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# Set Status • AI Agent SDK

> set_status: Set task status with transition validation.

# set\_status

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> This is a method of the [**Task**](../classes/Task) class in the [**task**](../modules/task) module.

Set task status with transition validation.

Validates the transition is legal. If not, logs a warning but
still applies the change for backward compatibility.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def set_status(new_status: str) -> None
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="new_status" type="str" required={true}>
  Target status (string or TaskStatus enum)
</ParamField>

## Uses

* `_lifecycle_manager.can_transition`
* `logger.warning`
* `TaskStatus`

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/task/task.py` at line 491
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