# Will collections support namespaced tasks?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/will-collections-support-namespaced-tasks/34985>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 14, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/will-collections-support-namespaced-tasks/34985 "2021-04-14T20:17:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick\_Kakouros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Nick\_Kakouros](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nick_Kakouros)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/will-collections-support-namespaced-tasks/34985/1 "2021-04-14T20:17:13Z")

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I remember quite some time ago reading somewhere a proposed structure for collections that included a tasks folder, along with playbooks, roles, etc. Is support for tasks in collections still planned, so that they can be loaded with `include_tasks: my.namespace.task_file`?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/will-collections-support-namespaced-tasks/34985/2 "2021-04-15T17:56:54Z")

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No, not tasks directly, but playbooks  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/user\_guide/collections\_using.html#using-a-playbook-from-a-collection](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/user_guide/collections_using.html#using-a-playbook-from-a-collection)