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What does the Todoist skill do?

Manage tasks and projects in Todoist. Use when user asks about tasks, to-dos, reminders, or productivity. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools, Productivity on SkillMD.

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Who published Todoist?

danstrem2 (@danstrem2) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Todoist by danstrem2 — Agent Skill

Name: Todoist
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: danstrem2

File contents

Todoist CLI

CLI for Todoist task management, built on the official TypeScript SDK.

Installation

# Requires todoist-ts-cli >= 0.2.0 (for --top / --order)
npm install -g todoist-ts-cli@^0.2.0

Setup

Get API token from https://todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer

Either:

todoist auth <your-token>
# or
export TODOIST_API_TOKEN="your-token"

Commands

Tasks

todoist                    # Show today's tasks (default)
todoist today              # Same as above
todoist tasks              # List tasks (today + overdue)
todoist tasks --all        # All tasks
todoist tasks -p "Work"    # Tasks in project
todoist tasks -f "p1"      # Filter query (priority 1)
todoist tasks --json

Add Tasks

todoist add "Buy groceries"
todoist add "Meeting" --due "tomorrow 10am"
todoist add "Review PR" --due "today" --priority 1 --project "Work"
todoist add "Prep slides" --project "Work" --order 3  # add at a specific position (1-based)
todoist add "Triage inbox" --project "Work" --order top  # add to top (alternative to --top)
todoist add "Call mom" -d "sunday" -l "family"  # with label

Manage Tasks

todoist view <id>          # View task details
todoist done <id>          # Complete task
todoist reopen <id>        # Reopen completed task
todoist update <id> --due "next week"
todoist move <id> -p "Personal"
todoist delete <id>

Search

todoist search "meeting"

Projects & Labels

todoist projects           # List projects
todoist project-add "New Project"
todoist labels             # List labels
todoist label-add "urgent"

Comments

todoist comments <task-id>
todoist comment <task-id> "Note about this task"

Usage Examples

User: "What do I have to do today?"

todoist today

User: "Add 'buy milk' to my tasks"

todoist add "Buy milk" --due "today"

User: "Remind me to call the dentist tomorrow"

todoist add "Call the dentist" --due "tomorrow"

User: "Mark the grocery task as done"

todoist search "grocery"   # Find task ID
todoist done <id>

User: "What's on my work project?"

todoist tasks -p "Work"

User: "Show my high priority tasks"

todoist tasks -f "p1"

Filter Syntax

Todoist supports powerful filter queries:

p1, p2, p3, p4 - Priority levels
today, tomorrow, overdue
@label - Tasks with label
#project - Tasks in project
search: keyword - Search

Notes

Task IDs are shown in task listings
Due dates support natural language ("tomorrow", "next monday", "jan 15")
Priority 1 is highest, 4 is lowest
Use --order <n> (1-based) or --order top to insert a task at a specific position within a project/section

---name: todoistdescription: Manage tasks and projects in Todoist. Use when user asks about tasks, to-dos, reminders, or productivity.---# Todoist CLICLI for Todoist task management, built on the official TypeScript SDK.## Installation```bash# Requires todoist-ts-cli >= 0.2.0 (for --top / --order)npm install -g todoist-ts-cli@^0.2.0```## Setup1. Get API token from https://todoist.com/app/settings/integrations/developer2. Either: ```bash todoist auth <your-token> # or export TODOIST_API_TOKEN="your-token" ```## Commands### Tasks```bashtodoist # Show today's tasks (default)todoist today # Same as abovetodoist tasks # List tasks (today + overdue)todoist tasks --all # All taskstodoist tasks -p "Work" # Tasks in projecttodoist tasks -f "p1" # Filter query (priority 1)todoist tasks --json```### Add Tasks```bashtodoist add "Buy groceries"todoist add "Meeting" --due "tomorrow 10am"todoist add "Review PR" --due "today" --priority 1 --project "Work"todoist add "Prep slides" --project "Work" --order 3 # add at a specific position (1-based)todoist add "Triage inbox" --project "Work" --order top # add to top (alternative to --top)todoist add "Call mom" -d "sunday" -l "family" # with label```### Manage Tasks```bashtodoist view <id> # View task detailstodoist done <id> # Complete tasktodoist reopen <id> # Reopen completed tasktodoist update <id> --due "next week"todoist move <id> -p "Personal"todoist delete <id>```### Search```bashtodoist search "meeting"```### Projects & Labels```bashtodoist projects # List projectstodoist project-add "New Project"todoist labels # List labelstodoist label-add "urgent"```### Comments```bashtodoist comments <task-id>todoist comment <task-id> "Note about this task"```## Usage Examples**User: "What do I have to do today?"**```bashtodoist today```**User: "Add 'buy milk' to my tasks"**```bashtodoist add "Buy milk" --due "today"```**User: "Remind me to call the dentist tomorrow"**```bashtodoist add "Call the dentist" --due "tomorrow"```**User: "Mark the grocery task as done"**```bashtodoist search "grocery" # Find task IDtodoist done <id>```**User: "What's on my work project?"**```bashtodoist tasks -p "Work"```**User: "Show my high priority tasks"**```bashtodoist tasks -f "p1"```## Filter SyntaxTodoist supports powerful filter queries:- `p1`, `p2`, `p3`, `p4` - Priority levels- `today`, `tomorrow`, `overdue`- `@label` - Tasks with label- `#project` - Tasks in project- `search: keyword` - Search## Notes- Task IDs are shown in task listings- Due dates support natural language ("tomorrow", "next monday", "jan 15")- Priority 1 is highest, 4 is lowest- Use `--order <n>` (1-based) or `--order top` to insert a task at a specific position within a project/section

Frequently asked questions

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