Feature/tags and subtasks (#24346)

* add/remove tags

Add a "Change Tags" submenu to task actions that allows users to add or    remove existing workspace tags from tasks.

* view subtasks for a task

subtasks have same actions as tasks

* add subtask, convert between task/subtask

Add three new actions:
1. "Convert to Subtask" - For tasks only, pick a parent task
2. "Convert to Task" - For subtasks only, remove parent relationship
3. "Add Subtask" - For tasks only, create subtask with inherited project/section and assignee option

* can now rename a task/subtask

* Updated changelog

* Update extensions/asana/src/components/TaskDetail.tsx

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* refinements, suggested by Greptile bot

* prettier

* fix orphaned subtask

* create task bug fix

putting < and > characters in the description field would result in a 400

* Apply suggestion from @greptile-apps[bot]

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* Update CHANGELOG.md

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Co-authored-by: Per Nielsen Tikær <per@raycast.com>
Co-authored-by: raycastbot <bot@raycast.com>

Author: 4 people

extensions/asana/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Asana Changelog
 
+## [Add subtasks support and tag management] - 2026-01-23
+
+- Added ability to view subtasks for a task in the detail view
+- Added action to create subtasks under a parent task
+- Added ability to convert tasks to subtasks and subtasks to tasks
+- Added actions to add and remove tags from existing tasks
+- Added ability to rename tasks and subtasks
+
 ## [Add support for Asana sections] - 2025-10-28
 
 - Added option for assigning a section when creating a task. User can select from a list of existing sections.

extensions/asana/src/api/tags.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { request } from "./request";
+import { Task } from "./tasks";
 
 export type Tag = {
   gid: string;
@@ -12,3 +13,23 @@ export async function getTagsForWorkspace(workspaceGid: string) {
 
   return data.data;
 }
+
+export async function addTag(taskId: string, tagId: string) {
+  const payload = { tag: tagId };
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Task }>(`/tasks/${taskId}/addTag`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    data: { data: payload },
+  });
+
+  return data.data;
+}
+
+export async function removeTag(taskId: string, tagId: string) {
+  const payload = { tag: tagId };
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Task }>(`/tasks/${taskId}/removeTag`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    data: { data: payload },
+  });
+
+  return data.data;
+}

extensions/asana/src/api/tasks.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ type Tag = {
   name: string;
 };
 
+type Parent = {
+  gid: string;
+  name: string;
+};
+
 export type Task = {
   gid: string;
   id: string;
@@ -60,10 +65,11 @@ export type Task = {
   custom_fields: CustomField[];
   memberships: Membership[];
   tags: Tag[];
+  parent: Parent | null;
 };
 
 const taskFields =
-  "id,name,due_on,due_at,start_on,completed,projects.name,projects.color,assignee_section.name,permalink_url,custom_fields,assignee.name,memberships.project.name,memberships.section.name,tags.name";
+  "id,name,due_on,due_at,start_on,completed,projects.name,projects.color,assignee_section.name,permalink_url,custom_fields,assignee.name,memberships.project.name,memberships.section.name,tags.name,parent.name";
 
 export async function getMyTasks(workspace: string, showCompletedTasks: boolean) {
   const {
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ type UpdateTaskPayload = Partial<{
   assignee: string | null;
   due_on: Date | null;
   custom_fields: Record<string, string | null>;
+  name: string;
 }>;
 
 export async function updateTask(taskId: string, payload: UpdateTaskPayload) {
@@ -145,3 +152,63 @@ export async function deleteTask(taskId: string) {
     method: "DELETE",
   });
 }
+
+const subtaskFields =
+  "gid,name,due_on,due_at,start_on,completed,projects.name,projects.color,assignee_section.name,permalink_url,custom_fields,assignee.name,memberships.project.name,memberships.section.name,tags.name,parent.name";
+
+export async function getSubtasks(taskId: string) {
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Task[] }>(`/tasks/${taskId}/subtasks`, {
+    params: {
+      opt_fields: subtaskFields,
+    },
+  });
+
+  return data.data;
+}
+
+export async function setTaskParent(taskId: string, parentId: string) {
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Task }>(`/tasks/${taskId}/setParent`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    data: { data: { parent: parentId } },
+  });
+  return data.data;
+}
+
+export async function removeTaskParent(taskId: string) {
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Task }>(`/tasks/${taskId}/setParent`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    data: { data: { parent: null } },
+  });
+  return data.data;
+}
+
+export async function searchTasks(workspace: string, query?: string) {
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Pick<Task, "gid" | "name" | "parent">[] }>(
+    `/workspaces/${workspace}/typeahead`,
+    {
+      params: {
+        resource_type: "task",
+        query: query || "",
+        opt_fields: "gid,name,parent",
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  // Only return top-level tasks (not subtasks)
+  return data.data.filter((task) => !task.parent);
+}
+
+export type SubtaskPayload = {
+  name: string;
+  assignee?: string;
+  due_on?: string;
+  html_notes?: string;
+  memberships?: { project: string; section?: string }[];
+};
+
+export async function createSubtask(parentId: string, payload: SubtaskPayload) {
+  const { data } = await request<{ data: Task }>(`/tasks/${parentId}/subtasks`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    data: { data: payload },
+  });
+  return data.data;
+}

extensions/asana/src/components/CreateSubtaskForm.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { Action, ActionPanel, Form, Icon, useNavigation, Toast, showToast } from "@raycast/api";
+import { format } from "date-fns";
+import { FormValidation, getAvatarIcon, useForm, MutatePromise } from "@raycast/utils";
+import { useUsers } from "../hooks/useUsers";
+import { useMe } from "../hooks/useMe";
+import { useSections } from "../hooks/useSections";
+import { getErrorMessage } from "../helpers/errors";
+import { escapeHtml } from "../helpers/task";
+import TaskDetail from "./TaskDetail";
+import { Task, createSubtask, SubtaskPayload } from "../api/tasks";
+
+type SubtaskFormValues = {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  assignee: string;
+  due_date: Date | null;
+  section: string;
+};
+
+type CreateSubtaskFormProps = {
+  parentTask: Task;
+  workspace?: string;
+  mutateSubtasks?: MutatePromise<Task[] | undefined>;
+};
+
+export default function CreateSubtaskForm({ parentTask, workspace, mutateSubtasks }: CreateSubtaskFormProps) {
+  const { push } = useNavigation();
+
+  const { data: users, isLoading: isLoadingUsers } = useUsers(workspace);
+  const { data: me, isLoading: isLoadingMe } = useMe();
+
+  const parentProjectId = parentTask.projects[0]?.gid;
+  const { data: sections, isLoading: isLoadingSections } = useSections(parentProjectId);
+
+  const { handleSubmit, itemProps, reset, focus } = useForm<SubtaskFormValues>({
+    async onSubmit(values) {
+      const toast = await showToast({ style: Toast.Style.Animated, title: "Creating subtask" });
+
+      try {
+        const payload: SubtaskPayload = {
+          name: values.name,
+          ...(values.description ? { html_notes: `<body>${escapeHtml(values.description)}</body>` } : {}),
+          ...(values.assignee ? { assignee: values.assignee } : {}),
+          ...(values.due_date ? { due_on: format(values.due_date, "yyyy-MM-dd") } : {}),
+          ...(parentProjectId
+            ? {
+                memberships: [{ project: parentProjectId, ...(values.section ? { section: values.section } : {}) }],
+              }
+            : {}),
+        };
+
+        const subtask = await createSubtask(parentTask.gid, payload);
+
+        if (mutateSubtasks) {
+          mutateSubtasks();
+        }
+
+        toast.style = Toast.Style.Success;
+        toast.title = "Created subtask";
+
+        toast.primaryAction = {
+          title: "Open Subtask",
+          shortcut: { modifiers: ["cmd", "shift"], key: "o" },
+          onAction: () => push(<TaskDetail task={subtask} workspace={workspace} />),
+        };
+
+        reset({
+          name: "",
+          description: "",
+          due_date: null,
+          assignee: values.assignee,
+          section: values.section,
+        });
+
+        focus("name");
+      } catch (error) {
+        toast.style = Toast.Style.Failure;
+        toast.title = "Failed to create subtask";
+        toast.message = getErrorMessage(error);
+      }
+    },
+    validation: {
+      name: FormValidation.Required,
+    },
+    initialValues: {
+      name: "",
+      description: "",
+      assignee: "",
+      due_date: null,
+      section: "",
+    },
+  });
+
+  const projectInfo = parentTask.projects.length > 0 ? parentTask.projects.map((p) => p.name).join(", ") : "No project";
+
+  return (
+    <Form
+      navigationTitle={`Add subtask to "${parentTask.name}"`}
+      isLoading={isLoadingUsers || isLoadingMe || isLoadingSections}
+      actions={
+        <ActionPanel>
+          <Action.SubmitForm title="Create Subtask" onSubmit={handleSubmit} />
+        </ActionPanel>
+      }
+    >
+      <Form.Description title="Parent Task" text={parentTask.name} />
+      <Form.Description title="Project" text={projectInfo} />
+
+      {parentProjectId && sections && sections.length > 0 && (
+        <Form.Dropdown title="Section" {...itemProps.section}>
+          <Form.Dropdown.Item title="No section" value="" icon={Icon.Tray} />
+          {sections.map((section) => (
+            <Form.Dropdown.Item key={section.gid} value={section.gid} title={section.name} icon={Icon.Tray} />
+          ))}
+        </Form.Dropdown>
+      )}
+
+      <Form.Separator />
+
+      <Form.TextField title="Subtask Name" placeholder="What needs to be done?" autoFocus {...itemProps.name} />
+
+      <Form.TextArea title="Description" placeholder="Add more detail (optional)" {...itemProps.description} />
+
+      <Form.Dropdown title="Assignee" {...itemProps.assignee}>
+        <Form.Dropdown.Item title="Unassigned" value="" icon={Icon.Person} />
+        {users?.map((user) => (
+          <Form.Dropdown.Item
+            key={user.gid}
+            value={user.gid}
+            title={user.gid === me?.gid ? `${user.name} (me)` : user.name}
+            icon={getAvatarIcon(user.name)}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </Form.Dropdown>
+
+      <Form.DatePicker title="Due Date" type={Form.DatePicker.Type.Date} {...itemProps.due_date} />
+    </Form>
+  );
+}

extensions/asana/src/components/CreateTaskForm.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { useTags } from "../hooks/useTags";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "../helpers/errors";
 import { TaskFormValues } from "../create-task";
 import { getProjectIcon } from "../helpers/project";
+import { escapeHtml } from "../helpers/task";
 import TaskDetail from "./TaskDetail";
 import { createTask, TaskPayload } from "../api/tasks";
 import { asanaToRaycastColor } from "../helpers/colors";
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default function CreateTaskForm(props: {
       const toast = await showToast({ style: Toast.Style.Animated, title: "Creating task" });
 
       try {
-        const htmlNotes = `<body>${values.description}</body>`;
+        const htmlNotes = `<body>${escapeHtml(values.description)}</body>`;
 
         const customFieldsEntries = Object.entries(values).filter(
           ([key, value]) => key.startsWith("field-") && value !== "",

extensions/asana/src/components/ParentTaskPicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { List, Action, ActionPanel, Icon, showToast, Toast, useNavigation } from "@raycast/api";
+import { MutatePromise } from "@raycast/utils";
+import { Task, setTaskParent } from "../api/tasks";
+import { useSearchTasks } from "../hooks/useSearchTasks";
+import { getErrorMessage } from "../helpers/errors";
+
+type ParentTaskPickerProps = {
+  task: Task;
+  workspace: string;
+  mutateList?: MutatePromise<Task[] | undefined>;
+  mutateDetail?: MutatePromise<Task>;
+};
+
+export default function ParentTaskPicker({ task, workspace, mutateList, mutateDetail }: ParentTaskPickerProps) {
+  const { pop } = useNavigation();
+  const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState("");
+  const { data: tasks, isLoading } = useSearchTasks(workspace, searchText);
+
+  // Filter out the current task from potential parents
+  const availableTasks = tasks?.filter((t) => t.gid !== task.gid);
+
+  async function selectParent(parentTask: Pick<Task, "gid" | "name">) {
+    try {
+      await showToast({ style: Toast.Style.Animated, title: "Converting to subtask" });
+
+      const asyncUpdate = setTaskParent(task.gid, parentTask.gid);
+
+      if (mutateList) {
+        mutateList(asyncUpdate, {
+          optimisticUpdate(data) {
+            if (!data) {
+              return;
+            }
+            return data.map((t) =>
+              t.gid === task.gid ? { ...t, parent: { gid: parentTask.gid, name: parentTask.name } } : t,
+            );
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (mutateDetail) {
+        mutateDetail(asyncUpdate, {
+          optimisticUpdate(data) {
+            return { ...data, parent: { gid: parentTask.gid, name: parentTask.name } };
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      await asyncUpdate;
+
+      await showToast({
+        style: Toast.Style.Success,
+        title: "Converted to subtask",
+        message: `Now a subtask of "${parentTask.name}"`,
+      });
+
+      pop();
+    } catch (error) {
+      await showToast({
+        style: Toast.Style.Failure,
+        title: "Failed to convert to subtask",
+        message: getErrorMessage(error),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <List
+      navigationTitle={`Select parent for "${task.name}"`}
+      searchBarPlaceholder="Search for a task..."
+      onSearchTextChange={setSearchText}
+      isLoading={isLoading}
+      throttle
+    >
+      <List.EmptyView title="No tasks found" description="Try a different search term" />
+      {availableTasks?.map((parentTask) => (
+        <List.Item
+          key={parentTask.gid}
+          title={parentTask.name}
+          icon={Icon.Circle}
+          actions={
+            <ActionPanel>
+              <Action title="Set as Parent" icon={Icon.ArrowUp} onAction={() => selectParent(parentTask)} />
+            </ActionPanel>
+          }
+        />
+      ))}
+    </List>
+  );
+}