{
  "slug": "render-workflows-runs-cancel-cancels-a-running-task-4bb08efd4e6f",
  "title": "render workflows runs cancel cancels a running task",
  "tools": [
    "render"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-04-29T20:49:32.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-04-29T20:49:32.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When a workflow task is running, use `render workflows runs cancel <taskRunID>` to cancel its run. The v2.16.0 release note confirms the command was added for this task; the current CLI reference documents it under a newer command path.",
    "examples": [
      "render workflows runs cancel <taskRunID>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.16.0",
      "taskRunID: Task run ID to cancel; the current reference shows this positional argument as optional.",
      "Prerequisite: Authenticate the CLI and set an active workspace; CLI commands operate on that workspace.",
      "Docs conflict: The current CLI reference documents cancellation as `render workflows tasks runs cancel [taskRunID]`, with optional `--local` and `--port` flags. That command path differs from v2.16.0's `render workflows runs cancel`."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Cancel a running workflow task from the CLI.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/tag/v2.16.0",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli-reference",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli"
  ],
  "rank": 0.95028,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-34037c54c7cff215-1:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "3ab190731e8a49872054303a717cd6573c61e82684eb0f9379d4aa879a6bf06d"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "7557f9b147cda8152e8e3e50163d80d411753237a6f1571f4589d8d0ee9320c9",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.95 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.62 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}