> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://platform.autumn.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Follow-up tasks

> Continue the same task with new instructions instead of starting over.

Every task has a durable `task_id`. To refine, expand, or fix results, **continue** the
same task: the agent keeps the plan, the output rows, and the task-local files.

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  from autumn_sdk import AutumnClient

  client = AutumnClient()

  # Start a task
  task = client.tasks.create("Find 20 AI infrastructure startups hiring founding engineers")

  # Send more instructions to the same task
  client.tasks.continue_(task.id, "Add each company's founder LinkedIn URL, and find 10 more rows")

  # Read the result
  result = client.tasks.output(task.id)
  print(result["rows"])
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
  import { AutumnClient } from "autumn-sdk";

  const client = new AutumnClient();

  const task = await client.tasks.create("Find 20 AI infrastructure startups hiring founding engineers");

  await client.tasks.continue(task.task_id, "Add each company's founder LinkedIn URL, and find 10 more rows");

  const result = await client.tasks.output(task.task_id);
  console.log(result.rows);
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## When to continue vs. start fresh

Continue when the user references previous work: "add a column", "find more", "narrow to
US-only", "fix the empty fields". Start a new task only for unrelated work.

When you continue, rewrite the user's request into a clear instruction stating the current
goal, not just their raw words.

## Execute and stop

* `tasks.execute(task_id)` pushes an existing task toward producing output from its current plan.
* `tasks.stop(task_id)` stops a run and returns the task to `plan`.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Human in the loop" icon="hand" href="/docs/guides/human-in-the-loop">
    Let the agent ask a clarifying question first.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Live messages" icon="radio" href="/docs/guides/streaming">
    Watch each turn as it happens.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>