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# Update task assignee or due date

> Change who a task is assigned to or when it is due, on one employee's checklist. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/bamboohr/update_employee_task

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Change who a task is assigned to or when it is due, on one employee's checklist.

BambooHR MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/bamboohr.md

MCP tool: `bamboohr_write → update_employee_task`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Changes the assignee, the due date or both on one task of an employee's Onboarding or Offboarding tab. Only the fields you pass change. The new assignee can be notified on the timing set for the task. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `employee_id` | string | yes | Employee ID from find_employee. |
| `kind` | string | yes | Which checklist: 'onboarding' or 'offboarding'. |
| `task_id` | string | yes | Task ID from list_onboarding_tasks or list_offboarding_tasks. |
| `assignee_id` | string | no | Employee ID of the new assignee from find_employee. |
| `due_date` | string | no | New due date, YYYY-MM-DD. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "bamboohr_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "update_employee_task",
      "arguments": {
        "employee_id": "employee_8c41d2",
        "kind": "kind",
        "task_id": "task_8c41d2"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "task_id": "ot_9020",
    "task": "Schedule first-week 1:1",
    "assignee": "Sam Okafor",
    "due_date": "2026-10-19",
    "done": false
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

Previous: [Add task lists to an employee](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/bamboohr/add_task_lists.md)
Next: [Mark task complete](https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/bamboohr/complete_employee_task.md)

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