> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a task that comes back done right

> Instructions, checklists, and proof requirements that make completed work verifiable

## What this helps you do

Create tasks whose completions you can trust without being on site — because
the instructions were concrete and the proof was named before the work
started.

## Before you start

Know the property, the timing window, and what "done" looks like. A task
missing any of the three bounces back with questions or, worse, comes back
"complete" without being checkable.

## Create the task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start from the right place">
    Use **Create task** from wherever the need surfaced — a conversation, a property, or the task
    list directly. Starting from a conversation or reservation carries the property and stay context
    with it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write instructions for a stranger">
    Assume the worker has never seen this property. Name the exact area, the exact problem, and
    anything they must know before starting. "Fix the lockbox" fails; "Front-door lockbox, code
    wheel sticks on 3 — replace the unit in the garage cabinet" succeeds.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use checklist items when order matters">
    A **Checklist** turns one vague task into verifiable parts, each checked off individually.
    Sequence the items the way the work must happen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name the proof up front">
    Mark items **Photo required** where you need to see the result, and say in the instructions what
    the photo must show. Proof named after completion is an argument; proof named before is a
    requirement.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Schedule and assign">
    Give the task its date, timing window, and assignee. Unassigned or undated tasks are wishes, not
    work.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Let an agent draft it

Trellis agents can draft tasks from a conversation or a request — the draft
arrives for your review with the property and reservation already linked.
Review it like any other draft: tighten the instructions, add the checklist
and proof requirements, then let it through. The agent saves the typing; the
standards stay yours.

## What happens next

The completed work comes back with its proof attached for review — the
reviewer's half of this contract is covered in
[Review completions and evidence](/guides/task-versus-visit).