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Exponential by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Exponential
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Exponential

Manage tasks, projects, and workspaces in Exponential via the `exponential` CLI. Use when creating, listing, or updating actions/tasks, viewing projects, checking today's tasks, managing kanban boards, or any Exponential productivity workflow. Triggers on "create a task", "what's on my plate", "list actions", "update task", "exponential", "daily plan", or project management requests.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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Exponential CLI Skill

Exponential is an AI-native productivity platform. This skill uses the exponential CLI to manage actions (tasks), projects, and workspaces.

Prerequisites

npm install -g exponential-cli
exponential auth login --token <JWT> --api-url https://www.exponential.im

Verify: exponential --help should show available commands.

Commands

Actions (Tasks)

List actions:

exponential actions list [--project <id>] [--status <BACKLOG|TODO|IN_PROGRESS|IN_REVIEW|DONE>] [--assignee <id>]

Today's actions:

exponential actions today [--workspace <id>]

Date range:

exponential actions range --start 2026-01-01 --end 2026-01-31 [--workspace <id>]

Kanban board:

exponential actions kanban [--project <id>] [--status <status>] [--assignee <id>]

Create action:

exponential actions create -n "Task name" [-d "Description"] [-p <projectId>] [--priority "1st Priority"] [--due 2026-03-01] [--effort 60]

Update action:

exponential actions update --id <actionId> [-n "New name"] [-d "New desc"] [-p <projectId>] [--priority "2nd Priority"] [--status COMPLETED] [--kanban DONE] [--due 2026-03-15]

Clear a due date: --due null

Projects

exponential projects list

Workspaces

exponential workspaces list

Priority Values

Kanban Statuses

Action Statuses

ACTIVE | COMPLETED | CANCELLED

Output

TTY (interactive): pretty-printed with colors
Piped/scripted: JSON output (auto-detected)
Force JSON: --json
Force pretty: --pretty

JSON Output Shape

Actions list:

{
  "actions": [{ "id": "...", "name": "...", "status": "ACTIVE", "priority": "1st Priority", "kanbanStatus": "TODO", "project": { "id": "...", "name": "..." }, "dueDate": null }],
  "total": 1,
  "filters": {}
}

Single action (create/update):

{ "id": "...", "name": "...", "status": "ACTIVE", "priority": "Quick", "kanbanStatus": "TODO", "project": { "id": "...", "name": "..." } }

Workflow Patterns

Create tasks for a project:

exponential projects list → find the project ID
exponential actions create -n "Task" -p <projectId> --priority "1st Priority"

Triage daily work:

exponential actions today → see what's due
exponential actions update --id <id> --kanban IN_PROGRESS → start working
exponential actions update --id <id> --kanban DONE → mark complete

Review project board:

exponential actions kanban --project <id> → see full board
Filter by status: --status IN_PROGRESS

---name: exponentialdescription: Manage tasks, projects, and workspaces in Exponential via the `exponential` CLI. Use when creating, listing, or updating actions/tasks, viewing projects, checking today's tasks, managing kanban boards, or any Exponential productivity workflow. Triggers on "create a task", "what's on my plate", "list actions", "update task", "exponential", "daily plan", or project management requests.--- # Exponential CLI Skill Exponential is an AI-native productivity platform. This skill uses the `exponential` CLI to manage actions (tasks), projects, and workspaces. ## Prerequisites ```bash npm install -g exponential-cli exponential auth login --token <JWT> --api-url https://www.exponential.im ``` Verify: `exponential --help` should show available commands. ## Commands ### Actions (Tasks) **List actions:** ```bash exponential actions list [--project <id>] [--status <BACKLOG|TODO|IN_PROGRESS|IN_REVIEW|DONE>] [--assignee <id>] ``` **Today's actions:** ```bash exponential actions today [--workspace <id>] ``` **Date range:** ```bash exponential actions range --start 2026-01-01 --end 2026-01-31 [--workspace <id>] ``` **Kanban board:** ```bash exponential actions kanban [--project <id>] [--status <status>] [--assignee <id>] ``` **Create action:** ```bash exponential actions create -n "Task name" [-d "Description"] [-p <projectId>] [--priority "1st Priority"] [--due 2026-03-01] [--effort 60] ``` **Update action:** ```bash exponential actions update --id <actionId> [-n "New name"] [-d "New desc"] [-p <projectId>] [--priority "2nd Priority"] [--status COMPLETED] [--kanban DONE] [--due 2026-03-15] ``` Clear a due date: `--due null` ### Projects ```bash exponential projects list ``` ### Workspaces ```bash exponential workspaces list ``` ## Priority Values `Quick` | `Scheduled` | `1st Priority` | `2nd Priority` | `3rd Priority` | `4th Priority` | `5th Priority` | `Errand` | `Remember` | `Watch` | `Someday Maybe` ## Kanban Statuses `BACKLOG` | `TODO` | `IN_PROGRESS` | `IN_REVIEW` | `DONE` | `CANCELLED` ## Action Statuses `ACTIVE` | `COMPLETED` | `CANCELLED` ## Output - **TTY** (interactive): pretty-printed with colors - **Piped/scripted**: JSON output (auto-detected) - Force JSON: `--json` - Force pretty: `--pretty` ## JSON Output Shape Actions list: ```json { "actions": [{ "id": "...", "name": "...", "status": "ACTIVE", "priority": "1st Priority", "kanbanStatus": "TODO", "project": { "id": "...", "name": "..." }, "dueDate": null }], "total": 1, "filters": {} } ``` Single action (create/update): ```json { "id": "...", "name": "...", "status": "ACTIVE", "priority": "Quick", "kanbanStatus": "TODO", "project": { "id": "...", "name": "..." } } ``` ## Workflow Patterns **Create tasks for a project:** 1. `exponential projects list` → find the project ID 2. `exponential actions create -n "Task" -p <projectId> --priority "1st Priority"` **Triage daily work:** 1. `exponential actions today` → see what's due 2. `exponential actions update --id <id> --kanban IN_PROGRESS` → start working 3. `exponential actions update --id <id> --kanban DONE` → mark complete **Review project board:** 1. `exponential actions kanban --project <id>` → see full board 2. Filter by status: `--status IN_PROGRESS`

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