# Resources

> The two resource URIs — a task and a saved view — and when a client should read one instead of calling a tool.

**What this is:** things a client can read as context, by URI. **When you need it:** attaching a particular task or saved view to a conversation.

| URI | Returns | Type | Scope | Same as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `taskadence://task/{task_id}` | The task as \`GET /v1/tasks/{task\_id}\` returns it: title, description, status, priority, assignee, dates, project / team / sprint / milestone / goal, tags, subtasks, dependencies and type fields. | `application/json` | `tasks:read` | [`GET /v1/tasks/{task_id}`](https://docs.taskadence.com/reference/operations/tasksread/) |
| `taskadence://view/{view_id}` | \`{view, rows, next\_cursor}\`: the view's definition (\`GET /v1/views/{view\_id}\`: name, resource, scope, query, display) and the first page of the rows it shows now (\`GET /v1/views/{view\_id}/rows\`, 25 rows: tasks or projects per the view's \`resource\`); \`next\_cursor\` continues with the \`view\_rows\` tool. | `application/json` | `tasks:read` | [`GET /v1/views/{view_id}`](https://docs.taskadence.com/reference/operations/viewsread/)[`GET /v1/views/{view_id}/rows`](https://docs.taskadence.com/reference/operations/viewsrows/) |

A client finds them as resource templates, and only when the connection’s groups include **tasks** (the task) or **views** (the view). A bad or unknown URI is a protocol error naming the two forms.

## Read, or call a tool?

-   **Read a resource** when you already know which task or view you mean and want it in front of the model — for example, attaching `taskadence://task/T123456` to the chat before asking about it.
-   **Call a tool** when the model has to find, filter or change something: `search_tasks`, `list_my_tasks`, `update_task`.

Resources are read-only; everything that changes data is a [tool](https://docs.taskadence.com/mcp/tools/). Reading one needs the same scope as the API read behind it, and sees only what your access sees there.

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Source: https://docs.taskadence.com/mcp/resources/