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# start_or_stop_task

> Start or stop a cloud task by ID.

<Info>
  Use this tool when you want to manually start or stop a task without waiting for results.
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="When to use">
    Use this when you want to manually start or stop a task without waiting for results.
  </Step>

  <Step title="What it returns">
    Confirmation of the action taken and current task status.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Common failure cases">
    * The task does not exist
    * The task is already in the requested state
    * The requested action cannot be performed on that task
  </Step>
</Steps>

#### Example prompt

<Card>
  *"Stop my running Amazon scraper task"*
</Card>