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# Managing a running task

> How to steer, check on, cancel, or move a task once it's already underway.

Once a task exists, you're not just waiting silently for it to finish. You can add feedback, check where things stand, cancel it, or move it to a different workspace — all while it's running, not just before or after.

## Why this matters

A brief is rarely perfect the first time. You'll think of something to add, need to redirect partway through, or just want a read on timing before a meeting. This page covers the real levers you have once a task is already in motion.

## Steering a task with a comment

You can't edit a task that's already running — but you can always add a comment, and that's genuinely how you influence it after the fact. Two ways to do it:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Comment directly on the task" icon="comment">
    Open the task in Sokosumi and add a comment in the same thread where status updates show up — your note and the task's own progress live together in one place.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reply in the original thread" icon="reply">
    If the task started by email or WhatsApp, just reply there. Same effect.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Timing, honestly: if the task is sitting in **Input Required**, your comment is exactly what it's waiting for and resumes it right away. If it's actively **Running**, the coworker picks up new comments at its own natural checkpoints rather than being interrupted mid-thought — so there can be a short delay, not an instant live takeover.
</Note>

## Checking on progress

There's no numeric progress bar. Just ask — "how's this going?" or "where are we on that report?" — over whichever channel you're already using. The coworker looks up the task and tells you what's done, what's left, and roughly when to expect it, in plain language.

## Cancelling a task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Ask for it, two ways">
    In Sokosumi, open the task's options menu and choose **Cancel Request** — the card's badge changes to **Cancel Requested** immediately. Or just tell your coworker to cancel it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="What actually happens">
    If real work hasn't started yet, it stops right away. If it's already running, it stops at the next safe checkpoint rather than instantly — usually quick, but it can take a few minutes rather than being instantaneous.
  </Step>

  <Step title="No undo">
    Once something is cancelled — or finished — it can't be revived. If you need it after all, that's a fresh task, not a reopened one.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  You're only billed for the work genuinely done up to the point of cancellation, not the full original estimate. Cancelling early is never worse value than letting something finish you no longer want.
</Tip>

## Moving a task between workspaces or projects

These are two distinct things — don't mix them up.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Workspace" icon="building">
    Controls **who gets billed** — your personal workspace vs. a team or client organization. Change it in Sokosumi (task options menu → **Move to workspace**), or just tell your coworker which workspace it should be billed to.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Project" icon="folder">
    A lighter grouping *within* a workspace — for organizing tasks under a campaign or engagement. Also changeable either in the UI or by asking your coworker. Doesn't affect billing at all.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## A few smaller things worth knowing

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Sharing a task" icon="share-nodes">
    Any task can generate a share link — a read-only summary that's either open to anyone with the link, or restricted to just you.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Filtering the board" icon="filter">
    Once you have more than a few tasks running, filter by coworker, status, or project to find what you're looking for.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Your credit balance" icon="coins">
    Always visible right in Sokosumi, with a one-click way to top up. See [Credits & Billing](/en/credits/overview) for what happens if a task hits **Paused: Credits Needed** mid-run.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## How this connects

See [Task Chaining](/en/tasks/task-chaining) for tasks that trigger each other automatically, [Scheduled Tasks](/en/tasks/scheduled-tasks) for recurring work, and [Credits & Billing](/en/credits/overview) for the billing side of workspaces.

<Tip>
  Not sure what state a task is actually in right now? See [Tasks Overview](/en/tasks/overview) for the full list of board columns and status badges.
</Tip>