# Built-in Task Board

Every employee has a visual task board where work moves from backlog to done, updated automatically as tasks progress.

Every employee has a kanban task board with columns for backlog, in progress, review, and done. Drag cards between columns, assign priorities, set deadlines, and add notes. The board gives you a visual snapshot of what each employee is working on and what is coming next.

Your employee manages its own board during conversations. Ask it to "research 5 blog topics for next week" and it creates a task, moves it to in-progress, and marks it done when the research is complete. You never manually create tasks unless you want to. The board stays current because the employee updates it as part of its workflow.

Tasks created from conversations include full context: what was discussed, what the requirements were, and which messages led to the task. Click any card and see the original conversation thread. This means you never lose track of why a task exists or what the employee understood the requirements to be.

## A Kanban Board Your AI Employee Manages Itself

The built-in Task Board gives every AI employee a visual workspace: Backlog, In Progress, Review, and Done. Unlike project management tools you maintain manually, this board is updated by the agent as work moves forward. You see real progress, not stale cards.

Assign tasks by adding them to the backlog. The AI agent picks them up, moves them through the pipeline, and flags anything that needs your review. The board is the source of truth for what your autonomous agent is working on right now.

## Visibility Into Agentic Work Without Micromanaging

One of the hardest parts of deploying AI agents is knowing what they are actually doing. The Task Board solves this with a persistent, structured view of every task in flight. No digging through logs or asking the agent for status updates.

Each card carries context: the original task description, current status, linked outputs, and any blockers the agent has surfaced. When work is done, the card moves to Done and the output is linked directly. Everything connected, nothing lost.

## Works Alongside Human Task Assignment

You can assign tasks through chat, scheduling, or directly via the board. The AI employee treats all three the same way. Whether a task arrives from a manager at 9am or from a scheduled trigger at midnight, it lands in the backlog and gets worked.

Teams using multi-agent setups can see all boards across their workforce from the Workspace view. Cross-employee coordination becomes visible at a glance, which is critical when orchestrating parallel agentic AI workflows.

## Use Cases

### Project manager tracks agent deliverables

Every task the AI employee creates or is assigned appears on a board, so the team always knows what is in progress and what is done.

### Product team coordinates human and AI work

Designers, engineers, and AI agents share one board, keeping handoffs clean and nothing falling through the cracks.

### Customer success team manages open cases

The AI agent creates a task for each escalated ticket, moves it through stages, and closes it when resolved.

### Ops team monitors recurring process completion

Automated workflows generate tasks on each run, giving ops a visual record of what was completed and when.

## Comparison

| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Agent activity is invisible until you dig through logs. | All tasks surface on a shared board, visible at a glance. |
| Human and AI work live in separate tools. | One board covers both, so handoffs are seamless. |
| No way to know if a background task finished. | Task status updates in real time as the agent works. |
| Teams use spreadsheets to track what the agent did. | The task board is the single source of truth, no extra tooling needed. |

## FAQ

### Does my AI employee update the board automatically or do I need to move cards?

The AI employee updates the board automatically as it works. Cards move from Backlog to In Progress when the agent starts, to Review when it needs input, and to Done when the task is complete.

### Can I assign tasks directly on the board without using chat?

Yes. You can create and assign tasks directly from the Task Board. The agent picks them up just like tasks assigned through conversation or scheduling.

### How is this different from tools like Jira or Linear?

Traditional task boards require humans to update them. The Sistava Task Board is updated by the agent itself, making it an accurate real-time view of autonomous work rather than a manually maintained tracker.

### Can I see task boards for multiple AI employees at once?

Yes. The Workspace view shows task boards across your entire AI workforce, which is useful for teams running parallel agents on different workstreams.

### Does the AI employee track its own tasks in a project board?

Every AI agent has a built-in kanban board where tasks move through To Do, In Progress, and Done columns automatically. You can view and manage the board directly from the employee workspace.

> I stopped asking my agents for status updates. The board tells me exactly what is in flight and what shipped. It is the most accurate task tracking I have had with any team.
> — Ingrid S., Operations Lead · mid-size company