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chore: deprecate coder_ai_task and coder_task #539

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chore: deprecate coder_ai_task and coder_task
blink-so[bot] Aug 27, 2026
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chore: deprecate nested sidebar_app.id and exported AI task types
blink-so[bot] Aug 27, 2026
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fix: correct Tasks deprecation to v2.34 and add ESR wording
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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions docs/data-sources/task.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ page_title: "coder_task Data Source - terraform-provider-coder"
subcategory: ""
description: |-
Use this data source to read information about Coder Tasks.
~> Deprecated: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release. Templates no longer require AI task resources; use Coder Agents https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents and follow the migration guide https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration.
---

# coder_task (Data Source)

Use this data source to read information about Coder Tasks.

~> **Deprecated**: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release. Templates no longer require AI task resources; use [Coder Agents](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents) and follow the [migration guide](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration).

## Example Usage

```terraform
Expand All @@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ resource "coder_ai_task" "task" {

module "example-agent" {
count = data.coder_task.me.enabled ? data.coder_workspace.me.start_count : 0
prompt = data.coder_ai_task.me.prompt
prompt = data.coder_task.me.prompt
}
```

Expand All @@ -34,10 +37,10 @@ module "example-agent" {

### Read-Only

- `enabled` (Boolean) True when executing in a Coder Task context, false when in a Coder Workspace context.
- `enabled` (Boolean, Deprecated) True when executing in a Coder Task context, false when in a Coder Workspace context.

-> The `enabled` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.
- `id` (String) The UUID of the task, if executing in a Coder Task context. Empty in a Coder Workspace context.
- `prompt` (String) The prompt text provided to the task by Coder, if executing in a Coder Task context. Empty in a Coder Workspace context.
- `prompt` (String, Deprecated) The prompt text provided to the task by Coder, if executing in a Coder Task context. Empty in a Coder Workspace context.

-> The `prompt` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.
11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions docs/resources/ai_task.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,29 +4,32 @@ page_title: "coder_ai_task Resource - terraform-provider-coder"
subcategory: ""
description: |-
Use this resource to define Coder tasks.
~> Deprecated: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release. Templates no longer require AI task resources; use Coder Agents https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents and follow the migration guide https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration.
---

# coder_ai_task (Resource)

Use this resource to define Coder tasks.

~> **Deprecated**: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release. Templates no longer require AI task resources; use [Coder Agents](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents) and follow the [migration guide](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration).



<!-- schema generated by tfplugindocs -->
## Schema

### Optional

- `app_id` (String) The ID of the `coder_app` resource that provides the AI interface for this task.
- `app_id` (String, **Deprecated**: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release.) The ID of the `coder_app` resource that provides the AI interface for this task.
- `sidebar_app` (Block Set, Max: 1, Deprecated) The coder_app to display in the sidebar. Usually a chat interface with the AI agent running in the workspace, like https://github.com/coder/agentapi. (see [below for nested schema](#nestedblock--sidebar_app))
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### Read-Only

- `enabled` (Boolean) True when executing in a Coder Task context, false when in a Coder Workspace context.
- `enabled` (Boolean, Deprecated) True when executing in a Coder Task context, false when in a Coder Workspace context.

-> The `enabled` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.
- `id` (String) A unique identifier for this resource.
- `prompt` (String) The prompt text provided to the task by Coder.
- `prompt` (String, Deprecated) The prompt text provided to the task by Coder.

-> The `prompt` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.

Expand All @@ -35,4 +38,4 @@ Use this resource to define Coder tasks.

Required:

- `id` (String) A reference to an existing `coder_app` resource in your template.
- `id` (String, Deprecated) A reference to an existing `coder_app` resource in your template.
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion examples/data-sources/coder_task/data-source.tf
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Expand Up @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ resource "coder_ai_task" "task" {

module "example-agent" {
count = data.coder_task.me.enabled ? data.coder_workspace.me.start_count : 0
prompt = data.coder_ai_task.me.prompt
prompt = data.coder_task.me.prompt
}
35 changes: 32 additions & 3 deletions provider/ai_task.go
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Expand Up @@ -10,25 +10,47 @@ import (
"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/validation"
)

// Deprecated: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in
// a future release. Use Coder Agents instead:
// https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration
type AITask struct {
ID string `mapstructure:"id"`
SidebarApp []AITaskSidebarApp `mapstructure:"sidebar_app"`
Prompt string `mapstructure:"prompt"`
AppID string `mapstructure:"app_id"`
}

// Deprecated: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in
// a future release. Use Coder Agents instead:
// https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration
type AITaskSidebarApp struct {
ID string `mapstructure:"id"`
}

// TaskPromptParameterName is the name of the parameter which is *required* to be defined when a coder_ai_task is used.
//
// Deprecated: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36. Task prompts are read
// from the task itself, not from a parameter.
const TaskPromptParameterName = "AI Prompt"

// aiTaskDeprecationMessage is surfaced by Terraform whenever a deprecated AI
// task resource or data source is used.
const aiTaskDeprecationMessage = "Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release. Use Coder Agents instead: https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration"

// aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage is surfaced by Terraform whenever a
// deprecated AI task attribute is used. It is kept short because it is rendered
// inline in the generated attribute documentation.
const aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage = "Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release."

// aiTaskDeprecationNotice is rendered in the generated documentation.
const aiTaskDeprecationNotice = "\n\n~> **Deprecated**: Coder Tasks is deprecated as of Coder v2.36 and will be removed in a future release. Templates no longer require AI task resources; use [Coder Agents](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents) and follow the [migration guide](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder/agents/tasks-to-chats-migration)."

func aiTaskResource() *schema.Resource {
return &schema.Resource{
SchemaVersion: 1,

Description: "Use this resource to define Coder tasks.",
DeprecationMessage: aiTaskDeprecationMessage,
Description: "Use this resource to define Coder tasks." + aiTaskDeprecationNotice,
CreateContext: func(c context.Context, resourceData *schema.ResourceData, i any) diag.Diagnostics {
var diags diag.Diagnostics

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -76,7 +98,7 @@ func aiTaskResource() *schema.Resource {
"sidebar_app": {
Type: schema.TypeSet,
Description: "The coder_app to display in the sidebar. Usually a chat interface with the AI agent running in the workspace, like https://github.com/coder/agentapi.",
Deprecated: "This field has been deprecated in favor of the `app_id` field.",
Deprecated: "This field has been deprecated in favor of the `app_id` field. " + aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
ForceNew: true,
Optional: true,
MaxItems: 1,
Expand All @@ -86,6 +108,7 @@ func aiTaskResource() *schema.Resource {
"id": {
Type: schema.TypeString,
Description: "A reference to an existing `coder_app` resource in your template.",
Deprecated: aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
Required: true,
ForceNew: true,
ValidateFunc: validation.IsUUID,
Expand All @@ -96,11 +119,13 @@ func aiTaskResource() *schema.Resource {
"prompt": {
Type: schema.TypeString,
Description: "The prompt text provided to the task by Coder.\n\n -> The `prompt` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.",
Deprecated: aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
Computed: true,
},
"app_id": {
Type: schema.TypeString,
Description: "The ID of the `coder_app` resource that provides the AI interface for this task.",
Deprecated: aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
ForceNew: true,
Optional: true,
Computed: true,
Expand All @@ -110,6 +135,7 @@ func aiTaskResource() *schema.Resource {
"enabled": {
Type: schema.TypeBool,
Description: "True when executing in a Coder Task context, false when in a Coder Workspace context.\n\n -> The `enabled` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.",
Deprecated: aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
Computed: true,
},
},
Expand All @@ -118,7 +144,8 @@ func aiTaskResource() *schema.Resource {

func taskDatasource() *schema.Resource {
return &schema.Resource{
Description: "Use this data source to read information about Coder Tasks.",
DeprecationMessage: aiTaskDeprecationMessage,
Description: "Use this data source to read information about Coder Tasks." + aiTaskDeprecationNotice,
ReadContext: func(ctx context.Context, rd *schema.ResourceData, i interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
diags := diag.Diagnostics{}

Expand All @@ -145,11 +172,13 @@ func taskDatasource() *schema.Resource {
"prompt": {
Type: schema.TypeString,
Computed: true,
Deprecated: aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
Description: "The prompt text provided to the task by Coder, if executing in a Coder Task context. Empty in a Coder Workspace context.\n\n -> The `prompt` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.",
},
"enabled": {
Type: schema.TypeBool,
Computed: true,
Deprecated: aiTaskAttributeDeprecationMessage,
Description: "True when executing in a Coder Task context, false when in a Coder Workspace context.\n\n -> The `enabled` field is only populated in Coder v2.28 and later.",
},
},
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