Introduction

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Using DevBoxer

Creating Tasks Managing Tasks Task Follow-ups Slash Commands Draft Tasks Scheduled Tasks Retry Tasks

Automations GitHub Integration Slack Integration DevBoxer CLI & MCP Mobile

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Configuration

Environment Setup

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Retry Tasks

Re-run a task with the original prompt and context

Open as Markdown

Retrying a task is helpful when:

You want to explore a different approach to a solution
A task has gotten unweildly with lots of iterative commits and you want to start over with an improved prompt
The AI agent has gone off the rails and you want to re-start with fresh context

Retrying a task

Open a task from Home

Click the ... menu in the top right

Select Retry

Update the prompt before retrying, or submit immediately

Retrying a task archives the original task after you submit

Scheduled Tasks

Schedule tasks to run at a specific time in the future

Automations

Create recurring tasks that run based on specific events

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Retrying a task