---
title: "overlane task resume"
description: "Claim a paused task and verify the working copy matches its checkpoint"
---

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# overlane task resume

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Reads the task, checks the working copy against the latest checkpoint's recovery route, and claims the lease. Refuses (exit 5) when the working copy does not match; it never commits, discards or uploads anything to close the gap.

## Usage

```sh
overlane task resume task-id [--dry-run]
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `task-id` | yes | The task to resume |

## Flags

| Flag | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--dry-run` | boolean | no |  | Print the requests and file changes this command would make, then stop. Needs no credentials. |

## Examples

```sh
overlane task resume task-1
```

## Behavior

- Effect: `write` (changes local or hosted state).
- Needs credentials: yes. Uses the network: yes.
- Supports `--dry-run`: yes. Accepts `--force`: no.
- Machine-readable description: `overlane schema task resume`.

## Result

With `--json` (the default when stdout is not a terminal) the command prints this JSON Schema's shape on stdout.

```json
{
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "taskId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "version": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "holder": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "task": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "taskId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "outcome": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "state": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "pauseReason": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "version": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "lease": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "holder": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "expiresAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "holder",
                "expiresAt"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            },
            "acceptanceCriteria": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "requiredChecks": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "id": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "minEvidenceLevel": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "id",
                  "minEvidenceLevel"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              }
            },
            "submitted": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "commitSha": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "submittedAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "commitSha",
                "submittedAt"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            },
            "evidenceCount": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "proof": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "proven",
                "unproven"
              ]
            },
            "latestCheckpoint": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "createdAt": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "summary": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "nextAction": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "commitSha": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "workingTreeDigest": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "route": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "localOnly": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "createdAt",
                "summary",
                "nextAction",
                "commitSha",
                "localOnly"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            },
            "archivedAt": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "restoreDaysLeft": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": -9007199254740991,
              "maximum": 9007199254740991
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "taskId",
            "outcome",
            "state",
            "version",
            "acceptanceCriteria",
            "requiredChecks",
            "evidenceCount"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        "continueWith": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "taskId",
        "version",
        "holder",
        "task",
        "continueWith"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "dryRun": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "const": true
        },
        "service": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "requests": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "method": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "body": {},
              "note": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "method",
              "path"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "commands": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "writes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "action": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "write",
                  "append",
                  "delete"
                ]
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "path",
              "action",
              "description"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "notes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "dryRun",
        "requests",
        "commands",
        "writes",
        "notes"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  ]
}
```

See [exit codes](/cli/#exit-codes) for the status the process returns.

Source: https://docs.overlane.app/cli/task-resume/index.mdx