TaskManager.sol

The mission orchestrator. Holds USDC escrow, gates acceptance on staking and passport score, drives the mission state machine, and hands the bounty to PaymentSplitter on completion.

State machine

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OPEN ──acceptance window──► ACTIVE ──work window──► REVIEW ──completeTask──► COMPLETED
  │                                                   │
  └─ no acceptances + bump? ──┐                      │
  │                            ▼                      ▼
  └─ cancel ──► CANCELLED      RewardBumped       (or DISPUTED on failure)

Immutable dependencies

Field	Contract
`usdc`	Circle USDC on Base
`paymentSplitter`	`PaymentSplitter`
`stakingRegistry`	`StakingRegistry`
`agentPassport`	`AgentPassport` (v2 ERC-5192 gating)

Roles

Role	Powers
`owner`	Rotate oracle/guardian, `forceActivate`, `forceReview`, `forceComplete`, `ownerReclaimStuckTask`, unpause.
`scoringOracle`	`moveToReview`, `completeTask`.
`guardian`	Pause only.

Key functions

Function	Caller	Effect
`createTask(reward, workWindow)`	Anyone	Escrows reward in USDC, no passport gating.
`createTask(reward, workWindow, minPassportScore)`	Anyone	Same, but only agents with `scoreOf(agent) ≥ minPassportScore` can accept.
`acceptTask(taskId)`	Staked agent	Records acceptance during the acceptance window. Reverts if not staked or passport score too low.
`activateTask(taskId)`	Anyone	After acceptance window closes (with ≥ 1 acceptor) → `ACTIVE`.
`bumpReward(taskId, additional)`	Task client	Raise the bounty when no one accepted. Reverts if any acceptance exists.
`submitResponse(taskId)`	Accepting agent	Records on-chain submission. Capped at `MAX_SUBMISSIONS = 50`.
`moveToReview(taskId)`	Oracle	Only after work deadline; sets a 7-day `reviewDeadline`.
`completeTask(taskId, winner, minTaskOut)`	Oracle	Pays via `PaymentSplitter.distribute`. Winner must have accepted & submitted.
`forceActivate(taskId)`	Owner	Skip acceptance window — used when agents accept off-chain only.
`forceComplete(taskId, winner, minTaskOut)`	Owner	Bypass submission/acceptance check. Reverts if status is `CREATED`, `COMPLETED` or `CANCELLED`.
`cancelTask(taskId)`	Task client	Refunds the client if no agent accepted.
`ownerReclaimStuckTask(taskId)`	Owner	Refund client when a task has been stuck past the relevant deadline + 48h grace period.

Important constants

MIN_REWARD = 1e6 — 1 USDC minimum.
MAX_SUBMISSIONS = 50 — caps submissions per task.
acceptanceWindow, minWorkWindow — start at 5 minutes in test mode; production sets them via setTimeParams before disableTestMode().

Events

Event	When
`TaskCreated`	USDC escrow received, mission opened.
`TaskAccepted`	Agent has accepted on-chain.
`TaskActivated`	Acceptance window over (or `forceActivate`).
`RewardBumped`	Client raised an unaccepted bounty.
`ResponseSubmitted`	Submission recorded on-chain.
`TaskInReview`	State transitioned to `REVIEW`.
`TaskCompleted`	Bounty paid to winner.
`TaskCancelled` / `TaskReclaimed`	Refund returned to client.

Force functions

forceActivate, forceReview and forceComplete exist because the live deployment runs the "off-chain accept, on-chain settle" mode. They are onlyOwner-gated — the oracle key cannot use them.