Todoist CLI Skill

This skill provides procedural guidance for working with Todoist using the

td

CLI tool.

Prerequisites

The

td

CLI must be installed and authenticated. Verify with:

bash

td auth status

If td is not installed or not authenticated:

Not installed: Tell the user to install with
```
npm install -g @doist/todoist-cli
```
Not authenticated: Tell the user to run
```
td auth login
```
to authenticate via OAuth

Output Formats for Agents

For machine-readable output, use these flags:

```
--json
```
- Output as JSON array
```
--ndjson
```
- Output as newline-delimited JSON (one object per line)
```
--full
```
- Include all fields in JSON output (default shows essential fields only)

Confirmation Requirement

Before executing any destructive action, always ask the user for confirmation using AskUserQuestion or similar tool. A single confirmation suffices for a logical group of related actions.

Destructive actions include:

Deleting tasks, projects, sections, labels, or comments
Completing tasks
Updating existing resources
Archiving projects

Read-only operations do not require confirmation.

Quick Commands

Command	Description
`td add "text"`	Quick add with natural language parsing
`td today`	Tasks due today and overdue
`td upcoming [days]`	Tasks due in next N days (default: 7)
`td inbox`	Tasks in Inbox
`td completed`	Recently completed tasks

Quick Add Examples

bash

td add "Buy milk tomorrow p1 #Shopping"
td add "Call dentist every monday @health"
td add "Review PR #Work /Code Review"

The quick add parser supports:

Due dates:
```
tomorrow
```
,
```
next monday
```
,
```
Jan 15
```
Priority:
```
p1
```
(urgent) through
```
p4
```
(normal)
Project:
```
#ProjectName
```
Section:
```
/SectionName
```
Labels:
```
@label1 @label2
```

Tasks

List Tasks

bash

td task list [options]

Filters:

```
--project <name>
```
- Filter by project name or id:xxx
```
--label <name>
```
- Filter by label (comma-separated for multiple)
```
--priority <p1-p4>
```
- Filter by priority
```
--due <date>
```
- Filter by due date (today, overdue, or YYYY-MM-DD)
```
--filter <query>
```
- Raw Todoist filter query
```
--assignee <ref>
```
- Filter by assignee (me or id:xxx)
```
--workspace <name>
```
- Filter to workspace
```
--personal
```
- Filter to personal projects only

Output:

bash

td task list --json                    # JSON array
td task list --project "Work" --json   # Filtered JSON
td task list --all --json              # All tasks (no limit)

View Task Details

bash

td task view <ref>              # Human-readable
td task view <ref> --json       # JSON output

The ref can be a task name, partial match, or

id:xxx

Create Task

Quick add (natural language):

bash

td add "Task text with #Project @label tomorrow p2"

Explicit flags:

bash

td task add --content "Task text" \
  --project "Work" \
  --due "tomorrow" \
  --priority p2 \
  --labels "urgent,review" \
  --description "Additional details"

Options:

```
--content <text>
```
- Task content (required)
```
--due <date>
```
- Due date (natural language or YYYY-MM-DD)
```
--deadline <date>
```
- Deadline date (YYYY-MM-DD)
```
--priority <p1-p4>
```
- Priority level
```
--project <name>
```
- Project name or id:xxx
```
--section <id>
```
- Section ID
```
--labels <a,b>
```
- Comma-separated labels
```
--parent <ref>
```
- Parent task for subtask
```
--description <text>
```
- Task description
```
--assignee <ref>
```
- Assign to user (name, email, id:xxx, or "me")
```
--duration <time>
```
- Duration (e.g., 30m, 1h, 2h15m)

Update Task

bash

td task update <ref> --content "New content" --due "next week"

Options:

```
--content <text>
```
- New content
```
--due <date>
```
- New due date
```
--deadline <date>
```
- Deadline date
```
--no-deadline
```
- Remove deadline
```
--priority <p1-p4>
```
- New priority
```
--labels <a,b>
```
- Replace labels
```
--description <text>
```
- New description
```
--assignee <ref>
```
- Assign to user
```
--unassign
```
- Remove assignee
```
--duration <time>
```
- Duration

Complete Task

bash

td task complete <ref>

Reopen Task

bash

td task uncomplete id:xxx

Note: Uncomplete requires the task ID (id:xxx format).

Delete Task

bash

td task delete <ref>

Move Task

bash

td task move <ref> --project "New Project"
td task move <ref> --section <section-id>
td task move <ref> --parent <task-ref>

Open in Browser

bash

td task browse <ref>

Projects

List Projects

bash

td project list                     # Human-readable tree
td project list --json              # JSON array
td project list --personal --json   # Personal projects only

View Project

bash

td project view <ref>
td project view <ref> --json

Create Project

bash

td project create --name "Project Name" \
  --color "blue" \
  --parent "Parent Project" \
  --view-style board \
  --favorite

Options:

```
--name <name>
```
- Project name (required)
```
--color <color>
```
- Colour name
```
--parent <ref>
```
- Parent project for nesting
```
--view-style <style>
```
- "list" or "board"
```
--favorite
```
- Mark as favourite

Update Project

bash

td project update <ref> --name "New Name" --color "red"

Archive/Unarchive Project

bash

td project archive <ref>
td project unarchive <ref>

Delete Project

bash

td project delete <ref>

Note: Project must have no uncompleted tasks.

List Collaborators

bash

td project collaborators <ref>

Sections

List Sections

bash

td section list <project>           # Human-readable
td section list <project> --json    # JSON array

Create Section

bash

td section create --name "Section Name" --project "Project Name"

Update Section

bash

td section update <id> --name "New Name"

Delete Section

bash

td section delete <id>

Labels

List Labels

bash

td label list              # Human-readable
td label list --json       # JSON array

Create Label

bash

td label create --name "label-name" --color "green" --favorite

Update Label

bash

td label update <ref> --name "new-name" --color "blue"

Delete Label

bash

td label delete <name>

Comments

List Comments

bash

td comment list <task-ref>                    # Comments on task
td comment list <project-ref> --project       # Comments on project

Add Comment

bash

td comment add <task-ref> --content "Comment text"
td comment add <project-ref> --project --content "Comment text"

Update Comment

bash

td comment update <id> --content "Updated text"

Delete Comment

bash

td comment delete <id>

Reminders

List Reminders

bash

td reminder list <task-ref>

Add Reminder

bash

td reminder add <task-ref> --due "tomorrow 9am"

Delete Reminder

bash

td reminder delete <id>

Filters

List Saved Filters

bash

td filter list --json

Show Tasks Matching Filter

bash

td filter show <filter-ref> --json

Create Filter

bash

td filter create --name "My Filter" --query "today & p1"

Completed Tasks

bash

td completed                              # Today's completed tasks
td completed --since 2024-01-01           # Since specific date
td completed --project "Work" --json      # Filtered JSON output
td completed --all --json                 # All completed (no limit)

Options:

```
--since <date>
```
- Start date (YYYY-MM-DD), default: today
```
--until <date>
```
- End date (YYYY-MM-DD), default: tomorrow
```
--project <name>
```
- Filter by project

Activity and Stats

bash

td activity                  # Recent activity
td stats                     # Productivity stats and karma

Pagination

For large result sets, use

--all

to fetch everything, or handle pagination with cursors:

bash

# First page
result=$(td task list --json --limit 50)

# If there's a next_cursor in the response, continue
cursor=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.[-1].id // empty')
td task list --json --limit 50 --cursor "$cursor"

Reference Resolution

The

<ref>

parameter in commands accepts:

Task/project/label name (partial match supported)
```
id:xxx
```
for exact ID match
Numeric ID (interpreted as id:xxx)

Additional Reference

For detailed information on specific topics, consult:

```
references/completed-tasks.md
```
- Alternative methods for completed task history via API
```
references/filters.md
```
- Todoist filter query syntax for
```
--filter
```
flag

Workflow Summary

Verify authentication -
```
td auth status
```
Read operations - Execute directly without confirmation
Write operations - Ask for confirmation before executing
Use JSON output - Add
```
--json
```
flag for machine-readable data
Handle large datasets - Use
```
--all
```
or pagination with
```
--cursor
```

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SKILL.md Content

Todoist CLI Skill

Prerequisites

Output Formats for Agents

Confirmation Requirement

Quick Commands

Quick Add Examples

Tasks

List Tasks

View Task Details

Create Task

Update Task

Complete Task

Reopen Task

Delete Task

Move Task

Open in Browser

Projects

List Projects

View Project

Create Project

Update Project

Archive/Unarchive Project

Delete Project

List Collaborators

Sections

List Sections

Create Section

Update Section

Delete Section

Labels

List Labels

Create Label

Update Label

Delete Label

Comments

List Comments

Add Comment

Update Comment

Delete Comment

Reminders

List Reminders

Add Reminder

Delete Reminder

Filters

List Saved Filters

Show Tasks Matching Filter

Create Filter

Completed Tasks

Activity and Stats

Pagination

Reference Resolution

Additional Reference

Workflow Summary