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What does the Basecamp skill do?

Manage Basecamp 4 projects, to-dos, messages, and campfires via CLI. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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

Basecamp by emredoganer — Agent Skill

Name: Basecamp
Author: emredoganer

File contents

Basecamp CLI

Manage Basecamp 4 projects, to-dos, messages, and campfires from the command line.

Setup

Install: npm install -g basecamp-cli
Create integration at https://launchpad.37signals.com/integrations
Configure: basecamp auth configure --client-id <id> --client-secret <secret>
Login: basecamp auth login

Commands

Authentication

basecamp auth login          # Login via OAuth
basecamp auth logout         # Logout
basecamp auth status         # Check authentication status
basecamp accounts            # List available accounts
basecamp account set <id>    # Set current account

Projects

basecamp projects list                                    # List all projects
basecamp projects get <id>                                # Get project details
basecamp projects create --name "Name" --description "Desc"  # Create project
basecamp projects archive <id>                            # Archive project

To-do Lists & To-dos

basecamp todolists list --project <id>                    # List to-do lists
basecamp todolists create --project <id> --name "Tasks"   # Create to-do list

basecamp todos list --project <id> --list <list-id>       # List to-dos
basecamp todos get <id> --project <project-id>            # Get to-do details
basecamp todos create --project <id> --list <list-id> --content "Task"
basecamp todos complete <id> --project <project-id>       # Mark complete
basecamp todos uncomplete <id> --project <project-id>     # Mark incomplete

Messages

basecamp messages list --project <id>                     # List messages
basecamp messages get <id> --project <project-id>         # Get message
basecamp messages create --project <id> --subject "Subject" --content "Content"

Campfires (Chat)

basecamp campfires list --project <id>                    # List campfires
basecamp campfires lines --project <id> --campfire <id>   # Get recent lines
basecamp campfires send --project <id> --campfire <id> --message "Hello"

People

basecamp people list                      # List all people
basecamp people list --project <id>       # List project members
basecamp people get <id>                  # Get person details
basecamp me                               # Get your profile

Tips

Use --json flag for JSON output on any command
Set BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID and BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables for automatic auth
Rate limit: 50 requests per 10 seconds

---name: basecampdescription: Manage Basecamp 4 projects, to-dos, messages, and campfires via CLI.---# Basecamp CLIManage Basecamp 4 projects, to-dos, messages, and campfires from the command line.## Setup1. Install: `npm install -g basecamp-cli`2. Create integration at https://launchpad.37signals.com/integrations3. Configure: `basecamp auth configure --client-id <id> --client-secret <secret>`4. Login: `basecamp auth login`## Commands### Authentication```bashbasecamp auth login # Login via OAuthbasecamp auth logout # Logoutbasecamp auth status # Check authentication statusbasecamp accounts # List available accountsbasecamp account set <id> # Set current account```### Projects```bashbasecamp projects list # List all projectsbasecamp projects get <id> # Get project detailsbasecamp projects create --name "Name" --description "Desc" # Create projectbasecamp projects archive <id> # Archive project```### To-do Lists & To-dos```bashbasecamp todolists list --project <id> # List to-do listsbasecamp todolists create --project <id> --name "Tasks" # Create to-do listbasecamp todos list --project <id> --list <list-id> # List to-dosbasecamp todos get <id> --project <project-id> # Get to-do detailsbasecamp todos create --project <id> --list <list-id> --content "Task"basecamp todos complete <id> --project <project-id> # Mark completebasecamp todos uncomplete <id> --project <project-id> # Mark incomplete```### Messages```bashbasecamp messages list --project <id> # List messagesbasecamp messages get <id> --project <project-id> # Get messagebasecamp messages create --project <id> --subject "Subject" --content "Content"```### Campfires (Chat)```bashbasecamp campfires list --project <id> # List campfiresbasecamp campfires lines --project <id> --campfire <id> # Get recent linesbasecamp campfires send --project <id> --campfire <id> --message "Hello"```### People```bashbasecamp people list # List all peoplebasecamp people list --project <id> # List project membersbasecamp people get <id> # Get person detailsbasecamp me # Get your profile```## Tips- Use `--json` flag for JSON output on any command- Set `BASECAMP_CLIENT_ID` and `BASECAMP_CLIENT_SECRET` environment variables for automatic auth- Rate limit: 50 requests per 10 seconds

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