to stages.
• Settings › General: Delete images when archiving.
• MCP tools: agents use list_tasks, create_task, move_to_stage and complete_task to work with the board.