Manage OpenClaw Tasks: Replace Deprecated Flows Command

Ever tried running a command you found in an old GitHub issue only to realize it doesn’t exist? It happens to everyone. You’re looking for a way to manage your background work, but the CLI keeps throwing errors because the syntax changed.

If you are trying to use openclaw flows, you should stop right there. That command isn’t part of the current OpenClaw CLI. Some older release notes mentioned it by mistake, but the real way to handle your work is through openclaw tasks.

openclaw tasks list
openclaw tasks show <lookup>
openclaw tasks cancel <lookup>

Use instead

• openclaw tasks list — list tracked background tasks
• openclaw tasks show <lookup> — inspect one task by task id, run id, or session key
• openclaw tasks cancel <lookup> — cancel a running background task
• openclaw tasks notify <lookup> <policy> — change task notification behavior
• openclaw tasks audit — surface stale or broken task runs

Why this page exists

This page stays in place so existing links from older changelog entries, issue threads, and search results have a clear correction instead of a dead end.

Related

• Background Tasks — detached work ledger
• CLI reference — full command tree

Next steps

• Check out the Background Tasks documentation to understand the work ledger.
• View the CLI reference for the full command tree.

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