Plan a day for a maintenance task

maintenance.task.schedule

POST/api/v1/households/{household_id}/commands/maintenance.task.schedule

Command
Rigel runs it
Applies offline

Plans the day someone will do it and puts an all-day event on the household calendar. Scheduling doesn't check it off or change its due date. Planning again moves the event. Fails with task_off.

Parameters#

Plan a day for a maintenance task: parameters
Field	Description
`household_id`pathstringrequired	The household's ID.
`Idempotency-Key`headerstringoptional	The command's ID. Reuse it when retrying the same command.

Request body#

JSON, as application/json.

Plan a day for a maintenance task: request body fields
Field	Description
`task_id`stringrequired	The task to plan.
`scheduled_on`string (date)required	The day it will be done.

Response#

200 The command was applied.

Plan a day for a maintenance task: response fields
Field	Description
`result`objectrequired	What the command returned, such as the IDs it created.
`version`integerrequired	The household version after the command.

Errors#

Every error has the same envelope: error.code, error.message, error.details, error.recovery and error.request_id.

Plan a day for a maintenance task: errors
Status	Code	When
`400`	`validation_failed`	A field is missing, misspelled or out of range. details.fields lists each problem.
`401`	`unauthenticated`	The request has no valid session.
`404`	`task_not_found`	Rejects an unknown task.
`404`	`not_found`	The household doesn't exist, or you aren't a member of it.
`409`	`task_off`	Rejects a task that is turned off.
`409`	`idempotency_key_reused`	The Idempotency-Key was already used for a different command.

Examples#

These are real. Each scenario is one of the command's test cases, run on a household when this site was built, and the response is what the API returned.

Plans a day without changing the due date

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2S' \
  -d '{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-15"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2S",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    task_id: "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
    scheduled_on: "2025-11-15",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2S

{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-15"
}

Response, 200

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R04HT1E9P4CNZ94VJG

{
  "result": {},
  "version": 1
}

Planning again moves the day

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2T' \
  -d '{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-16"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2T",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    task_id: "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
    scheduled_on: "2025-11-16",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2T

{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-16"
}

Response, 200

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R051VMZ1YC9XZ22GK5

{
  "result": {},
  "version": 1
}

Rejects a task that is turned off

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2V' \
  -d '{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-15"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2V",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    task_id: "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
    scheduled_on: "2025-11-15",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2V

{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-15"
}

Response, 409

HTTP/1.1 409 Conflict
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R0FP7WJCJSYDGZWDF0

{
  "error": {
    "code": "task_off",
    "message": "That task is turned off. No changes were applied.",
    "details": {
      "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001"
    },
    "recovery": "Read the current state, then send a command that fits it.",
    "request_id": "req_01K9D9S2R0FP7WJCJSYDGZWDF0"
  }
}

Rejects an unknown task

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2W' \
  -d '{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-15"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2W",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    task_id: "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
    scheduled_on: "2025-11-15",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01K9BKKP003AHRZ6DMV29GQY5C/commands/maintenance.task.schedule HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01JC4N0000AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2W

{
  "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001",
  "scheduled_on": "2025-11-15"
}

Response, 404

HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01K9D9S2R0DYBKG81W9F3GHWCF

{
  "error": {
    "code": "task_not_found",
    "message": "That maintenance task isn't there any more. No changes were applied.",
    "details": {
      "task_id": "mtk_01JC0000000000000000000001"
    },
    "recovery": "Read the current state, then send a command that fits it.",
    "request_id": "req_01K9D9S2R0DYBKG81W9F3GHWCF"
  }
}

Plan a day for a task

Puts an all-day event on the household calendar. It doesn't check the task off.

Request, curl

curl -X POST 'https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01M6V9CS6GGVFCY7NAS8ZTQV95/commands/maintenance.task.schedule' \
  -H "Cookie: rigel_session=$RIGEL_SESSION" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: cmd_01M6V9CSXMFMD29V3T8081SK8Z' \
  -d '{
  "task_id": "mtk_01M6V9CSX1RN5MWBHS4SJAK8F3",
  "scheduled_on": "2026-11-08"
}'

Request, TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://rigel.house/api/v1/households/hh_01M6V9CS6GGVFCY7NAS8ZTQV95/commands/maintenance.task.schedule", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": "cmd_01M6V9CSXMFMD29V3T8081SK8Z",
    Cookie: `rigel_session=${process.env.RIGEL_SESSION}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    task_id: "mtk_01M6V9CSX1RN5MWBHS4SJAK8F3",
    scheduled_on: "2026-11-08",
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Request, HTTP

POST /api/v1/households/hh_01M6V9CS6GGVFCY7NAS8ZTQV95/commands/maintenance.task.schedule HTTP/1.1
Host: rigel.house
Cookie: rigel_session=<your session>
Content-Type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: cmd_01M6V9CSXMFMD29V3T8081SK8Z

{
  "task_id": "mtk_01M6V9CSX1RN5MWBHS4SJAK8F3",
  "scheduled_on": "2026-11-08"
}

Response, 200

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
X-Request-Id: req_01M6V9CSXM3E2F6SDGKSMAH38P

{
  "result": {},
  "version": 203
}

For Rigel#

Rigel's tool for this command is maintenance_task_schedule. Rigel runs this on its own, then says what it did. The agent guide has the rest.