coder · david-fraley · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026
diff --git a/cli/task.go b/cli/task.go
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ func (r *RootCmd) tasksCommand() *serpent.Command {
 		Use:     "task",
 		Aliases: []string{"tasks"},
 		Short:   "Manage tasks",
+		// Coder Tasks is hidden from the product. Hiding the command keeps
+		// it out of `coder --help` and out of the generated CLI reference
+		// docs, while leaving it usable on deployments that set
+		// CODER_ENABLE_AI_TASKS.
+		Hidden: true,
 		Handler: func(i *serpent.Invocation) error {
 			return i.Command.HelpHandler(i)
 		},

diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_--help.golden
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ SUBCOMMANDS:
     stop               Stop a workspace
     support            Commands for troubleshooting issues with a Coder
                        deployment.
-    task               Manage tasks
     templates          Manage templates
     tokens             Manage personal access tokens
     unfavorite         Remove a workspace from your favorites

diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_server_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_server_--help.golden
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ Clients include the Coder CLI, Coder Desktop, IDE extensions, and the web UI.
           is detected. By default it instructs users to update using 'curl -L
           https://coder.com/install.sh | sh'.
 
-      --hide-ai-tasks bool, $CODER_HIDE_AI_TASKS (default: false)
-          Hide AI tasks from the dashboard.
-
       --ssh-config-options string-array, $CODER_SSH_CONFIG_OPTIONS
           These SSH config options will override the default SSH config options.
           Provide options in "key=value" or "key value" format separated by

diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_create_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_create_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_delete_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_delete_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_list_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_list_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_logs_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_logs_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_pause_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_pause_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_resume_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_resume_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_send_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_send_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_task_status_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_task_status_--help.golden
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_templates_init_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_templates_init_--help.golden
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ USAGE:
   Get started with a templated template.
 
 OPTIONS:
-      --id aws-devcontainer|aws-linux|aws-windows|azure-linux|digitalocean-linux|docker|docker-devcontainer|docker-envbuilder|gcp-devcontainer|gcp-linux|gcp-vm-container|gcp-windows|incus|kubernetes|kubernetes-devcontainer|nomad-docker|quickstart|scratch|tasks-docker
+      --id aws-devcontainer|aws-linux|aws-windows|azure-linux|digitalocean-linux|docker|docker-devcontainer|docker-envbuilder|gcp-devcontainer|gcp-linux|gcp-vm-container|gcp-windows|incus|kubernetes|kubernetes-devcontainer|nomad-docker|quickstart|scratch
           Specify a given example template by ID.
 
 ———

diff --git a/cli/testdata/server-config.yaml.golden b/cli/testdata/server-config.yaml.golden
@@ -597,9 +597,6 @@ client:
   # 'webgl', or 'dom'.
   # (default: canvas, type: string)
   webTerminalRenderer: canvas
-  # Hide AI tasks from the dashboard.
-  # (default: false, type: bool)
-  hideAITasks: false
 # Support links to display in the top right drop down menu.
 # (default: <unset>, type: struct[[]codersdk.LinkConfig])
 supportLinks: []
@@ -794,6 +791,11 @@ workspace_prebuilds:
   # limit; disabled when set to zero.
   # (default: 3, type: int)
   failure_hard_limit: 3
+# Enable Coder Tasks. When unset, the Tasks routes are not served, the Tasks UI
+# and its URLs are unavailable, the task RBAC permissions are stripped from
+# built-in roles, and the CLI task commands are hidden.
+# (default: false, type: bool)
+enableAITasks: false
 # Configure the background chat processing daemon.
 chat:
   # How many pending chats a worker should acquire per polling cycle.