feat(cli): promote tasks commands from experimental to GA (#20916)

## Overview

This change promotes the tasks CLI commands from `coder exp task` to
`coder task`, marking them as generally available (GA).

## Migration

Users will need to update their scripts from:

```shell
coder exp task create "my task"
```

To:
```shell
coder task create "my task"
```

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# Tasks CLI
The Coder CLI provides experimental commands for managing tasks programmatically. These are available under `coder exp task`:
The Tasks CLI documentation has moved to the auto-generated CLI reference pages:
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task
- [task](../reference/cli/task.md) - Main tasks command
- [task create](../reference/cli/task_create.md) - Create a task
- [task delete](../reference/cli/task_delete.md) - Delete tasks
- [task list](../reference/cli/task_list.md) - List tasks
- [task logs](../reference/cli/task_logs.md) - Show task logs
- [task send](../reference/cli/task_send.md) - Send input to a task
- [task status](../reference/cli/task_status.md) - Show task status
Experimental task commands.
Aliases: tasks
SUBCOMMANDS:
create Create an experimental task
delete Delete experimental tasks
list List experimental tasks
logs Show a task's logs
send Send input to a task
status Show the status of a task.
```
## Creating tasks
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task create [flags] [input]
Create an experimental task
- Create a task with direct input:
$ coder exp task create "Add authentication to the user service"
- Create a task with stdin input:
$ echo "Add authentication to the user service" | coder exp task create
- Create a task with a specific name:
$ coder exp task create --name task1 "Add authentication to the user service"
- Create a task from a specific template / preset:
$ coder exp task create --template backend-dev --preset "My Preset" "Add authentication to the user service"
- Create a task for another user (requires appropriate permissions):
$ coder exp task create --owner user@example.com "Add authentication to the user service"
OPTIONS:
-O, --org string, $CODER_ORGANIZATION
Select which organization (uuid or name) to use.
--name string
Specify the name of the task. If you do not specify one, a name will be generated for you.
--owner string (default: me)
Specify the owner of the task. Defaults to the current user.
--preset string, $CODER_TASK_PRESET_NAME (default: none)
-q, --quiet bool
Only display the created task's ID.
--stdin bool
Reads from stdin for the task input.
--template string, $CODER_TASK_TEMPLATE_NAME
--template-version string, $CODER_TASK_TEMPLATE_VERSION
```
## Deleting Tasks
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task delete [flags] <task> [<task> ...]
Delete experimental tasks
Aliases: rm
- Delete a single task.:
$ $ coder exp task delete task1
- Delete multiple tasks.:
$ $ coder exp task delete task1 task2 task3
- Delete a task without confirmation.:
$ $ coder exp task delete task4 --yes
OPTIONS:
-y, --yes bool
Bypass prompts.
```
## Listing tasks
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task list [flags]
List experimental tasks
Aliases: ls
- List tasks for the current user.:
$ coder exp task list
- List tasks for a specific user.:
$ coder exp task list --user someone-else
- List all tasks you can view.:
$ coder exp task list --all
- List all your running tasks.:
$ coder exp task list --status running
- As above, but only show IDs.:
$ coder exp task list --status running --quiet
OPTIONS:
-a, --all bool (default: false)
List tasks for all users you can view.
-c, --column [id|organization id|owner id|owner name|name|template id|template name|template display name|template icon|workspace id|workspace agent id|workspace agent lifecycle|workspace agent health|initial prompt|status|state|message|created at|updated at|state changed] (default: name,status,state,state changed,message)
Columns to display in table output.
-o, --output table|json (default: table)
Output format.
-q, --quiet bool (default: false)
Only display task IDs.
--status string
Filter by task status (e.g. running, failed, etc).
--user string
List tasks for the specified user (username, "me").
```
## Viewing Task Logs
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task logs [flags] <task>
Show a task's logs
- Show logs for a given task.:
$ coder exp task logs task1
OPTIONS:
-c, --column [id|content|type|time] (default: type,content)
Columns to display in table output.
-o, --output table|json (default: table)
Output format.
```
## Sending input to a task
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task send [flags] <task> [<input> | --stdin]
Send input to a task
- Send direct input to a task.:
$ coder exp task send task1 "Please also add unit tests"
- Send input from stdin to a task.:
$ echo "Please also add unit tests" | coder exp task send task1 --stdin
OPTIONS:
--stdin bool
Reads the input from stdin.
```
## Viewing Task Status
```console
USAGE:
coder exp task status [flags]
Show the status of a task.
Aliases: stat
- Show the status of a given task.:
$ coder exp task status task1
- Watch the status of a given task until it completes (idle or stopped).:
$ coder exp task status task1 --watch
OPTIONS:
-c, --column [state changed|status|healthy|state|message] (default: state changed,status,healthy,state,message)
Columns to display in table output.
-o, --output table|json (default: table)
Output format.
--watch bool (default: false)
Watch the task status output. This will stream updates to the terminal until the underlying workspace is stopped.
```
> **Note**: The `--watch` flag will automatically exit when the task reaches a terminal state. Watch mode ends when:
>
> - The workspace is stopped
> - The workspace agent becomes unhealthy or is shutting down
> - The task completes (reaches a non-working state like completed, failed, or canceled)
## Identifying Tasks
Tasks can be identified in CLI commands using either:
- **Task Name**: The human-readable name (e.g., `my-task-name`)
> Note: Tasks owned by other users can be identified by their owner and name (e.g., `alice/her-task`).
- **Task ID**: The UUID identifier (e.g., `550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000`)
For the complete CLI reference, see the [CLI documentation](../reference/cli/index.md).