Background Tasks

What is the Background Tasks tool?

A tool that runs time-consuming tasks in the background with the @vwork trigger.

When you use the @vwork trigger, it assigns long-running tasks to the background so you can track its progress separately.

When can you use it?

The Background Tasks tool is especially useful in these situations.

• When you want to assign time-consuming research or organization tasks to the AI
• When you need a large task like gathering multiple materials and creating a report
• When you want to receive results in the background while doing other work

For example, you can naturally ask "@vwork Research the latest AI paper trends and make a report", "@vwork Organize the marketing strategies of 5 competitors", or "@vwork Gather and summarize this week's major IT industry news". The AI will then use this tool to generate the result.

How to use it

This tool works in 4 different ways depending on what you need.

1. Assign a task

@vwork + [Task to run in the background]

• "@vwork Research the latest AI paper trends and make a report"
• "@vwork Organize the marketing strategies of 5 competitors"

2. Check tasks

Check the progress, results, and task ID of tasks you've assigned.

@vwork + [Request to check progress/results]

• "@vwork What happened to the tasks I asked for earlier?"

3. Delete a task

Deletes a single saved task result. To delete one, you first need to check the task ID via the "check tasks" step, then specify that ID in your request.

@vwork + [Task ID] + [Delete request]

• "@vwork Delete task #2 from the list you just showed me"

4. Reset everything

@vwork + [Request to delete everything]

• "@vwork Reset all background tasks"

Practical request checklist

For a stronger Background Tasks request, state the goal, input, scope, and output format together. Adding one more layer of constraints beyond the basic examples reduces follow-up questions and makes the result easier to use.

• Describe the recurring work, input source, recipient, and expected result step by step.
• Set the run time, recurrence, time zone, or deadline using absolute dates.
• Define failure handling, completion notice, stop conditions, and human review points.

Review, save, and reuse the result

Treat the Background Tasks result as a draft or a snapshot taken at query time. Check the following before carrying it into the next task.

• Validate the first output before allowing repeated runs.
• Confirm the time zone, recipient, and next scheduled run.
• When requirements change, explicitly update or stop the existing task.