From aed00c78250d356bf26d8bd8893a6efc99a4a919 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: OpenClaw Bot <ai-agent@topdoglabs.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:53:35 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add --no-color flag to task.sh CLI for machine-readable
 output

---
 scripts/task.sh | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/task.sh b/scripts/task.sh
index 79734cc..84cf815 100755
--- a/scripts/task.sh
+++ b/scripts/task.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,23 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 # shellcheck source=./lib/api_client.sh
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/api_client.sh"
 
+# Color support - disable with --no-color or NO_COLOR env var
+NO_COLOR="${NO_COLOR:-}"
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
 BLUE='\033[0;34m'
 NC='\033[0m'
 
+# Disable colors if requested
+if [[ -n "$NO_COLOR" ]]; then
+  RED=''
+  GREEN=''
+  YELLOW=''
+  BLUE=''
+  NC=''
+fi
+
 log_info() { echo -e "${BLUE}i${NC} $1"; }
 log_success() { echo -e "${GREEN}ok${NC} $1"; }
 log_warning() { echo -e "${YELLOW}warn${NC} $1"; }
@@ -39,7 +50,10 @@ show_usage() {
 Task CLI for Gantt Board
 
 USAGE:
-  ./task.sh [list|get|create|update|delete|current-sprint|bulk-create] [args...]
+  ./task.sh [--no-color] [list|get|create|update|delete|current-sprint|bulk-create] [args...]
+
+GLOBAL FLAGS:
+  --no-color          Disable colored output (also respects NO_COLOR env var)
 
 COMMANDS:
   list [status]                      List tasks (supports filters)
@@ -577,6 +591,27 @@ bulk_create() {
 
 check_dependencies
 
+# Handle global flags before commands
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "${1:-}" in
+    --no-color)
+      RED=''
+      GREEN=''
+      YELLOW=''
+      BLUE=''
+      NC=''
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --)
+      shift
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      break
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 case "${1:-}" in
   list)
     shift