Cowork scheduled tasks: rename/edit identity in place + user-adjustable toolbar order (decouple prompt update from recreate)
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Problem Statement
A scheduled task's identifier/title cannot be edited in place. The only way to rename it is delete + recreate, which also rewrites the task's prompt/skill from the new prompt - risking loss of a rich, hand-built skill. Separately, the scheduled-task toolbar lists tasks in creation order, which is not adjustable - so to reorder the list (e.g. into execution / start-time sequence) you must delete + recreate every task in the desired order.
For a fleet of 20+ scheduled tasks, any rename or reorder becomes a high-risk bulk delete/recreate operation with manual prompt/skill restoration around each one. This actively discourages good naming hygiene and sensible visual ordering.
Proposed Solution
- Allow editing a scheduled task's identifier/title in place (rename without delete + recreate).
- Make the scheduled-task toolbar order user-adjustable (drag-to-reorder, or sort by start time / name / next run).
- Decouple "update the prompt" from "recreate the task" so renaming never risks the existing prompt/skill.
Workaround today: recreate tasks in start-time order; back up and restore each task's prompt/skill around the recreate.
Environment: Claude Desktop, Cowork mode, macOS.
Related: #56244 (update_scheduled_task path-traversal error when updating prompt/description) - separate bug, same task-editing friction area.
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Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
Configuration and settings
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